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Video: Ready, Charge Set, Breach! Indian, Lankan Soldiers' In Combat Drill
The sound of gunshots echoed as two soldiers - a buddy pair - stood next to the wall of 'Fancy House'. A soldier puts his hand on the shoulder of his 'buddy', a sign to tell him that I have your back.
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US Blacklists Sri Lankan Army Commander Over Human Rights Violations
The United States said Friday it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over "credible" evidence of human rights violations in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
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Seven Indian Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy
Seven Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan navy today for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, officials said.
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Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters
Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
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United Nations Urges Sri Lanka To Reduce Army's Grasp
A UN rights expert reiterated calls for Sri Lanka to step up reconciliation efforts and reduce the military's presence in former war zones seven years after the end of fighting.
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Sri Lanka Army To Guard Power Stations After Worst Outage In 20 Years
Sri Lanka will send troops to guard 100 key power transmission centres across the island nation, officials said today, a day after the worst power outage in 20 years, as the head of the state-owned utility board refused to rule out sabotage.
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Coup Averted in Sri Lanka, Says New Government
Sri Lanka's new government on Sunday accused toppled strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa of having tried to stage a coup to cling to power after losing last week's presidential election.
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Sri Lanka's former army chief vows to topple government
Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka said on Thursday that he aimed to topple the government and create a new political culture, ruling out any possibility of working with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Sri Lanka: Propaganda Wars
In Sri Lanka, the civil war of the last 20 years finally came to a brutal end in 2009, when the Sri Lankan Army defeated the LTTE. Though the military war is over, the propaganda war refuses to die out. The government claims it is rebuilding lives and trust, but persistent charges of war crimes, and denial of rights to its Tamil population continue...
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Senior Sri Lankan Army officers dismissed
Sri Lanka on Monday sacked 12 senior military officers for being a "threat to national security" and hatching "political conspiracy" during the just-concluded presidential polls.
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US to quiz Sri Lankan army chief?
Sri Lanka has objected to its army chief being questioned by the US government over alleged war crimes during the war with the Tamil Tigers.
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LTTE chief Prabhakaran's body found
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Velupillai Prabhakaran has been shot dead by the Lankan troops, the Sri Lankan army has said.
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LTTE hacks Sri Lankan army's website
The Sri Lanka Army website has been hacked, confirmed the Lanka Defence Ministry calling it LTTE's cyber terrorism.
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The 'voice' of LTTE surrenders
Is it all over for the LTTE? From all indicators, the military defeat of the LTTE as a cohesive fighting force is all but complete.
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49 die in fresh Lanka clashes
At least 46 LTTE militants and three Sri Lankan soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in the island nation's embattled north as the security forces captured a strategic one sq km area in the north-western Mannar, the Army said on Friday.
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Video: Ready, Charge Set, Breach! Indian, Lankan Soldiers' In Combat Drill
The sound of gunshots echoed as two soldiers - a buddy pair - stood next to the wall of 'Fancy House'. A soldier puts his hand on the shoulder of his 'buddy', a sign to tell him that I have your back.
-
US Blacklists Sri Lankan Army Commander Over Human Rights Violations
The United States said Friday it would refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over "credible" evidence of human rights violations in the bloody 2009 finale to the civil war.
-
Seven Indian Fishermen Arrested By Sri Lankan Navy
Seven Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan navy today for allegedly poaching in the island nation's waters, officials said.
-
Sri Lanka Army Denies Colluding With Anti-Muslim Rioters
Sri Lanka's army today denied allegations that its troops colluded with anti-Muslim mobs and failed to contain widespread riots that killed one man in a backlash against the Easter terror attacks.
-
United Nations Urges Sri Lanka To Reduce Army's Grasp
A UN rights expert reiterated calls for Sri Lanka to step up reconciliation efforts and reduce the military's presence in former war zones seven years after the end of fighting.
-
Sri Lanka Army To Guard Power Stations After Worst Outage In 20 Years
Sri Lanka will send troops to guard 100 key power transmission centres across the island nation, officials said today, a day after the worst power outage in 20 years, as the head of the state-owned utility board refused to rule out sabotage.
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Coup Averted in Sri Lanka, Says New Government
Sri Lanka's new government on Sunday accused toppled strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa of having tried to stage a coup to cling to power after losing last week's presidential election.
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Sri Lanka's former army chief vows to topple government
Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka said on Thursday that he aimed to topple the government and create a new political culture, ruling out any possibility of working with President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
-
Sri Lanka: Propaganda Wars
In Sri Lanka, the civil war of the last 20 years finally came to a brutal end in 2009, when the Sri Lankan Army defeated the LTTE. Though the military war is over, the propaganda war refuses to die out. The government claims it is rebuilding lives and trust, but persistent charges of war crimes, and denial of rights to its Tamil population continue...
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Senior Sri Lankan Army officers dismissed
Sri Lanka on Monday sacked 12 senior military officers for being a "threat to national security" and hatching "political conspiracy" during the just-concluded presidential polls.
-
US to quiz Sri Lankan army chief?
Sri Lanka has objected to its army chief being questioned by the US government over alleged war crimes during the war with the Tamil Tigers.
-
LTTE chief Prabhakaran's body found
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Velupillai Prabhakaran has been shot dead by the Lankan troops, the Sri Lankan army has said.
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LTTE hacks Sri Lankan army's website
The Sri Lanka Army website has been hacked, confirmed the Lanka Defence Ministry calling it LTTE's cyber terrorism.
-
The 'voice' of LTTE surrenders
Is it all over for the LTTE? From all indicators, the military defeat of the LTTE as a cohesive fighting force is all but complete.
-
49 die in fresh Lanka clashes
At least 46 LTTE militants and three Sri Lankan soldiers were killed in fierce clashes in the island nation's embattled north as the security forces captured a strategic one sq km area in the north-western Mannar, the Army said on Friday.
