Allegations of Voter Fraud in Sri Lanka as Unrest Looms
Allegations of Voter Fraud in Sri Lanka as Unrest Looms | President calls military out against opposition leader’s hotel
Report: 25,000-30,000 Civilians Maimed in Final Days of Sri Lanka War
Report: 25,000-30,000 Civilians Maimed in Final Days of Sri Lanka War | Aid group says enormous numbers lost limbs
Sri Lanka War Zone Hospital Shelled, At Least 50 Killed
Sri Lanka War Zone Hospital Shelled, At Least 50 Killed | Govt denies attack
Eight Killed as Terrorists Attack Cricketers in Lahore
Terrorist attacks in troubled Pakistan are nothing new, but today’s attack in Lahore, which killed six police and two civilian bystanders and injured several others seems to have captured the attention of not just the nation, but much of the world as well. The 12 attackers, who the Lahore police chief said “appeared to be [...]
Sri Lanka Presses Offensive Against Separatists
Sri Lanka once again rejected international calls for a ceasefire in their several decade long war against Tamil separatists yesterday, declaring that the fighting would only stop when the rebels lay down their arms. But as the war rages on, the Sri Lankan military has pushed the separatists into an ever-shrinking corner. At this point [...]
Northern Sri Lanka’s Last Hospital Closed After Cluster Bomb Attack
The Sri Lankan military continued its attacks against the separatist north, yesterday alone killing 52 civilians and wounding around 80. At this point the offensive is confined to the last roughly 30 square miles of coastal land left to be conquered, but as the military has pressed forward into civilian populations, they have driven roughly [...]
Sri Lanka Rules Out Ceasefire, Gives Civilians 48 Hours to Flee Onslaught
As Sri Lanka’s military continues its increasingly bloody military offensive in the breakaway northern portion of the nation, scores of civilian deaths have been reported and a quarter of a million civilians have been put at direct risk. Yet the Sri Lankan government insists its attacks will continue, with one minister saying “we are determined [...]
At Least 67 Civilians Killed in Shelling of Sri Lanka’s “Safe Zone”
The Sri Lankan military continues to press its advantage in the long-standing conflict against the separatist north, and while they seem to be gaining considerable momentum, an increasingly bloody military victory seems likely to complicate attempts to quiet the separatist sentiment. The latest complain today came from Sri Lankan health officials, who say that the [...]
