OTHER NEWS Bomb blast in Ampara. Sri Lanka Dozens reported dead as Sri Lankan army pushes into rebel areas UK transfers Col Karuna Air raid on LTTE base at Parappakadattal - SLA    Advertisement Print Version | Email to friend Sri Lanka Violence claims 22 rn 26-03-2008 A roadside blast in Sri Lanka's restiveeastern region on Wednesday killed two policemen while fighting in the north left at least 19 rebels and one soldier dead, the government said. The mine attack that killed the two policemen also injured five people, including a civilian and two elite police commandos, the defence ministry said, blaming the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The attack occurred in Batticaloa, where the government earlier this month held elections after ejecting the rebels. The Tamil Tiger rebels, who have been fighting for a separate homeland since 1972, are now largely confined to the island's north. Meanwhile fighting across the war-ravaged northern district killed at least one soldier and 19 rebels on Tuesday, the defence ministry said. There was no immediate comment from the LTTE, who are fighting to carve out an independent state for minority Tamils in the north and east of the majority Sinhalese island. Security forces have killed at least 2,375 rebels since January while some 137 soldiers have died, according to the ministry. Casualty figures cannot be independently verified because journalists and rights groups are not allowed access to the embattled areas. Fighting has escalated since January, when Sri Lanka formally pulled out of a six-year Norwegian-arranged truce with the Tigers. Print Version | Email to friend

Bomb blast in Ampara. Fri, 09-05-2008 14:00:00 A powerful bomb blast occured in the Ampara town around 5.40 pm. Wait for details.... |FULL STORY|

Sri Lanka Dozens reported dead as Sri Lankan army pushes into rebel areas afp Fri, 09-05-2008 14:00:00 Helicopter gunships provided air cover Friday for ground troops advancing into rebel areas of northern Sri Lanka where at least 30 rebel guerrillas were killed, the defence ministry said. Airforce Mi-24 helicopters flew support as soldiers moved on Alankulam, in Mannar district, killing 15 rebels and injuring 20, a ministry statement said. The military said three soldiers died and five were wounded in the pre-dawn attack. However, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)... |FULL STORY|

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UK transfers Col Karuna bbc Fri, 09-05-2008 13:00:00 Former leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels who was jailed in the UK in January has been transferred to an immigration detention centre. was sent to jail in January for identity fraud after being arrested in London late last year. He was carrying an apparently genuine Sri Lankan diplomatic passport issued under a false name. It is not clear if he will be deported. Human rights groups want him charged with war crimes. The British Home Office refused to give details ... |FULL STORY|

Air raid on LTTE base at Parappakadattal - SLA Fri, 09-05-2008 11:00:00 The Air force claimed that it carried out an air raid on an LTTE base at Parappakadattal in Mannar. ... |FULL STORY|

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