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Sri Lankan Thanks 'Indian Soldiers' For Relief Efforts During Cyclone Ditwah: 'Forever Grateful'
In a viral social media post, a Colombo resident expressed 'gratitude' to India and its soldiers for their timely support.
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69 Dead, 34 Missing As Sri Lanka Battles One Of Its Worst Floods
Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69, with another 34 people declared missing.
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Ex Sri Lankan Troops, Who Left Crisis-Hit Country For Russia, Duped Into Ukraine War
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
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Sri Lankan Army Denies Reports Troops Ordered To Shoot At Protesters
Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Tuesday refuted allegations that the armed forces are poised to shoot at the general public to provoke them.
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Lankan Troops Taken Off Peacekeeping By UN Over War Crime Accused General
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army.
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Sri Lankan Troops Kill Four ISIS-Linked Terrorists
Sri Lankan security forces exchanged fire with suspected ISIS-affiliated terrorists and killed at least four of them in the east of the country, police and the military said Saturday.
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India Rushes Help To Flood-Hit Sri Lanka;100 Killed
In the worst flood that Sri Lanka has seen since 2003, over 90 people killed and over 100 missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), about 20,000 people were driven out of their homes both in the south and western parts of the country.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Slams Sri Lanka Missing Persons Bill
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday alleged that a proposed bill to set up an office of missing persons targeted government troops who defeated the LTTE ending the three-decade ethnic civil war.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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UN Blames Sri Lankan Troops Over 2006 Aid Worker Massacre
The United Nations on Wednesday pointed the finger at Sri Lankan forces over the killing of 17 French charity workers on the island nine years ago, despite repeated denials by the military.
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Sri Lankan Thanks 'Indian Soldiers' For Relief Efforts During Cyclone Ditwah: 'Forever Grateful'
In a viral social media post, a Colombo resident expressed 'gratitude' to India and its soldiers for their timely support.
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69 Dead, 34 Missing As Sri Lanka Battles One Of Its Worst Floods
Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69, with another 34 people declared missing.
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Ex Sri Lankan Troops, Who Left Crisis-Hit Country For Russia, Duped Into Ukraine War
When Sri Lanka's economy crashed in 2022, people sought work abroad wherever they could find it -- including ex-soldiers who joined forces fighting in Ukraine after Russia's invasion.
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Sri Lankan Army Denies Reports Troops Ordered To Shoot At Protesters
Sri Lankan Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army, General Shavendra Silva on Tuesday refuted allegations that the armed forces are poised to shoot at the general public to provoke them.
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Lankan Troops Taken Off Peacekeeping By UN Over War Crime Accused General
The United Nations has suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after Colombo ignored repeated warnings and appointed a general accused of war crimes to head its army.
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Sri Lankan Troops Kill Four ISIS-Linked Terrorists
Sri Lankan security forces exchanged fire with suspected ISIS-affiliated terrorists and killed at least four of them in the east of the country, police and the military said Saturday.
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India Rushes Help To Flood-Hit Sri Lanka;100 Killed
In the worst flood that Sri Lanka has seen since 2003, over 90 people killed and over 100 missing. According to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC), about 20,000 people were driven out of their homes both in the south and western parts of the country.
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Mahinda Rajapaksa Slams Sri Lanka Missing Persons Bill
Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Wednesday alleged that a proposed bill to set up an office of missing persons targeted government troops who defeated the LTTE ending the three-decade ethnic civil war.
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Sri Lankan Judge Says War Crimes Claims 'Credible'
Allegations that Sri Lankan troops committed war crimes are "credible", a judge appointed by the island's former president has concluded in a report presented to parliament on Tuesday.
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UN Blames Sri Lankan Troops Over 2006 Aid Worker Massacre
The United Nations on Wednesday pointed the finger at Sri Lankan forces over the killing of 17 French charity workers on the island nine years ago, despite repeated denials by the military.
