Wednesday, April 29, 2009
War in endgame, 100,000 escape rebel zone
Thousands more civilians surged out of Sri Lanka's war zone on April 22 while soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels fought the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect those still trapped.
In the third day since troops blasted through a massive earthen wall built by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and unleashed the exodus, the military said at least 100,000 people had been registered for onward transit to refugee camps.
Among those who came out was the LTTE's ex-spokesman Daya Master, a former school teacher who was the Tigers' voice to the English-speaking world for years and arranged media visits to the self declared state the separatists had fought to create.
The military said he was the most senior rebel to surrender, an act that is in contravention of LTTE founder-leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran's dictate that followers wear cyanide vials to be taken in case of
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In the third day since troops blasted through a massive earthen wall built by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and unleashed the exodus, the military said at least 100,000 people had been registered for onward transit to refugee camps.
Among those who came out was the LTTE's ex-spokesman Daya Master, a former school teacher who was the Tigers' voice to the English-speaking world for years and arranged media visits to the self declared state the separatists had fought to create.
The military said he was the most senior rebel to surrender, an act that is in contravention of LTTE founder-leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran's dictate that followers wear cyanide vials to be taken in case of
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: asia longest running war, civilians, LTTE, ltte chief prabhakaran, no fire zone, prabhakaran to surrender, rebel zone, refugee champs, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers
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