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Sri Lanka: 34 dead as fighting nears rebel base
AP - Government forces neared the Tamil Tiger rebels' main town in new fighting that left 29 guerrillas and five soldiers dead, the military said Sunday.
Yahoo! – Oct 5, 2008 09:13 AM [GMT] – comment?
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AP - Government forces neared the Tamil Tiger rebels' main town in new fighting that left 29 guerrillas and five soldiers dead, the military said Sunday.
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Sri Lanka's Tigers face major setback, but war far from overAFP - The widely expected fall of the Tamil Tigers' political capital would mark the separatists' biggest loss in 13 years, but analysts believe Sri Lanka's drawn out ethnic conflict is far from over.
Yahoo! – Oct 5, 2008 06:12 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lanka Advances on Capital of Rebels
Aid workers said that up to 200,000 people were trapped in the line of fire because the Tamil Tigers would not let them leave.
New York Times – Oct 4, 2008 6:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Aid workers said that up to 200,000 people were trapped in the line of fire because the Tamil Tigers would not let them leave.
New York Times – Oct 4, 2008 6:37 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lanka's civil war rages in the shadows
MADHU, Sri Lanka (AP) -- There are no worshippers at Sri Lanka's holiest Christian shrine....
AP – Oct 4, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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MADHU, Sri Lanka (AP) -- There are no worshippers at Sri Lanka's holiest Christian shrine....
AP – Oct 4, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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As government launches offensive, Sri Lanka war rages in the shadows
MADHU, Sri Lanka (AP) _ There are no worshippers at Sri Lanka's holiest Christian shrine.
Newsday.com – Oct 4, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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MADHU, Sri Lanka (AP) _ There are no worshippers at Sri Lanka's holiest Christian shrine.
Newsday.com – Oct 4, 2008 1:28 PM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lankan troops nearing Tiger HQ: army chiefAFP - Sri Lanka's army chief said Saturday his troops are on the verge of capturing the key northern headquarters of the Tamil Tigers in Kilinochchi.
Yahoo! – Oct 4, 2008 11:51 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Food aid delivered to trapped Sri Lankans
COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka unleashed more air strikes on Friday onthe seat of the separatist Tamil Tigers' quasi-government, and thefirst food aid in weeks reached the war zone after intensifyingcombat that the army said had killed 42.
Canada.com – Oct 4, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka unleashed more air strikes on Friday onthe seat of the separatist Tamil Tigers' quasi-government, and thefirst food aid in weeks reached the war zone after intensifyingcombat that the army said had killed 42.
Canada.com – Oct 4, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lanka fighting kills 42, food reaches war zone
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka unleashed more air strikes on Friday on the seat of the separatist Tamil Tigers' quasi-government, and the first food aid to the war zone in weeks reached after intensifying combat the army said had killed 42.
Reuters – Oct 3, 2008 11:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka unleashed more air strikes on Friday on the seat of the separatist Tamil Tigers' quasi-government, and the first food aid to the war zone in weeks reached after intensifying combat the army said had killed 42.
Reuters – Oct 3, 2008 11:55 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lanka Bombs Rebel Chief's Office
Sri Lanka says air force jets bomb office of rebel political chief.
ABC News – Oct 3, 2008 11:26 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lanka says air force jets bomb office of rebel political chief.
ABC News – Oct 3, 2008 11:26 AM [GMT] – comment?
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Sri Lanka troops kill 42 in offensive against rebels: ministryAFP - Sri Lankan troops killed 42 Tamil Tigers and injured 53 in a ground and sea offensive aimed at dismantling the rebels' mini-state in the north of the island, the defence ministry said Friday.
Yahoo! – Oct 3, 2008 10:11 AM [GMT] – comment?
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