Tamil Tigers
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Sri Lanka political crisis: Tamil prisoners may be released to tilt scales in favour of PM Mahinda Rajapaksa
World | Nov 04, 2018, 05:37 PM ISTRajapaksa, who was the president at the time, has repeatedly said that the war was against the LTTE and not against the Tamil community.
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Sri Lankan President Sirisena lifts nation-wide emergency imposed after communal riots
World | Mar 18, 2018, 12:21 PM ISTIn a message on Twitter, Sirisena said: "Upon assessing the public safety situation, I instructed to revoke the State of Emergency from midnight yesterday (Saturday)."
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LTTE network intact, says US terror report
World | Jun 20, 2015, 12:28 PM ISTColombo: The LTTE's international network and financial support are still intact despite its military defeat at the hands of Sri Lankan government troops in 2009, a US government report has said.The State Department's annual Country
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Why no Indian PM dared to visit Jaffna before Modi ?
India | Mar 14, 2015, 07:16 PM ISTNarendra Modi is the first Indian Prime Minister to visit the former war-torn Jaffna, the citadel of Tamils in Sri Lanka, six years after the war between LTTE and Sri Lankan army ended with the
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Rights, liberties threatened in Sri Lanka, says rights body
World | May 20, 2013, 03:33 PM ISTColombo, May 20: Respect for basic rights and liberties has declined in Sri Lanka in the four years since the government defeated the Tamil Tigers, Human Rights Watch said Monday.This week marks the fourth anniversary
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Lankan govt beefs up Fonseka's security
World | Jun 10, 2012, 06:02 PM ISTColombo, Jun 10: Former Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka's security has been beefed in the wake of threats to his life from remnants of the Tamil Tigers.A 12-member police team led by an Inspector