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| Rebellion
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Tamil Tigers announce cease-fire| Tamil Tigers: a new round of peace talks on ending the civil war is impossible as long as the government presses ahead with a military offensive | |
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| Apr.23 |
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Scores killed as troops and rebels clash  Map of Jaffna Sri Lanka| Tamil rebels and government troops waged a fierce battle in northern Sri Lanka, killing 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers | |
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| Mar.24 |
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Military: 30 rebels die in clashes Government troops and Tamil rebels fought scattered battles across in fresh fighting that killed 30 rebel fighters and four soldiers
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| Jan.2 |
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Government pulls out of cease-fire The government decided to withdraw from an internationally brokered cease-fire that had largely collapsed since the resurgence of fighting
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| Jan.1 |
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Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo Map of Colombo Sri Lanka A bomb targeting a military bus in the capital has killed at least four people and injured another 20
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| Dec.27 |
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Airstrike 'destroys Tamil base'
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| Dec.26 |
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Sea clash 'kills 40 Tamil rebels
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| Nov.7 |
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Troops kill 30 Tamil Tigers
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| Nov.2 |
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S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians'
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Senior Tamil Tiger leader killed  SP Thamilselvan has been killed in a government air raid. He was the head of the rebels' political wing
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Soldiers storm mosque
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| Jul.7 |
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28 killed in sea battle
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| May.23 |
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Tamil Tigers launch naval attack
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| May.5 |
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Rebels die in navy raid
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| Apr.28 |
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Tamil Tigers attack fuel installations| The rebel group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of 2 installations that prompted heavy security, a 2-hour blackout in Colombo | |
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Explosions reported in Colombo The military went on alert after radar detected a suspect plane,
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| Apr.23 |
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Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike' Rebel group has carried out an air attack against government troops in the north of the country
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| Apr.6 |
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Seven die in bus attack
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| Apr.3 |
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Tamil Tigers 'never backed truce'
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| Mar.25 |
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Attack on Colombo air force base Tamil Tigers bombed an air force base next to international airport north of Colombo from light aircraft before dawn
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| Dec.18 |
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Tigers 'abduct' 24 schoolchildren
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| Nov.13 |
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S Lanka 'recruits child fighters'
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| Nov.8 |
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Dozens killed in attack
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'Al Qaeda school' attack: 80 dead
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| Oct.17 |
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Naval port 'attacked' Suspected Tamil Tiger fighters in boats have attacked a base in the tourist city of Galle
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| Oct.16 |
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Sri Lanka will talk despite attack
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Blast sparks air raids
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Blast 'kills 90' sailors | An explosives-laden truck rammed into Naval convoy at Habarana, 150 miles from Colombo in the central section | | |
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| Sep.9 |
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Sri Lanka clashes kill 28 troops An army spokesman: Up to 130 Tiger rebels may have been killed in fighting in the Jaffna peninsula
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| Aug.14 |
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Attacks leave 50 dead, mostly girls 43 schoolgirls killed in what the Tamil Tigers charged was a government air raid on a children's home
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| Aug.11 |
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Military 'in new front' Many of Tamil Tiger fighters have been killed
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| Aug.2 |
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Muslims flee fighting Fighting between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north-eastern district of Trincomalee has spread
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| Jun.25 |
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 Bomber kills general A suicide bomber targeted Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, killing the general and three others
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| Jun.16 |
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Heavy clashes erupt 20 Tamil Tiger rebels and 4 Sri Lankan naval troops have been killed amid escalating violence
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| Jun.7 |
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Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels hold meeting. Norway
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Islamists claim Mogadishu victory
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| May.29 |
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Rebels 'shoot dead 12'
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| May.12 |
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Tamil rebels warn truce monitors
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| May.11 |
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Crisis talks after raid
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Dozens dead in clashes At least 45 sailors and Tamil Tiger rebels are feared dead after a sea battle after rebels sank 2 navy gunboats
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| Apr.27 |
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Race to save ceasefire
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| Apr.26 |
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Thousands flee strikes
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| Apr.25 |
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Military strikes on Tamil bases A military has carried out air strikes on rebel bases, a day after a suicide bomb attack on army headquarters
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Bomb targets army chief| At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured | |
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| Nov.4 |
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 Emergency declared President has declared a state of emergency amid an escalating row with the prime minister
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| Sep.4 |
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Tamil Tiger ban lifted
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| Feb.21 |
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Permanent ceasefire
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul
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| Aug.20 |
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Tamil Tigers killed 25
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| Jul.24 |
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Troops in control of airport
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| Jul.23 |
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Tamil Tigers attack air force base Rebels fire mortar shells and set afire at least one bomber. Iinternational airport was closed down
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| Dec.21 |
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Sri Lanka launches offensive
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.27 |
Airstrike 'destroys Tamil base'
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| Apr.28 |
Explosions reported in Colombo The military went on alert after radar detected a suspect plane,
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| Apr.23 |
Tamil Tigers 'launch air strike' Rebel group has carried out an air attack against government troops in the north of the country
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| Mar.25 |
Attack on Colombo air force base Tamil Tigers bombed an air force base next to international airport north of Colombo from light aircraft before dawn
| 2006 |
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| Oct.16 |
Blast sparks air raids
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| Aug.14 |
Attacks leave 50 dead, mostly girls 43 schoolgirls killed in what the Tamil Tigers charged was a government air raid on a children's home
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| Apr.25 |
Military strikes on Tamil bases A military has carried out air strikes on rebel bases, a day after a suicide bomb attack on army headquarters
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.1 |
Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo Map of Colombo Sri Lanka A bomb targeting a military bus in the capital has killed at least four people and injured another 20
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.2 |
S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians'
| 2006 |
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| Nov.13 |
S Lanka 'recruits child fighters'
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| May.29 |
Rebels 'shoot dead 12'
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.23 |
Scores killed as troops and rebels clash Map of Jaffna Sri Lanka| Tamil rebels and government troops waged a fierce battle in northern Sri Lanka, killing 52 guerrillas and 38 soldiers | |
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| Mar.24 |
Military: 30 rebels die in clashes Government troops and Tamil rebels fought scattered battles across in fresh fighting that killed 30 rebel fighters and four soldiers
| 2007 |
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| Nov.7 |
Troops kill 30 Tamil Tigers
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| Nov.2 |
Senior Tamil Tiger leader killed SP Thamilselvan has been killed in a government air raid. He was the head of the rebels' political wing
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| Apr.6 |
Seven die in bus attack
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| Apr.3 |
Tamil Tigers 'never backed truce'
| 2006 |
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| Dec.18 |
Tigers 'abduct' 24 schoolchildren
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| Nov.8 |
Dozens killed in attack
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| Oct.17 |
Naval port 'attacked' Suspected Tamil Tiger fighters in boats have attacked a base in the tourist city of Galle
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| Oct.16 |
Blast 'kills 90' sailors | An explosives-laden truck rammed into Naval convoy at Habarana, 150 miles from Colombo in the central section | | |
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| Sep.9 |
Sri Lanka clashes kill 28 troops An army spokesman: Up to 130 Tiger rebels may have been killed in fighting in the Jaffna peninsula
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| Aug.11 |
Military 'in new front' Many of Tamil Tiger fighters have been killed
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| Aug.2 |
Muslims flee fighting Fighting between the army and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north-eastern district of Trincomalee has spread
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| Jun.25 |
Bomber kills general A suicide bomber targeted Maj. Gen. Parami Kulatunga, killing the general and three others
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| Jun.16 |
Heavy clashes erupt 20 Tamil Tiger rebels and 4 Sri Lankan naval troops have been killed amid escalating violence
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| May.12 |
Tamil rebels warn truce monitors
| 2003 |
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| Nov.4 |
Emergency declared President has declared a state of emergency amid an escalating row with the prime minister
| 2001 |
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| Aug.20 |
Tamil Tigers killed 25
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| Jul.24 |
Troops in control of airport
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| Jul.23 |
Tamil Tigers attack air force base Rebels fire mortar shells and set afire at least one bomber. Iinternational airport was closed down
| 2000 |
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| Dec.21 |
Sri Lanka launches offensive
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.25 |
Bomb targets army chief| At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured | |
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| 2008 |
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| Mon. |
Tamil Tigers announce cease-fire| Tamil Tigers: a new round of peace talks on ending the civil war is impossible as long as the government presses ahead with a military offensive | |
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| Jan.2 |
Government pulls out of cease-fire The government decided to withdraw from an internationally brokered cease-fire that had largely collapsed since the resurgence of fighting
| 2006 |
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| Oct.16 |
Sri Lanka will talk despite attack
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| Jun.7 |
Sri Lanka, Tamil rebels hold meeting. Norway
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| May.11 |
Crisis talks after raid
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| Apr.27 |
Race to save ceasefire
| 2002 |
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| Sep.4 |
Tamil Tiger ban lifted
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| Feb.21 |
Permanent ceasefire
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| 2007 |
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| Dec.26 |
Sea clash 'kills 40 Tamil rebels
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| Jul.7 |
28 killed in sea battle
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| May.23 |
Tamil Tigers launch naval attack
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| May.5 |
Rebels die in navy raid
| 2006 |
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| May.11 |
Dozens dead in clashes At least 45 sailors and Tamil Tiger rebels are feared dead after a sea battle after rebels sank 2 navy gunboats
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| 2006 |
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| Apr.26 |
Thousands flee strikes
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| 2007 |
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| Apr.28 |
Tamil Tigers attack fuel installations| The rebel group has claimed responsibility for the bombing of 2 installations that prompted heavy security, a 2-hour blackout in Colombo | |
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