Read more ceasefire stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/16848/ceasefire.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:57:38 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59256/tamil-tigers-battle-has-reached-its-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSri Lanka's rebel Tamil Tigers have declared a ceasefire after a 26-year war in a statement lamenting thousands of deaths in the past 24 hours, the BBC reports. “This battle has reached its bitter end,” said a Tamil Tigers spokesman on the group’s website. The statement later appeared slightly altered,...http://www.newser.com/story/59256/tamil-tigers-battle-has-reached-its-end.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 6:52:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57250/sri-lanka-rejects-rebels-ceasefire-call.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSurrounded by government forces and citing an “unprecedented humanitarian crisis,” Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers declared a unilateral ceasefire today that was immediately rejected, the Guardian reports. Sri Lanka’s defense chief called the ceasefire “a joke. They were not fighting with us, they were running from us. They must surrender.” At...http://www.newser.com/story/57250/sri-lanka-rejects-rebels-ceasefire-call.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 26 Apr 2009 10:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/51623/pakistan-taliban-call-indefinite-truce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaliban militants and Pakistani officials have agreed to an indefinite ceasefire in the country's troubled Swat valley, Reuters reports. The agreement extends an earlier 10-day truce in which the Taliban agreed to lay down their arms in return for Islamic sharia law being enforced in the area. Militants in the...http://www.newser.com/story/51623/pakistan-taliban-call-indefinite-truce.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Feb 2009 4:37:44 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50878/taliban-declares-ceasefire-in-pakistan-valley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Taliban declared a 10-day ceasefire in a Pakistani valley and freed a Chinese hostage today after it began peace talks with the government, but an abducted American remains missing. The militants called the move a goodwill gesture, as its sympathizers and government officials discuss introducing elements of Islamic law...http://www.newser.com/story/50878/taliban-declares-ceasefire-in-pakistan-valley.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Feb 2009 10:08:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49731/long-range-rocket-strikes-israel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA long-range rocket fired today from Gaza struck the Israeli city of Ashkelon in the first such attack since the ceasefire began last month, reports CNN. No injuries were reported, but Israel vowed to respond with "great force." Resumed rocket fire from Gaza presents a particular problem for the centrist-led...http://www.newser.com/story/49731/long-range-rocket-strikes-israel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Feb 2009 4:36:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49643/israel-pounds-gaza-targets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli aircraft pounded Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip late last night after militants there unleashed 10 rounds of rocket and mortar fire on Israel. It's the region's heaviest exchange since a ceasefire began two weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times reports. Six explosions rocked Rafah, a border town near...http://www.newser.com/story/49643/israel-pounds-gaza-targets.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Feb 2009 3:40:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49602/hamas-rivals-violating-ceasefire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael’s military intelligence chief says Hamas “is conducting serious soul-searching on its strategic mistakes and operational failures" in the wake of the Gaza war, the Jerusalem Post reports. Rival Palestinian groups “are challenging the organization and carrying out attacks in order to bring on another escalation,” he told the Israeli...http://www.newser.com/story/49602/hamas-rivals-violating-ceasefire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 01 Feb 2009 15:35:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49320/un-asks-davos-for-613m-in-gaza-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need for...http://www.newser.com/story/49320/un-asks-davos-for-613m-in-gaza-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 9:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49078/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-border-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn Israeli soldier has been killed and three wounded by an explosion along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, reports the BBC. The attack appeared to have been carried out by militants in a breach of last week's ceasefire declaration, although no group has claimed responsibility, according to Palestinian authorities....http://www.newser.com/story/49078/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-border-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 3:51:18 CST