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Northern Sri Lanka’s Last Hospital Closed After Cluster Bomb Attack

by Jason Ditz | Feb 4, 2009

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...

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Sri Lanka Rules Out Ceasefire, Gives Civilians 48 Hours to Flee Onslaught

by Jason Ditz | Jan 30, 2009

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...

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At Least 67 Civilians Killed in Shelling of Sri Lanka’s “Safe Zone”

by Jason Ditz | Jan 22, 2009

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...

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