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Rageswari, a 40-year-old mother of three in northern Sri Lanka, had been running from bullets, shell fire and artillery fire for more than a year. But last week she and thousands of other Tamil civilians had nowhere else to run, caught between the Tamil Tigers and the advancing Sri Lankan government forces working to retake all the land that has been under rebel control since early 2008. Her village, Periyatampanei, was once part of a vast swath of Tiger territory, but upon the first signs of danger last March, she and her family moved deeper into Tiger-held...
...Lanka Taking the Tigers' Territory The Sri Lankan military advanced onto the last splinter of coast held by the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, moving the Tigers' 33-year separatist struggle into its likely endgame. Despite being outnumbered nearly 100 to 1, the approximately 500 remaining Tigers have refused to surrender, clinging to their last 5-mile-long strip of territory. The army's advance has allowed more than 90,000 ethnic Tamil civilians trapped between the two sides to flee the fighting, although thousands more still remain. "We're seeing the final stage of this war, with...
...airforce. According to the Defense Ministry, Tigers also carried out three suicide attacks as the civilians began to flee across the frontline. Army sources in the capital Colombo add that the attacks killed 17 civilians - including several children - and injured 200. (Read a brief history of the Tamil Tigers...
...LTTE would like to reiterate its commitment to a cease-fire without any preconditions, as urged by the U.S. and other members of the international community. The LTTE is also ready for a meaningful negotiation on all issues related to humanitarian access, security, movement and welfare of the Tamil civilian population." The Tigers have been calling for a cease-fire since the beginning of the year, but the government has refused to agree to a truce, alleging that the separatist fighters would use the respite to regroup and rearm...
...pictures of areas previously controlled by the Tamil Tigers...