After three days of gun battles, the Sri Lankan military said it has captured the last stronghold of the Tamil Tiger rebels and killed five rebel leaders.
Sri Lankan military: Last Tamil rebel stronghold captured
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Sri Lanka rebels’ air attack on capital
Tamil Tiger rebel aircraft on Friday dropped bombs in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, and a rural town, military sources told CNN. One or two bombs fell near the nation’s air force headquarters, with one striking the Inland Revenue Department building, the sources said
Sri Lanka says 10,000 civilians flee fighting
The Sri Lankan government said Sunday that more than 10,000 civilians have fled fighting between government forces and Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka over the past week, a "sudden increase" in people displaced by the violence. Most of the 10,501 displaced civilians are from Kilinochchi, while others are from the Jaffna peninsula, according to a news release from Sri Lanka’s defense ministry