Fresh fighting erupts as Sri Lanka peace bid stalls
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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 peace broker Norway is to launch a fresh attempt to end a seven-month deadlock in talks after the warring parties agreed to meet, diplomats said.
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Sri Lanka's cease-fire deal ended Wednesday in a spasm of violence, as suspected Tamil Tiger rebels bombed a civilian bus, gunned down the fleeing passengers and attacked farmers as they retreated into the bush, killing 31 people.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s Tamil Tiger rebels say they have sent a fresh proposal to President Chandrika Kumaratunga aimed at reviving the country&#39;s deadlocked peace process.
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Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka clashed with security forces and civilians in a strategic port town today, leaving one person dead and three injured.
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The Sri Lankan government and the Tamil Tigers say that fighting on Thursday has left more than 30 dead.
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Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war with Tamil Tiger rebels will likely escalate into the bloodiest period of fighting the island has seen after the government scrapped a tattered truce, experts said on Thursday.
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Heavy fighting has gripped Sri Lanka as Tamil Tiger rebels and troops blamed each other for the renewed battles and India sent a top envoy to discuss the worsening violence.
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Twenty-four hours of intense fighting across Sri Lanka's north left at least 38 rebels and one soldier dead by early Saturday, the military said, a day ahead of a visit by a Japanese special peace envoy.
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Fierce fighting erupted in northern Sri Lanka Monday as government forces mounted a fresh push into territory held by Tiger rebels, with the official death toll from the new clashes at more than 50.
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Sri Lankan soldiers battled Tamil Tiger rebels in jungles in the island's restive east on Thursday, the military said, as Japan's special peace envoy visited camps for war-displaced families in the area.
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COLOMBO: Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels gunned down another rival after Norway failed in its latest bid to end a prolonged deadlock in Sri Lankaâs peace process, officials and diplomats said on Sunday.
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In Sri Lanka the leader of the LTTE guerillas, Velupillai Prabhkaran, has threatened with resumption of the civil war unless the government agrees to new peace talks.
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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 battled Tamil Tiger rebels with tanks and fighter jets along a shared "border" in the island's east on Thursday, with each side blaming the other for the outbreak of fighting.
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The Tamil Tigers declared on Monday they now saw no other option than to push for independence in what analysts said was notice to Sri Lanka's government they are resuming their struggle and renewed civil war will deepen.
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Colombo: Norway&#39;s latest bid to salvage Sri Lanka&#39;s faltering peace process ended without a breakthrough Friday but the government and the rebels have pledged to continue to uphold a fragile truce.