Sri Lanka News

Death blow for LTTE as Prabhakaran, aides killed in Sri Lanka

Velupillai Prabhakaran, the feared leader of Sri Lanka's ruthless Tamil Tigers, was killed Monday while trying to flee the battle zone in the island's north with two top aides, ending one of the world's longest running insurgencies that bled the island nation for over a quarter century.5:30 PM on May 18

LTTE defeated, Sri Lanka free from terror: army chief

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.4:33 PM on May 18

Prabhakaran, top aides killed in Sri Lanka's war zone

Velupillai Prabhakaran, the elusive leader of Sri Lanka's feared Tamil Tigers, was killed Monday while trying to escape the battlezone in the island's north along with two of his top aides, the military announced.3:01 PM on May 18

LTTE chief Prabhakaran is dead: reports

Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed Monday while trying to escape the war zone in the island's north, reports said quoting military officials.2:32 PM on May 18

LTTE chief Prabhakaran is dead

Velupillai Prabhakaran, the elusive leader of Sri Lanka's feared Tamil Tigers, was killed Monday while trying to escape the war zone in the island's north, military sources said.2:31 PM on May 18

Bodies of Prabhakaran's son, six LTTE leaders found

In a macabre end to one of the world's longest running insurgencies, the bodies of Tamil Tigers chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's son and six key rebel leaders have been found in a war-battered strip of Sri Lanka's northern coast, the government said Monday.1:30 PM on May 18

Bodies of Prabhakaran's son, three LTTE leaders found

A body suspected to be of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's elder son Charles Anthony and the bodies of three senior rebel leaders, including the outfit's political head B. Nadesan, were found by the Sri Lankan troops Monday during operations in the island's north, the defence ministry said.10:31 AM on May 18

Body of Prabhakaran's son found

Sri Lankan troops Monday found a body suspected to be of Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's son Charles Anthony, a media report said.9:30 AM on May 18

Body of Prabhakaran's son found: Defence ministry

A body believed to be of Charles Anthony, the son of Tamil Tiger chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, has been recovered by the army during clearing operations in northeastern Sri Lanka, the defence ministry said Monday.9:30 AM on May 18

LTTE: A Chronology

The following is the chronology of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which Sunday announced an end to its armed struggle for an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka.9:30 PM on May 17

LTTE ends armed struggle; questions remain about Prabhakaran

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas announced dramatically Sunday they were calling off their quarter-century long armed struggle citing the deaths of thousands of civilians as speculation gripped the country that the elusive Velupillai Prabhakaran may be dead.8:30 PM on May 17

Tamil rebels say they are silencing their guns

The embattled Tamil rebels have declared that they have decided to silence their guns in north-eastern Sri Lanka where the military says the rebels have been cornered into an area of less than one sq km.6:30 PM on May 17

TULF greets Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi

Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party Sunday congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the victory of the ruling coalition in Indian elections.5:31 PM on May 17

LTTE 'silences' guns, says war has reached 'bitter end'

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas Sunday dramatically announced that they were silencing their guns, ending a dragging armed struggle for a Tamil state that has killed thousands since 1983 and left the island nation battered and bruised.5:31 PM on May 17

LTTE decides to end its bloody armed struggle

Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrillas announced Sunday that they had decided to 'silence' their guns amid intense rumours that their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was dead.4:00 PM on May 17