Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers in war of words
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This tropical island nation that has long been an ethnic cauldron of disagreement and violence remains one today, even in the face of a national tragedy that&#39;s seen 12,500 people perish in monster tidal waves.
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The Tamil Tigers must decide between war and peace, Sri Lanka&#39;s president said as the government marked the capture of the rebels&#39; final bastion.
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Sri Lanka's Air Force bombed Tamil Tiger bases for a third day on Thursday, and suspected rebels clashed with government soldiers, after the foes agreed to crunch talks aimed at halting renewed civil war.
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Sri Lanka's military on Friday accused Tamil Tiger rebels of murdering nine civilians in the island's south as violence between the two sides escalated after the formal end of a ceasefire.
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Heavy sea and land battles have erupted in Sri Lanka with the military reporting the recovery of 22 bodies of Tamil rebels after a Norwegian envoy failed to secure a deal to re-launch peace talks.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels deny reports of another split in their organisation.
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Accusing the Sri Lankan state of waging a genocidal war, Tamil Tiger rebels called for foreign support for Tamil sovereignty hours before President Mahinda Rajapaksa was set to address the U.N. General Assembly.
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Tiger rebels have stepped up attacks against rivals and government forces despite a truce, amid growing international concern for Sri Lanka's faltering peace process, officials and diplomats said.
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Sri Lankan government troops and Tamil Tiger guerrillas claimed on Saturday to have inflicted heavy casualties against each other in fierce fighting in the country's north.
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Rebels in Sri Lanka warn they may return to war if the government fails to resume peace talks on their terms.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger rebels threatened on Saturday to resume a two-decade war for self-rule that killed more than 64,000 people if the government did not agree to discuss their demands for self-rule soon.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CP) - Prime Minister Paul Martin wades into Sri Lanka's murky domestic politics Monday when he meets with parliamentarians whose views reflect those of the Tamil Tigers, a separatist insurgent group.
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They are no strangers to death. In more than 20 years of war, the Tamil Tigers have lost thousands in a bloody conflict that has plagued the north of Sri Lanka.
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The Indian Ocean tsunami which battered Sri Lanka has opened up a window of opportunity for a renewal of dialogue between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels but has also exposed the tensions that exist between the two sides.
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KANKASANTURAI, Sri Lanka  - Firing artillery   shells toward Tamil Tiger positions as fighting flares despite   peace talk pledges, Sri Lankan gunner Herath Rajaratne longs   for the day he can return to his family and civilian life.
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Tamil rebels and Sri Lankan troops fought fierce battles in the north at the weekend, leaving several combatants dead or wounded, according to conflicting statements from both sides Sunday.
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Sri Lanka's army claims to have inflicted heavy casualties on Tamil rebels in fighting in the north.