Sunday, March 25, 2007

Sri Lanka Update: March 25, 2007.

LTTE launches its first air strike in its entire combat history against the Lankan Army. A light aircraft bombed a Sri Lankan air force base next to Colombo international airport before dawn on Monday, killing three airmen and wounding 16.
Simon Gardner and Ranga Sirilal, Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers bomb base in first air raid, Reuters, March 26, 2007.
PK Balachandran, LTTE attack on army camp kills 9 in SL, Hindustan Times, March 27, 2007.

Peace Secretariat of the LTTE has released images of Tamileelam Air Force. The rebel group has threatened further attacks.

Lankan Health Ministry gears up to minimise the social stigma and discrimination against those living with HIV/AIDS.
Shanika Sriyananda, Laws soon to minimise AIDS stigma, Sunday Observer,March 25, 2007.

Clashes between the Army and Tigers intensifies resulting in heavy causalities. Army advanced into an area held by the rebels, shifting the battle lines to the island's north.
Sri Lanka death toll rises as army battles rebels, Alert Net, March 24, 2007.
Amal Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka battle lines shift, toll hits 37, Lanka Business Online, March 23, 2007.

A situation report of the war in the Wanni region by Iqbal Athas.

There is a growing recognition for the human rights of women Migrants and the need for gender equality from the government and the UN system.
Rene Wadlow, Protecting Women Migrants, PeaceJournalism, March 19, 2007.

Rajapaksa has denied that there is any ethnic or religious discrimination in the country by PK Balachandran.

Other Reports on Sri Lankan Conflict:
Tigers retreat, lost in the jungles, Sunday Observer, March 25, 2007.

Senpathi, Battling the Tigers and displaced, The Nation, March 25, 2007.

H. L. D. Mahindapala, Save the Tamils their children from the Tigers, asiantribune, March 25, 2007.

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