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Sri Lanka says civil war over, rebel leader killed

May 21, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ravi Nessman The Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Following three bloody decades of civil war, Sri Lanka faces the daunting task of trying to reconcile and rebuild after its troops routed the last Tamil Tiger separatist rebels on Monday, May 18, and killed their feared leader.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2009, Black Tigers, COLOMBO, Charles Anthony, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, Jason Straziuso, Lal Hettige, Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Pottu Amman, Sarath Fonseka, Selvarasa Pathmanathan, Sri Lankans, State Department, Tamil Tigers, Though Rajapaksa, United States, Vishnu Prakash, Vol 28 No 22 | May 23 - 29

Sri Lanka military helps 35,000 civilians flee

April 22, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Bharatha Mallawarachi The Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A thick line comprising thousands of Sri Lankan civilians — with only a handful of backpacks for belongings among them — streamed out of the last sliver of land held by rebels on Monday, April 20. Video footage provided by the air force showed […]

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: APTN, COLOMBO, Keheliya Rambukwella, New York, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Robert Wood, Sri Lankan, State Department, Tamil Tigers, Television News, Udaya Nanayakkara, Velupillai Prabhakaran

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