http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_EelamFind stories, videos, and photos about Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:22:36 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/BUSINESS/10/18/srilanka.trader.tamil.ft/tztop.insider.gi.jpghttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/18/srilanka.trader.tamil.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/10/18/srilanka.trader.tamil.ft/index.html#cnnSTCTextRaj Rajaratnam, the New York-based billionaire and hedge fund manager charged in an alleged insider trading scheme on Friday, was funding the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, which is considered a terrorist group by the US, the Sri Lankan government claimed on Sunday.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/sri.lanka.united.nations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/sri.lanka.united.nations/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.N. special representative wants an "independent investigation into the authenticity of a video" purportedly showing Sri Lankan troops killing two "naked and helpless men," as other corpses lay nearby.Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/tamil.leader.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/tamil.leader.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lankan security forces have arrested a leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebel group and are questioning him, a defense official said Friday.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/tamil.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/tamil.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leader of the defeated Tamil Tiger rebel group has been arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, state television in Sri Lanka reported Thursday.Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:21:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/sri.lanka.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/17/sri.lanka.conflict/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka said Sunday they have "decided to silence our guns" as government forces closed in on their last stronghold.Sun, 17 May 2009 11:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka's prime minister warned Saturday that his country "stands on the brink," as its soldiers cornered Tamil Tiger fighters in an assault that is trapping more than 50,000 civilians on a small plot of coastal land.Sat, 16 May 2009 16:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/sri.lanka.fighting.president/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/15/sri.lanka.fighting.president/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka's quarter-century-long civil war is in its final phase, the government suggested Friday, as its troops pounded Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's north.Fri, 15 May 2009 18:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/srilanka.tamils.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/10/srilanka.tamils.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 400 people were killed overnight Saturday by government shelling in what is supposed to be a "no-fire" zone of Sri Lanka, a humanitarian worker in the area told CNN on Sunday.Mon, 11 May 2009 00:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/sri.lanka/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/sri.lanka/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lankan officials rejected a proposed cease-fire from the Tamil Tiger rebels Sunday, warning instead that government troops intended to continue a new offensive until the group surrenders, a senior government official said.Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/sri.lanka.india/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/24/sri.lanka.india/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo senior Indian officials met with the Sri Lankan president Friday in Colombo to address the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn island nation.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/21/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTens of thousands of Sri Lankan civilians fill a tiny strip of coastal land controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels, according to satellite imagery released Tuesday by the U.S. State Department.Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:36:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/20/srilanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Sri Lankan army launched an operation against Tamil rebels in the country's north early Monday, the military said, claiming to have rescued thousands of civilians trapped in a government safe zone.Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/sri.lanka.us/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/16/sri.lanka.us/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe State Department Thursday called for a cease-fire between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tigers to allow civilians to escape the fighting after a two- day humanitarian pause ended with renewed violence.Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/sri.lanka.un/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/15/sri.lanka.un/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe United Nations humanitarian chief Wednesday criticized a two-day pause in the fighting between the Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger rebels as "inadequate."Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/07/uk.tamil.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/07/uk.tamil.protest/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeveral hundred Sri Lankan Tamil protesters shouted slogans at the British Parliament for a second day Tuesday, urging it to act to end the "genocide" against their people in Sri Lanka.Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/sri.lanka.tamil/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/05/sri.lanka.tamil/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter three days of gun battles, the Sri Lankan military said it has captured the last stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels and killed five rebel leaders.Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:53:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/23/srilanka.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/23/srilanka.letter/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil rebels in Sri Lanka are ready to accept international calls for a cease-fire, but won't lay down their weapons without a political solution in the quarter-century-long civil war, according to a letter released by the group.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 08:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/srilanka.hrw/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/srilanka.hrw/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitary officials in Sri Lanka said they shot down a Tamil Tiger aircraft near the Colombo International Airport on Friday, in an air engagement with rebels that killed two people and left about 50 wounded.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:21:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/srilanka.india.warzone/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/srilanka.india.warzone/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia on Wednesday urged Sri Lanka's Tamil rebels to "release" civilians, who it said numbered about 70,000 in Sri Lanka's war zone.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:16:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/02/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational humanitarian aid agencies called Monday for increased access to the "nightmarish situation" in northern Sri Lanka, where government forces and Tamil rebels are locked in battle. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are thought to be trapped by the fighting.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:48:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/01/sri.lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextArtillery shells slammed into a hospital Sunday in the northern Sri Lankan district of Mullaittivu, where civilians -- including a growing number of children -- are being treated as government forces and Tamil rebels continue to clash.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 07:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/sril.lanka.rebels/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/26/sril.lanka.rebels/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lankan soldiers seized a key rebel stronghold over the weekend, as humanitarian agencies feared for the safety of civilians.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:20:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/sril.lanka.tamil.tigers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/22/sril.lanka.tamil.tigers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Sri Lankan government said Thursday it has made more inroads into the remaining territory held by ethnic Tamil Tiger rebels after troops seized their command center in the north of the country.Thu, 22 Jan 2009 09:43:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/sri.lanka.civil.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/sri.lanka.civil.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed Friday there was "a conspiracy with certain international forces" to belittle his government's military victories against Tamil Tiger rebels.Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:05:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/sri.lanka.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/sri.lanka.explainer/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Tamil Tigers have been invited by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to lay down their arms after government forces retook the city of Kilinochchi Friday, once the center of power for the rebel group.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/srilanka.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/17/srilanka.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil Tigers claimed on Wednesday killing 130 government troops and wounding 300 others during heavy fighting in northern Sri Lanka.Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:13:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/srilanka.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/08/srilanka.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka's military said Tuesday it shot down a plane used by the Tamil Tiger rebels, a small victory for the government in the country's ongoing civil war.Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/srilanka.war/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/02/srilanka.war/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 11 Sri Lankan soldiers and nine Tamil Tiger rebels died in fighting in Sri Lanka's northern region, a military spokesman said Saturday.Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:18:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826640,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1826640,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSri Lankan troops fought off an attack early Friday from ethnic Tamil rebels trying to recapture lost territoryFri, 25 Jul 2008 19:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/sri.lanka.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/22/sri.lanka.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, who are fighting for an independent homeland, said Tuesday they will observe a 10-day unilateral cease-fire.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/sri.lanka.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/sri.lanka.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen people were killed and more than 90 wounded Friday when a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber rammed a motorcycle into a police riot squad vehicle in Sri Lanka's capital, police and army sources said.Fri, 16 May 2008 15:22:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/srilanka.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/srilanka.battle/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed and another 400 wounded Wednesday when troops attempted to advance toward a stronghold of the Tamil Tigers rebel organization, highly placed army sources told CNN.Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/srilanka.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/07/srilanka.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextSri Lanka's air force intensified bombing raids on rebel positions Monday after a suicide attack killed a cabinet minister and 14 others, military officials said.Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:16:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/sri.lanka.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/10/sri.lanka.ceasefire/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil Tiger rebels said Thursday that they are ready "to implement every clause" of a ceasefire from which the government withdrew last week.Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:18:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1701615,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsDespite some successes since the reopening of hostilities, government boasts that they are about to defeat the rebel Tamil Tigers are premature Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/sri.lanka.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/sri.lanka.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bomb blast hit a Sri Lankan army bus Wednesday morning in Colombo's Slave Island district, killing at least four people, including at least two soldiers, and wounding 28 others, military sources said.Wed, 02 Jan 2008 08:29:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/12/26/lanka.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil Tiger rebels, ignoring a call for a Christmas truce, attacked a Sri Lanka Navy convoy off the island's northern coast Wednesday, but claims of damage and casualties vary widely depending on the source.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 13:35:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/sri.lanka.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/sri.lanka.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber blew herself up outside the Colombo office of a Tamil politician and government minister on Wednesday, killing one person while injuring two others, police told CNN.Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:52:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1679817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1679817,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsWhy the death of Tamilselvan hurts the chances for peace in Sri LankaFri, 02 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/tamil.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/tamil.leader/index.html#cnnSTCTextA key political leader of the Sri Lankan rebel group, the Tamil Tigers, was killed Friday along with five other rebel officers during an air strike in the country's embattled north, the guerrillas said in a statement on a Tamil-affiliated Web site.Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/tamil.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/22/tamil.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTamil Tiger rebels Monday launched a pre-dawn land and air attack on a Sri Lankan Air Force base that killed 10 Sri Lankan forces and wiped out military hardware worth millions of dollars, military sources said.Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:37:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/srilanka.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/srilanka.blast/index.htmlA remote-controlled mine detonated Monday near a truck carrying police commandoes in a suburb of the Sri Lankan capital, killing six civilians and wounding 25 people, most of them civilian bystanders, police said.Mon, 28 May 2007 13:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/srilanka.blast/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/srilanka.blast/index.htmlAt least four Sri Lankan soldiers and two civilians were wounded Thursday when a Claymore mine exploded near a military bus, just outside Colombo's bustling commercial district, police said.Thu, 24 May 2007 05:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/news/international/ellis_columbo.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/04/30/news/international/ellis_columbo.fortune/index.htmAt 1:50 a.m. on Sunday, the Mad Max-esque Road Warrior air force of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam launched a raid on Colombo, while most of the city was watching Sri Lanka's cricketing heroes succumb to Australia in the final of cricket's World Cup, being played a dozen time zones away in Barbados in front of their junketing president.Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:29:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/srilanka.tamil/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/28/srilanka.tamil/index.htmlThe Tamil Tiger rebel group has claimed responsibility for the Saturday bombing of two fuel installations that prompted heavy security, a two-hour blackout in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, and disrupted activity at its airport.Sun, 29 Apr 2007 00:47:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/25/us.tamil.tiger/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/americas/04/25/us.tamil.tiger/index.htmlA man alleged to be the senior U.S. leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers was charged Wednesday with providing material support for a foreign terrorist organization.Thu, 26 Apr 2007 03:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/srilanka.airstrike/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/23/srilanka.airstrike/index.htmlTamil Tiger rebels conducted an air raid on a government army camp in northern Sri Lanka Tuesday, leaving six dead and 13 wounded, Sri Lankan military sources told CNN.Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/sri.lanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/03/25/sri.lanka/index.htmlTamil Tiger rebels used two light aircraft to bomb and strafe an air force base next to Colombo International Airport, killing two airmen and wounding 10 others, a spokesman for the group's political wing told CNN.Sun, 25 Mar 2007 23:42:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/sri.lanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/27/sri.lanka/index.htmlThe U.S., Italian and German ambassadors to Sri Lanka received minor injuries when a helicopter they were traveling in came under fire on Tuesday, officials said.Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/srilanka.bus/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/srilanka.bus/index.htmlSri Lankan police said at least 15 passengers were killed and 30 more were wounded when a bomb ripped through a bus en route from the country's capital, Colombo, to a tourist resort town Saturday.Sat, 06 Jan 2007 11:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/srilanka.bomb/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/12/01/srilanka.bomb/index.htmlA suicide bomber attacked the convoy of Sri Lankan defense secretary and brother to the president, Gothabaya Rajapaksa Friday, wounding 14 people, police said. Rajapaksa escaped unhurt.Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/srilanka.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/08/srilanka.violence/index.htmlAt least 50 civilians displaced by ongoing battles between Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lankan security forces are feared to have been killed in artillery and rocket attacks on a school, civilian sources told CNN.Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:58:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/srilanka.talks/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/srilanka.talks/index.htmlTamil Tiger rebels have agreed to resume peace talks with Sri Lankan government representatives in Geneva on October 28 and 29.Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/21/srilanka.terror/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/08/21/srilanka.terror/index.htmlEight men have been charged with plotting to buy surface-to-air missiles for Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, U.S. federal prosecutors have announced.Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/srilanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/11/srilanka/index.htmlTamil rebels struck the main military base at Palaly in northern Jaffna Friday, marking the first time rebels have targeted military headquarters during the four-and-a-half-year cease-fire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers.Fri, 11 Aug 2006 18:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/28/srilanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/28/srilanka/index.htmlA top negotiator for the Tamil Tiger rebel group has issued "regret" for the 1991 assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/srilanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/srilanka/index.htmlNew fighting on both land and sea was reported Saturday in Sri Lanka, raising new worries that the South Asian island nation may be heading toward civil war.Sat, 17 Jun 2006 05:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/srilanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/15/srilanka/index.htmlThe Sri Lankan air force has launched fresh aerial attacks against Tamil Tiger positions following a deadly landmine attack that killed 64 people on a crowded bus.Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/srilanka.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/30/srilanka.violence/index.htmlTwelve people were killed by Tamil Tiger rebels near the eastern coastal city of Batticaloa overnight, Sri Lankan military officials said Tuesday.Tue, 30 May 2006 05:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/srilanka.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/srilanka.violence/index.htmlTamil separatist militants are warning European-led truce monitors that they travel aboard Sri Lankan navy ships at their own risk.Fri, 12 May 2006 06:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/srilanka.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/11/srilanka.violence/index.htmlA gun battle between the Sri Lanka navy and Tamil Tiger rebels is feared to have left 18 officers and sailors dead, military officials said Thursday afternoon.Thu, 11 May 2006 12:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/srilanka.strife/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/srilanka.strife/index.htmlAt least 10 members of a paramilitary group were killed by Tamil Tiger guerrillas in a pre-dawn raid on Sunday, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan army said.Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/srilanka.soldiers/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/27/srilanka.soldiers/index.htmlThree Sri Lanka Army soldiers were killed and three more wounded when suspected Tamil Tiger rebels exploded a mine near the north western seaboard town of Mannar, military sources said.Thu, 27 Apr 2006 12:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/srilanka.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/26/srilanka.violence/index.htmlSri Lankan troops are targeting Tamil Tiger rebel positions one day after a suicide bomber killed at least six people in the capital of Colombo.Wed, 26 Apr 2006 04:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/srilanka.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/04/25/srilanka.violence/index.htmlHours after a suicide bomber targeted a military convoy, severely injuring the commander of Sri Lankan forces, the country's air force mounted airstrikes on rebel positions, raising concerns that a nearly four-year-old cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels has ended.Tue, 25 Apr 2006 09:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/srilanka.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/01/06/srilanka.attack/index.htmlA nearly 4-year-old cease-fire between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil Tiger rebels is coming under pressure after at least 13 sailors were killed when an explosives-laden boat rammed into a Sri Lankan navy vessel early Saturday.Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/srilanka.attack/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/srilanka.attack/index.htmlAt least 10 Sri Lankan soldiers were killed Tuesday when their convoy was hit by a Claymore mine in the country's north, military officials said, blaming Tamil Tiger rebels for the attack.Tue, 27 Dec 2005 08:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/sri.lanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/15/sri.lanka/index.htmlSri Lanka's President Chandrika Kumaratunga has laid the blame for Friday's assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgama directly on the Tamil Tiger rebels.Mon, 15 Aug 2005 05:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/sri.lanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/14/sri.lanka/index.htmlSri Lankan police have detained 14 people with suspected connections to the Tamil Tigers after the nation's foreign minister was assassinated outside his home.Sun, 14 Aug 2005 07:06:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/sri.lanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/13/sri.lanka/index.htmlThe assassination of Sri Lanka's foreign minister is a "grave setback to the peace process," a government spokesman said, adding it was "difficult to accept" a denial by Tamil Tiger rebels that they were responsible.Sat, 13 Aug 2005 04:52:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/tsunami.srilanka/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/01/09/tsunami.srilanka/index.htmlSri Lanka's president says she had no second thoughts asking U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to reconsider a planned trip to rebel-held territories in her country.Sun, 09 Jan 2005 13:27:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/srilanka.war/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/srilanka.war/index.htmlA heavy air of pessimism and despondency has descended in Sri Lanka amid ominous signs the country may be slipping back into war after two-and-a-half years of relative peace.Wed, 14 Jul 2004 02:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/srilanka.rebels/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/04/08/srilanka.rebels/index.htmlA battle has broken out between two rival factions of the Tamil Tiger rebels, marking the first outbreak of fighting since rebels and the Sri Lankan government signed a cease-fire in 2002, a rebel source said.Fri, 09 Apr 2004 02:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/srilanka.rebel.split/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/03/06/srilanka.rebel.split/index.htmlThe Tamil Tiger rebel group says it has relieved one of its top military commanders, Colonel Karuna, of his duties after the renegade leader voluntarily split from the group.Sat, 06 Mar 2004 07:45:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/slanka.peace/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/01/20/slanka.peace/index.htmlSri Lanka's peace process has suffered another blow with President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party formally committing itself to discarding a pact with the Tamil Tiger rebels.Tue, 20 Jan 2004 09:17:00 EST