May 1st, 2009 - Yahoo! News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka's government dropped leaflets across the northern war zone Friday urging civilians to flee the fighting amid accusations the military pounded the area with artillery shells that killed at least 10 civilians.
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Sri Lanka - at least 64 dead as 'army shells' hospital
May 2nd, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Artillery shells hit a makeshift hospital in Sri Lanka's northern war zone yesterday, killing at least 64 civilians, according to a government doctor and a website linked to the Tamil Tiger separatists...
Sri Lanka's President says Tamil Rebels Days Away from Defeat
Apr 30th, 2009 - VOA News
Sri Lanka says the territory controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels has now been reduced to a mere five square kilometers and that they are less than a week away from defeat...
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Sri Lanka says it needs the loan to pay for post-war reconstruction Sri Lanka has denied reports that a proposed loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is being delayed by the US...
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Apr 29th, 2009 - Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has decided to delay a $1.9 billion (1.28 billion pounds) International Monetary Fund loan to Sri Lanka to try to pressure Colombo...
Ex-rebel: Sri Lanka guerrillas killing civilians
Apr 29th, 2009 - MSNBC
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Tamil Tiger rebels massacred hundreds of civilians — including 200 people from one village — as they tried to flee the war zone in northern Sri Lanka...
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1:26Sri Lanka Civilians Desert Battle Zone, Offensive Begins
ZHANG: Sri Lankan troops launch an offensive following a 48-hour window to allow people to leave the battle zone. But, the Sri Lanka government is saying that it cannot guarantee the safety of civilians being held hostage by the Tamil Tiger rebels ...
0:56Raw Video: Sri Lankan Civilians Escape Civil War
Sri Lanka's navy is on patrol as thousands of civilians are fleeing the combat zone and government troops push farther into rebel held territory. (April 21)
2:36Sri Lankan civilians 'escape' rebel stronghold - 22 Apr 09
Sri Lanka's government has restricted access to the conflict zone where it is fighting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), making it impossible to verify claims of casualties made by both sides. But in an Al Jazeera exclusive ...
2:22Concerns rise over Sri Lanka civilian deaths - 12 May 09
The United Nations has expressed concern over violence in Sri Lanka as the death toll continues to rise, with a doctor working in the country's so-called safe zone saying at least 47 people died on Tuesday when his hospital was attacked ...
