The Wall Street Journal

Sadr City in Baghdad, the northeastern districts of Sri Lanka and the Guaviare province of Colombia have little in common culturally, historically or politically. But they are crucial reference points on a global map in which long-running insurgencies suddenly find themselves on the verge of defeat.

SINGAPORE: India’s maritime “surveillance” has “helped” Sri Lanka in “a big way” in facing the challenge from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. Emphasising this, Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollogama told The Hindu that his country would continue to “advocate” that the international community take steps to dry up the sources of funding and other forms of support for the LTTE.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- Seventeen commuters were injured Wednesday when Tamil Tiger rebels tried to blow up a crowded passenger train bringing workers to the capital of Sri Lanka, police said.A bomb placed on the rail track in the southern suburb of Dehiwala missed the engine and partially hit the first compartment.

Security forces personnel engaged in counter terrorist offensive operation are inching further towards LTTE terrain inflicting damages to the enemy in Jaffna and Wanni fronts. According to the finalized military report received from the forefront said that 10 LTTE terrorists were killed while 6 others suffered injuries. 23 more terrorists were reported either killed or wounded. Three security forces personnel have laid their lives for the motherland and 4 suffered wounds in yesterday's clashes.