81.   In the northern and eastern regions, Tamil separatist are locked in combat with security forces.

82.   The Sri Lankan airforce raided rebel targets in the north of the country as part of a renewed campaign against Tamil separatists, officials said Wednesday.

83.   The Tamils and government have reached a stalemate after years of fighting between Tamil separatists in the northern and the Sinhalese-dominated government.

84.   The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday announced the closure of government schools with immediate effect as a military campaign against Tamil separatists escalated in the north of the country.

85.   The suspected poisoning is attributed to the Tamil separatists in Sri Lanka in an effort to destabilise the economy.

86.   Travel between this northern peninsula and the rest of the country is risky because of fighting between Tamil separatists and government troops.

87.   Their return, which is favoured by the government, is very likely being blocked by Tamil separatists, according to a local expert.

88.   They also carried random checks of vehicles to detect possible Tamil separatists.

89.   It also pointed to conscription of children as soldiers in the ranks of both the government and Tamil separatists.

90.   Jayewardene turned to neighbouring India, which he had earlier accused of arming and training the Tamil separatists, and secured a landmark peace deal with warring factions.