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 COLOMBO (AFP) — Sri Lankan troops have smashed the Tamil Tigers' mini-state and cornered the remaining rebels, but officials say they must catch their elusive leader to declare final victory.
The air force carried out a series of raids on locations where Velupillai Prabhakaran, 54, was suspected to have sheltered over the weekend, but there had been no word about his whereabouts, the military said. |
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By C. Bryson Hull  COLOMBO (Reuters) - More than 1,400 civilians poured out of Sri Lanka's war zone on Sunday, bringing the total in the last four days to nearly 14,000 as soldiers try to deal a death blow to the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, the military said.
The rate of civilians trapped in fighting between the military and the cornered Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) has picked up sharply this week, signaling the onset of faster military operations to wipe out the guerrillas. |
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 As the security forces are further shrinking LTTE hiding areas, 4701 more Tamil civilians who were kept as hostages by the LTTE terrorists have crossed over to liberated areas from the Puthukudiyirippu in Mullaittivu amidst heavy beating and shooting by the LTTE, during the last 24 hours, 9 February, defence sources said.
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Chaminda Perera  Health Ministry Secretary Dr. Athula Kahandaliyanage in a letter to ICRC Sri Lanka Mission Head Paul Castella on Saturday said the International Committee of Red Cross should be responsible for the plight of patients and medical staff attached to Puthukuduyirrupu Hospital for having deviated from the best possible route arranged by the Government to evacuate them.
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Prof Rajiva Wijesinha
Secretary General, Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process Tamils hold banners and placards with messages to save their relatives in Wanni, during a demonstration in Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. (AP)  I was deeply shocked by news on Friday that stones had been thrown at the office of the International Committee of the Red Cross. The day before it had been the Indian cricketers, an appalling departure from our usual civilized behaviour as spectators. Such violence must stop, and I hope that message will go out loud and clear.
With regard to the ICRC indeed it is suggested that the violence was organized, and connected with criticisms made of the organization by government. That is even worse – if there are problems, they should be settled through discussions and clear instructions to the ICRC as to the parameters within which they are expected to act. |
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