Sri Lanka: May 5, 2000

Archives

Army and navy troops have held off rebel attacks on the northern naval base at Kilali. But LTTE rebels continue to close on on the town of Jaffna, now defended by over a division of army troops. Although the rebels are generally outnumbered, they move about more and are not reluctant to take casualties. The army leadership is much less flexible and army morale much more fragile. The head of India's air force is making an official visit to Sri Lanka, although India has refused to provide military assistance.

 

Article Archive

Sri Lanka: Current 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close