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...guerillas - are fighting to secede from the the island country of Sri Lanka. Tamils originally immigrated to Sri Lanka from southern India and make up 10 to 15% of the population, compared to the majority Sinhalese, who constitute about 75%. In 1972, the Sinhalese-controlled Sri Lankan government declared Sinhala and Buddhism the official language and religion. The Tamils, who practice Hinduism and have their own language, took this action as an affront, and Vellupillai Prabhakaran founded the Tigers soon after. The group is formally known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). (See pictures of Sri Lanka...
...main supply routes into Mullaitivu, the thick jungle areas where the LTTE is believed to base its operations. Symbolically, Kilinochchi is more important. The 463 square mile (1,200 sq. km.) district it governs has been under LTTE control for more than 10 years, ever since the Sri Lankan Army lost a battle known as Operation Unceasing Waves in September...
...take the match 9-3, 9-4, 10-9. With the victory, she improves her record to 4-0 on the season. No. 2 Nirasha Guruge continued her promising freshman campaign, defeating Jennifer Gemmell 9-4, 9-1, 9-3. Guruge, who has experience playing for the Sri Lankan National team, has made the transition to collegiate squash seamlessly, having won all four of her matches 3-0. “Collegiate squash is very different than I imagined. Much more intense.” Guruge said of the experience. “It is exciting and I am definitely...
...respectively. O’Donnell, Zindman, and Mumanachit thoroughly dominated their opponents, each surrendering just three points over the course of their 3-0 contests. Two highly recruited freshmen also made their collegiate debuts with convincing victories. Starting at No. 2, Nirasha Guruge, a member of the Sri Lankan National Team since 2005, swept her opening match, 9-2, 9-2, 9-4. Likewise, No. 4 Emily Park, who played with Team USA at the National Junior Championships, took her opening match 9-4, 9-6, 9-0. While the Crimson cruised through its opening weekend, the real tests don?...
...final reckoning looms. Despite Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's offer of talks, stubborn resistance is expected from the cornered L.T.T.E. - a group which, in its struggle for an independent Tamil homeland, pioneered suicide bombing and taught fighters to imbibe cyanide pills rather than surrender...