Sri Lanka Keeps Up Offensive -- AFPCOLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lankan troops have kept up their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels cornered in the northeast, the defence ministry said, ignoring mounting international appeals for a ceasefire.
The island's government accused the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) of firing heavy artillery and mortars from an area it has designated as a civilian "safe zone," and that its troops were retaliating.
The United Nation says up to 100,000 civilians are trapped in the area in "dire humanitarian conditions."
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More War News Updates On Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka health official says 28 civilians killed -- AP
Sri Lanka Navy and Army rescues 494 civilians fleeing No Fire Zone -- Colombo Page
Sri Lanka rejects U.N. cease-fire plea -- UPI
Sri Lanka rejects UN truce appeal -- BBC
Sri Lanka: Rebels Criticized by Britain and France -- New York Times
ANALYSIS: Embattled Tigers mull taking their war abroad -- Strait Times
Prabhakaran will be captured dead or alive soon: Rajapaksa -- Times Of India
LTTE has reached its Waterloo: Rajapaksa -- The Hindu
Court convicts Tamil in new blow for rebels -- AFP
Prominent Tamil ‘supplied bomb parts to terror group’ -- The Independent
How I was barred from reporting Tamil Tiger conflict -- Times Of India
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