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Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Sri Lanka to see how the Tamil Tigers, one of the world's most lethal and influential terrorist organizations, were finally defeated.Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller travels to Sri Lanka to see how the Tamil... more
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More than 150,000 people are being shelled daily and are running short of water and medicine in a Sri Lankan-government declared "No Fire Zone", according to witness reports and United Nations briefing documents obtained by the Guardian.
Tens of thousands of people are caught between the last 1,500 fighters of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the advancing troops of the Sri Lankan army. The civilians are trapped on a thin strip of land - estimated at 13.5 square miles (35 square kilometers) - on Sri Lanka's north-east coast.
The UN warns that if people stay they risk being killed by government shells and if they try to leave they will be in danger of being shot by the Tigers. Diplomats say there is a real danger that a bloody denouement to the 25-year-old civil war could result in an "all-out humanitarian catastrophe".More than 150,000 people are being shelled daily and are running short of water and... more
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The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have killed at least 60 government soldiers in Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka according to their officials. The LTTE also wounded 150 troops.
Sri Lanka's Defence Ministry dismiss the claims saying the guerrillas had suffered heavy damages in the fighting. They also said that 13 troops were killed and 40 were wounded.
Independent verification is difficult in Sri Lanka as journalists and monitors are blocked from the frontline of conflicts.The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), have killed at least 60 government... more
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