South Asia News

Jul 5, 2009, 8:32 GMT

Tamil rebel kills soldier in eastern Sri Lanka

Colombo - A lone Tamil rebel killed one soldier in eastern Sri Lanka and injured two others in a shootout marking the first military casualties after the guerilla leadership was crushed six weeks ago, a military spokesman said Sunday. The incident took place in Kirankulam, Batticaloa, 300 kilometres east of the capital when soldiers attempted to ambush a rebel riding a canoe in a lagoon on Saturday. The rebel grabbed the weapon of a soldier and opened fire killing one and injuring two others. In return fire the rebel was injured and arrested. The government on May 18 declared that the rebel army had been wiped out and its leadership destroyed, but a few guerrillas still remain in the eastern province. Some 11,000 rebels surrendered to government forces while about 270,000 civilians displaced in fighting are living in refugee camps in northern Sri Lanka, before being allowed to resettle in their villages.

And Also

Look Back at the Worst Celebrity Breakups

Look Back at the Worst Celebrity Breakups - PopEater
LHC sets new power record after smashing TeV record - The Tech Herald
Woody Allen Gets His First Lady - Cinema Blend
Heidi Klum, Seal Unveil Baby Lou - PopEater
A&E series 'Hoarders' and 'Intervention' premiere Monday, Nov. 30th, preview

Your Talkback on this Story

Latest Headlines in South Asia

Older Talkback

South Asia: Index

: News; Features

Latest Pics

From Sites we Like

"On one occasion a milking parlour had been entered and he had stripped down to his pants and climbed into a huge vat of manure." [Sick]
Just the thing for this holiday season: His & Hers DUIs. Make the tag a double, barkeep [Dumbass]

More Not News from Fark

In Monsters and Critics

: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Lifestyle; Movies; Music; News; People; Science & Nature; Sport; TV; Archives
Other Languages and Sites: Deutschland (Monsters and Critics); The Tech Herald; Free Games

Entertainment: Arts; Books; DVD; Gaming; Movies; Music; People; Soundtracks; TV
Media: Celebrity Photos; Movie Pictures; Movie Trailers; Movie Posters; Theatre Stills; Celebrity Video; Music Video
Released this week: Movies - USA; Movies - UK; DVD - USA
Distractions: Online Games; Daily Crossword; Sudoku Classic; Daily Jigsaw

World News: US; UK; Americas; Europe; Middle East; Asia Pacific; South Asia; Africa; Business; Education; Health
Science and Tech: Science and Nature; Technology
Lifestyle: Autos; Fashion; Life; Travel

Corporate

: About; Advertise; Contact; The Team; Vacancies; Privacy; RSS; Site Map; Terms; Webmasters

The Fine Print

© 2003 - 2009 by Monsters and Critics.com, WotR Ltd. All Rights Reserved. All photos are copyright their respective owners and are used under license or with permission. * Note M&C cannot be held responsible for the content on other Web Sites.

Servers supplied by Servint