Posts Tagged ‘Sri Lanka military’

Sri Lanka seeks allies’ support ahead of UN rights meet

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

[Reuters]

Sri Lanka’s foreign minister left on Sunday on a two-week mission to shore up diplomatic support ahead of a U.N. Human Rights Council meeting, where the Indian Ocean nation is expecting to face a fight over Western-led pressure for a war crimes probe.

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Sri Lanka ‘war crimes’ video false: military

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

[AFP]

Sri Lanka’s military said Wednesday it had original footage that exposed the “malicious intentions” behind a British documentary on alleged war crimes committed by government troops.

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