New account of the history of conflict provides an indispensable resource WASHINGTON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The conflict between the Sri Lankan government and the secessionist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam is one of the world's most intractable contemporary armed struggles.

Text of report headlined "Death toll rises to 9; 84 wounded in LTTE bomb explosion - Dehiwala" published by Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence website on 27 May According to the latest report received from Kalubowila hospital, nine civilians were killed including a pregnant woman and 84 more passengers suffered injuries when the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] terrorists exploded a bomb inside a highly-crowded Colombo-Panadura train around 4.55 p.m.

Sri Lanka restricts train service to north COLOMBO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government has decided to restrict the popular passenger train service between the capital Colombo and the northern town of Vavuniya due to security fears, railway officials said Sunday.

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Sri Lanka's growing violence spread to the southern region Wednesday where one of two explosions reportedly killed 23 people on a bus. Both attacks occurred near Buttala, southeast of the capital Colombo, and came as the government formally withdrew from a cease-fire with Tamil Tiger separatists.