(DN)After 25 years, Sri Lanka's civil conflict looks likely to end soon with the total defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tigers. At present the remnants of what was once a formidable military force are trapped in a tiny strip of land in the north-east of the country (along with about 100,000 Tamils) and surrounded by vastly superior Government Forces.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has called on the rebels to lay down their weapons and surrender, but the offer is unlikely to be accepted. This, after all, is a group which pioneered the practice of using women as suicide bombers, employed child soldiers and assassinated its political opponents without compunction. Full text
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