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Sri Lanka troops enter rebel HQ Soldiers have entered the Tamil Tiger rebels' de facto capital Kilinochchi in the north for the first time in a decade
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| Jan.3 |
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2nd bomb blast in 24 hours hits Colombo |
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| Jan.8 |
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Troops continue advance on rebels |
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| Jan.25 |
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Troops have taken key rebel stronghold 
Map of Mullaittivu Sri Lanka The head of Sri Lanka's army: soldiers have seized a key rebel stronghold of Mullaittivu after launching a surprise attack
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| Jan.27 |
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Red Cross: Crisis unfolding in Sri Lanka |
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| Jan.28 |
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UN evacuates Sri Lanka civilians |
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| Jan.30 |
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Fears over war children
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| Feb.1 |
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Deadly strike on hospital The UN says many people, including children, have been killed by shells landing on a hospital in rebel-held territory in the north-east
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| Feb.2 |
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S Lanka tells civilians to leave International humanitarian aid agencies called for increased access to northern Sri Lanka, where government and Tamil rebels are locked in b...
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Hospital 'attacked again' |
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| Feb.3 |
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Sri Lanka Tigers urged to end war
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President predicts rapid win Mahinda Rajapaksa has said the Tamil Tiger rebels will be 'completely defeated in a few days' and asked people who fled the country to return
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| Feb.5 |
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Sri Lanka rejects dialogue appeal |
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Rebel naval base captured |
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| Feb.9 |
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Bomber kills 17 in refugee camp |
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| Feb.16 |
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Tamil Tigers 'target civilians' |
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| Feb.18 |
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70,000 trapped in Sri Lanka war zone |
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| Feb.20 |
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Tamil Tiger planes raid Colombo 2 planes belonging to rebels have attacked the capital Colombo, killing two people and injuring about 45. Both planes were downed
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| Feb.22 |
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Tamil rebels ready for cease-fire |
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| Mar.2 |
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Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team 
| At least 7 security people were killed and at least 8 members of the cricket team were wounded in a well-coordinated attack. Gunmen have attacked a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team on its way to pl... | |
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| Mar.3 |
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ICRC warns of S Lanka 'disaster'
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Sri Lanka cricketers arrive home
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| Mar.4 |
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Cricketers praise bus driver as lifesaver |
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| Apr.12 |
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Holiday truce begins |
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| Apr.15 |
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U.N.: Sri Lanka ceasefire 'inadequate' |
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| Apr.19 |
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Red Cross 'worn out' in Sri Lanka
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| Apr.20 |
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'Thousands flee' combat |
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Army accused of carnage |
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| Apr.21 |
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Deadline passes for Tamil rebels
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| Apr.22 |
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Tamil Tigers urged to surrender |
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| Apr.23 |
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Fears grow for trapped The UN is sending a humanitarian team to northern part of the country, where it says 50,000 people are trapped by fighting
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| Apr.24 |
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India 'reads riot act' over Sri Lanka war |
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| Apr.25 |
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UN envoy makes Sri Lanka aid push |
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| Apr.26 |
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Sri Lanka rejects Tamil Tigers cease-fire Officials rejected a proposed cease-fire from the rebels, warning instead that government troops intended to continue a new offensive
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Rebels call ceasefire |
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| Apr.27 |
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Army 'to stop shelling' |
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| May.1 |
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UN images show Sri Lanka damage
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| May.2 |
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Hospital 'hit by Sri Lankan army'
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| May.9 |
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British journalists held after news report
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| May.10 |
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Shelling kills 378 civilians in 'no-fire' zone Nearly 400 people were killed overnight Saturday by government shelling in what is supposed to be a 'no-fire' zone
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| May.11 |
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UN mourns Sri Lanka 'bloodbath' Map of Colombo Sri Lanka UN spokesman in Colombo Gordon Weiss: more than 100 children died during the 'large-scale killing of civilians'
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| May.12 |
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War zone hospital 'hit'| The government forces have shelled a hospital inside the conflict zone killing at least 49 people | |
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Sri Lankan minister blasts U.N. comments
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| May.13 |
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Tamil war zone hospital hit again
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Red Cross worker killed in conflict zone
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U.N., U.S. call for end to Sri Lanka fighting
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| May.14 |
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'Exodus' from war zone
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| May.15 |
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President says civil war in 'final phase' Quarter-century-long civil war is in its final phase, the government suggested, as its troops pounded Tamil Tiger rebels in the country's no...
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Sri Lanka claims last rebel area taken| Ministry of Defense: Sri Lankan government soldiers seized the last remaining coastal stretch under the control of Tamil Tiger rebels. The seizure marks the total capture of coastlin... | |
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| May.16 |
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President: Sri Lanka army 'defeats rebels'
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70 Tamil Tigers 'killed' by army The army says 70 LTTE rebels have been killed trying to escape from a tiny enclave in the north-east of the country
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| May.17 |
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Rebels 'call ceasefire' Tamil Tigers (LTTE) rebels trapped in a tiny enclave of northern Sri Lanka have declared a ceasefire
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Sri Lanka battles Tiger remnants International concern is growing over the fate of civilians as fighting continues despite reports of a Tamil Tiger ceasefire
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Four senior Tamil Tigers 'dead' 4 senior Tamil Tiger leaders have been killed, including the head of the political wing, Balasingham Nadesan, as fighting continues
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| May.18 |
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Sri Lanka: Tamil leader has been killed| The government said its forces had killed Tamil rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran as he attempted to flee | |
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Sri Lanka leader hails 'victory' In a speech to the parliament, Mahinda Rajapaksa has declared the country 'liberated' from Tamil Tiger rebels after a 26-year war
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| May.19 |
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U.N. demands full access to refugees
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| May.21 |
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Sri L-ka: We provide enough for refugees Sri Lanka has rejected criticism that it is not doing enough to provide for the 250,000 refugees following the end of its war with the Tamil...
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| May.22 |
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Sri Lanka celebrates end of civil war The deafening roar of drums and horns rose as thousands of people took to the streets for a victory parade marking the end of the decades-long war
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UN to press for Sri Lankan access
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| May.23 |
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U.N. secretary-general in Sri Lanka visit Ban Ki-moon toured a displacement camp of Manik Farm, days after the country declared victory in a 25-year civil war against rebels
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| May.25 |
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Sri Lanka rejects Tigers' offer
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| May.29 |
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Paper: 20,000 killed in conflict
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| May.31 |
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Tamils 'facing misery'
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| Jul.30 |
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Muralitharan reveals retirement plans |
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| Aug.8 |
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Upset in post-war polls
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| Aug.26 |
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Video shows purported atrocities
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| Sep.6 |
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UNICEF: Sri Lanka expels official
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| Sep.18 |
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UN warning over displaced Tamils
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| Nov.1 |
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US 'to quiz Sri Lanka army chief'
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| Nov.20 |
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Refugee camps 'to be opened next month'
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| Nov.30 |
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War refugees free to leave military camps
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Sri Lanka, January 2009
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Main Event: Troops have ta...