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Lankans at outskirts of Tiger base: army (Gulf Times)
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security forces yesterday reached the outskirts of the Tamil Tiger political capital in the island’s north after months of heavy fighting, the defence ministry here said.
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Sri Lanka troops reach outskirts of Tiger base: military (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lankan security forces have reached the outskirts of the Tamil Tiger political capital in the island's north after months of heavy fighting, the defence ministry said on Friday.
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Sri Lanka army 'takes rebel area' (BBC News)
Sri Lankan troops have captured the first line of defence of Tamil Tiger rebels on the Jaffna peninsula, the army says.
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Three Defense and Aerospace Companies Sign Support Contract for Eurocopter ARH Tiger Helicopter (Aircraft Maintenance Technology)
Three leading defence and aerospace companies, Australian Aerospace (Eurocopter subsidiary in Australia), MTR (a joint venture company of MTU Aero Engines, Turbomeca, Rolls-Royce) and Turbomeca Australasia, have signed an important agreement to provide Through Life Support (TLS) for the Australian Army’s new fleet of Tiger (ARH) Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters developed by Eurocopter.
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Sri Lanka army takes rebel area (norsorpor.com)
The rebels are fighting a rearguard action in the northSri Lankan soldiers have captured the first line of defence of Tamil Tiger rebels on the northern Jaffna peninsula, the army has said.A military spokesman said 50 rebels and about 10 soldiers had been killed during several days of heavy fighting.The Sri Lankan army overran a 5-mile (8km) embankment dotted with fortified bunkers, he said.The ...
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Sri Lanka squeezes Tiger territory (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lanka's military said on Thursday that it smashed a key Tamil Tiger defence line in the island's far north and seized an airfield, putting new pressure on the shrinking jungle mini-state.
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Sri Lanka takes Tiger defences, kills scores: defence ministry (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Sri Lankan security forces on Thursday captured a key Tamil Tiger defence line after six days of intense fighting that left "scores" of guerrillas dead, the defence ministry said.
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39 civilians cross from Tiger-held areas (Sunday Observer)
Army spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said that 39 persons crossed over to the government controlled areas today from the uncleared areas of Vavuniya district. The civilians in two groups comprising 22 males and 17 females have arrived at the Omanthai entry/exit point this morning.
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Lankan army capture tiger defence line in Jaffna peninsula (Outlook India)
Sri Lankan troops today overran a strategic defence line of the Tamil tigers in Muhalamai in the Jaffna peninsula killing scores of rebel fighters and also laid siege to other nearby areas.
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Sri Lanka troops say taking more Tiger defences (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Security forces fought pitched battles with the Tamil Tigers and seized control of more rebel defences near their political capital in northern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said on Friday.
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