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Sri Lanka Tigers vow to hit back
[ Reuters ] [ 06:36 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will retaliate against the government if air and artillery strikes continue on their territory, a senior official told Reuters on Wednesday. The head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) peace secretariat, S. Puleedevan, said several civilians were dead and more fleeing the attacks, which started after a suicide bomb blast on Tuesday in Colombo that has been blamed on the rebels. "They are firing with artillery and cannons," he said. "It is like a war situation in Trincomalee. If the attacks continue, the LTTE will be forced to take military defensive action."
Sri Lanka launches new strikes on Tiger territory
[ Reuters ] [ 06:39 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack blamed on rebels shattered a fragile ceasefire. The Tigers said on Wednesday that at least 12 people -- including women and children -- died in those raids. The attacks were the first official military action since a 2002 ceasefire halted the two-decades-old civil war and raised fears that the Norwegian-brokered truce was on the brink of collapse. Swedish Major-General Ulf Henricsson, who heads the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, said if air strikes continued, peace talks would become difficult. "We still have a valid ceasefire agreement. No party has ended it, but of course it is not a ceasefire right now," he told Reuters.
12 bodies of civilians recovered from Muttur east
[ TamilNet ] [ 06:40 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Initial reports from Muttur east in Trincomalee district Wednesday morning said at least twelve bodies of Tamil civilians including men, women and children killed in Tuesday evening air strike by Kfir jets, and artillery attack by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) were recovered from Muttur east area. More casualties are expected from Tuesday attack by government troops, a NGO source in the affected area said.
Sri Lanka strikes on Tamil bases
[ BBC ] [ 06:43 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's military has carried out air strikes on suspected Tamil Tiger rebel bases, a day after a suicide bomb attack on army headquarters. Army chief Lt-Gen Sarath Fonseka was seriously injured in Tuesday's attack, which killed eight people. The military said it was aiming at Tiger bases around Trincomalee port after its navy ships came under attack. The Tamils have warned of retaliation if strikes continue and have reportedly asked if Colombo has declared war.
War drums beat in Sri Lanka but truce talks still target: analysts
[ AFP ] [ 10:04 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Air strikes, mortar attacks, a suicide bombing in the heart of Colombo -- while it may seem Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lanka's government are beating war drums, they are in fact preparing to return to truce talks, some analysts said. The fact that the government has recommitted itself to the ceasefire is a good sign, said retired army brigadier general Vipul Boteju, who added that President Mahinda Rajapakse had little choice but to order limited air strikes after Tuesday's suicide bombing at army headquarters in Colombo. "The government had to retaliate, they had to do something. They selected Trincomalee. They are showing we are not willing to simply accept what the Tigers have done to us," Boteju told AFP on Wednesday.
Tigers vow reprisals as Sri Lanka launches new strikes
[ Reuters ] [ 10:10 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack blamed on rebels shattered an already fragile ceasefire. Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said the new strikes came after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired on naval patrol craft off the eastern port of Trincomalee for a second day. The Tigers said they would retaliate if the government continued the attacks, launched after a suspected suicide bomb in the capital killed nine and wounded the army commander.
[ Reuters ] [ 06:36 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels will retaliate against the government if air and artillery strikes continue on their territory, a senior official told Reuters on Wednesday. The head of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) peace secretariat, S. Puleedevan, said several civilians were dead and more fleeing the attacks, which started after a suicide bomb blast on Tuesday in Colombo that has been blamed on the rebels. "They are firing with artillery and cannons," he said. "It is like a war situation in Trincomalee. If the attacks continue, the LTTE will be forced to take military defensive action."
Sri Lanka launches new strikes on Tiger territory
[ Reuters ] [ 06:39 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack blamed on rebels shattered a fragile ceasefire. The Tigers said on Wednesday that at least 12 people -- including women and children -- died in those raids. The attacks were the first official military action since a 2002 ceasefire halted the two-decades-old civil war and raised fears that the Norwegian-brokered truce was on the brink of collapse. Swedish Major-General Ulf Henricsson, who heads the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission, said if air strikes continued, peace talks would become difficult. "We still have a valid ceasefire agreement. No party has ended it, but of course it is not a ceasefire right now," he told Reuters.
12 bodies of civilians recovered from Muttur east
[ TamilNet ] [ 06:40 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Initial reports from Muttur east in Trincomalee district Wednesday morning said at least twelve bodies of Tamil civilians including men, women and children killed in Tuesday evening air strike by Kfir jets, and artillery attack by Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and Sri Lanka Army (SLA) were recovered from Muttur east area. More casualties are expected from Tuesday attack by government troops, a NGO source in the affected area said.
Sri Lanka strikes on Tamil bases
[ BBC ] [ 06:43 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's military has carried out air strikes on suspected Tamil Tiger rebel bases, a day after a suicide bomb attack on army headquarters. Army chief Lt-Gen Sarath Fonseka was seriously injured in Tuesday's attack, which killed eight people. The military said it was aiming at Tiger bases around Trincomalee port after its navy ships came under attack. The Tamils have warned of retaliation if strikes continue and have reportedly asked if Colombo has declared war.
War drums beat in Sri Lanka but truce talks still target: analysts
[ AFP ] [ 10:04 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Air strikes, mortar attacks, a suicide bombing in the heart of Colombo -- while it may seem Tamil Tiger rebels and Sri Lanka's government are beating war drums, they are in fact preparing to return to truce talks, some analysts said. The fact that the government has recommitted itself to the ceasefire is a good sign, said retired army brigadier general Vipul Boteju, who added that President Mahinda Rajapakse had little choice but to order limited air strikes after Tuesday's suicide bombing at army headquarters in Colombo. "The government had to retaliate, they had to do something. They selected Trincomalee. They are showing we are not willing to simply accept what the Tigers have done to us," Boteju told AFP on Wednesday.
Tigers vow reprisals as Sri Lanka launches new strikes
[ Reuters ] [ 10:10 GMT, Apr. 26, 2006 ]
Sri Lanka's military launched new strikes on Tamil Tiger areas in the island's northeast on Wednesday, a day after a deadly suicide bomb attack blamed on rebels shattered an already fragile ceasefire. Military spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe said the new strikes came after the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired on naval patrol craft off the eastern port of Trincomalee for a second day. The Tigers said they would retaliate if the government continued the attacks, launched after a suspected suicide bomb in the capital killed nine and wounded the army commander.