Sri Lanka: October 22, 2000

Archives

mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"> In Jaffna, the latest rebel offensive came to an end, as army troops swept areas they had lost and found the bodies of dead rebels. In two days of fighting, nearly a hundred rebels were killed. The army lost 17 dead and 104 wounded. Meanwhile, newspapers reported that as many as fifty suicide bombers had entered the capital in preparation for another mass attack. It was also reported that bombers were carrying some 13 pounds of plastic explosive, as opposed to the 1.5 pounds used in the past. The bomber who attacked in the city on October 19th was carrying 13 pounds of explosives. 

-->
 

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 contribute. 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