Sri Lanka War Updates -- May 20, 2008

'Heavy casualties' in Sri Lanka -- BBC News
78 dead in Sri Lanka clashes -- The Guardian
Sri Lankan military bombs rebel centre -- Rantburg
Sri Lanka: Fight To The Death -- Strategy Page
Suicide bomb in Sri Lanka capital -- BBC
Ex-Tamil Tigers set their eyes on polls -- BBC News

My Comment: This war is sooooo under reported. The government is on the offensive and are confident of victory. Even ex-Tamil Tigers are getting ready to run in federal elections. Unfortunately, like most conflicts that are about to end, that is when the real mass killing starts.

Bomb Blast Kills 23 In Sri Lanka

Bomb Blast Kills 23 In Sri Lanka -- FOX News

Police: Bomb And Grenade Attack On Bus Kills 23 -- CNN

Bus Bombing Kills 23 In Sri Lanka -- Yahoo News

Deadly Blast Hits Sri Lanka Bus -- BBC News

Sri Lanka Says Bus Blast Kills 23 -- Reuters

Sri Lanka's Truce To End On Jan. 16 -- Xinhuanet

UPDATE: Bomb Kills 31 On Sri Lankan Bus As Peace Monitors Pull Out -- Times Online

My Comment: There never has been a ceasefire in Sri Lanka. But what is now different is that the Sri Lanka central government has clearly made a decision to go all out against the Tigers and their civilian support structure. Even though this war has been going on for a very long time, the real and bloody fighting is just about to begin.

Sri Lanka Civil War -- Done In By A Booming Economy

August 9, 2007: The LTTE is being seen as an empty threat. The collapse of LTTE forces in eastern Sri Lanka, and inability to carry out a promised terror campaign, has encouraged government forces, and made Tamil civilians more willing to resist LTTE pressure (to volunteer, or donate money.) The navy continues to destroy LTTE gunrunner boats off the northern coast, while the air force bombed an LTTE base on the northern coast. These bases are disguised as fishing villages, but better intelligence has led to the discovery of which "fishing villages" are simply masquerading as smugglers bases.

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