Prabhakaran's parents in government custodyMay 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - The parents of the now dead Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran are in the "protective custody" of the Sri Lankan government, a media report said Thursday. Thiruvenkatam Velupillai (76) and his wife Parvathi (71) surrendered to the army several days ago, The Island newspaper quoted a government official as saying.
3 senior LTTE leaders killed: Sri Lanka armyMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lanka army has claimed to have killed three senior Tamil Tiger leaders, as its fight against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam continued in the northern part of Sri Lanka on Monday. Sri Lanka's government said troops were engaged in "final brushing up" hours after a website linked to the rebels said the Tigers were laying down arms.
LTTE defeated, Sri Lanka free from terror: army chiefMay 18th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan armed forces have 'militarily defeated the LTTE and freed the nation from three decades of terror', army chief Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka said Monday after Tamil Tigers leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed in the island's north. All top leaders had now been killed and the process of identifying the bodies was underway, the Sri Lankan military announced.
President Rajapaksa returns to Colombo, two top LTTE leaders killedMay 17th, 2009 COLOMBO - A visibly jubilant President Mahinda Rajapaksa returned to Sri Lanka from Jordan on Sunday where he announced his military's victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). After arriving in Colombo having cut short his visit, Rajapaksa saluted his country.
44 LTTE rebels, one ICRC worker killed in Sri LankaMay 13th, 2009 COLOMBO - At least 44 LTTE rebels and one International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) worker are reported to have been killed during fresh clashes between the Sri Lanka Army and the Tamil Tigers. Two divisions of the Sri Lankan Army continue to advance into rebel territory, even as predictions are being made that the LTTE leadership and cadres could be nabbed in the next 36 hours.
Sri Lanka Army claims capture of another LTTE postApril 29th, 2009 COLOMBO - The 58th division of the Sri Lankan Army has reportedly captured another LTTE post in Rettavaikkal. Army officials said that the Rettavaikkal is a tactically important location considering the LTTE's hold has been reduced to less than six square kilometers of territory.
New Delhi feels the ripples of Lankan imbroglioApril 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Human rights activists, including church leaders, on Wednesday staged a protest here against the ongoing ethnic war in Sri Lanka. The protestors appealed to both the Indian and Sri Lankan Governments to establish peace in the island nation.
Prabhakaran will not surrender but fight till the death, claims former right hand manApril 26th, 2009 LONDON - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran will not surrender and fight till the death, despite being cornered by the Sri Lankan Army in a 10 sq. km patch, according to his former right hand man.
Troops take on LTTE targets in Sri LankaApril 23rd, 2009 COLOMBO - Government troops Thursday thrust further into the last areas held by Tamil rebels on Sri Lanka's north-eastern coast, military officials said, as the UN Security Council called on the rebels to surrender. More than 2,000 civilians escaped from the Puthmathalan area, 390 km north-east of the capital Colombo, Thursday morning, putting the total number of civilians who fled the area since Monday to 102,790.
Two LTTE leaders surrenderApril 22nd, 2009 COLOMBO - Two second rung leaders of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have surrendered to the Sri Lankan military, a military spokesman said Wednesday. The two were identified as LTTE media coordinator Velayutham Dayanithi alias Thaya Master and George, who was English translator to former LTTE political wing head S.
Final assault against LTTE chief Prabhakaran beginsApril 21st, 2009 COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan Army has begun its final assault on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Puthumattalam on Tuesday after Army's deadline for surrender of LTTE Chief Velupillai Prabhakaran ended at noon. Puthumattalam is the last LTTE sand bund to be captured by Sri Lanka Army.
LTTE asked to surrender by Tuesday noonApril 20th, 2009 COLOMBO - Closing in on the last Tamil Tiger base, Sri Lanka Monday ordered rebel chief Velupillai Prabhakaran and his fighters to surrender by Tuesday noon or face death. 'We have issued the last and final 24-hour ultimatum to Prabhakaran and his group to surrender,' defence ministry spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters Monday.
Rajapaksa asks LTTE to free civilians, surrender before lateApril 5th, 2009 COLOMBO - The military campaign against the Tamil Tigers was about to end, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said Sunday and urged the rebel leadership to let free thousands of civilians and surrender to the security forces to avoid total annihilation. Speaking to his party supporters at his tightly guarded Temple Trees residence, Rajapaksa said the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), unable to face the military thrust, was now hiding in the no-fire-zone, holding thousands of innocent civilians as human shield.
Sri Lanka president urges LTTE to surrenderFebruary 6th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Saturday reiterated his call for the Tamil Tiger rebels to lay down weapons unconditionally and surrender. 'I want to tell the Tigers again to lay down weapons and surrender to our heroic forces,' the president said at a public rally in the north-western Kurunegala district.
Rajapaksa renews call for rebels to surrenderJanuary 31st, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa Sunday renewed his call for Tamil Tiger rebels to surrender, the state radio announced here. The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation said Rajapaksa told a political rally Sunday at the central town of Hanguranketha that all facilities would be made available for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who want to surrender to the government.
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