It has been just over a month
since the last time the Sri Lankan
conflict was featured here.
In that time, government forces
have put further pressure
on the rebel
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),
and hundreds of thousands of civilians
in the north of the country
have been trapped in a war zone.
Press coverage is still very limited,
and conflicting stories are the norm,
with LTTE representatives claiming
the ethnic Tamil civilians are staying willingly,
fearful of government forces,
and the Sri Lankan government claiming
the civilians are being held against their will by the LTTE.
According to the UN, over 6,500 civilians have been killed,
thousands more injured,
and a stream of over 100,000 refugees
has recently left the LTTE stronghold,
and the Sri Lankan government
has halted the use of heavy-caliber weaponry.
since the last time the Sri Lankan
conflict was featured here.
In that time, government forces
have put further pressure
on the rebel
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE),
and hundreds of thousands of civilians
in the north of the country
have been trapped in a war zone.
Press coverage is still very limited,
and conflicting stories are the norm,
with LTTE representatives claiming
the ethnic Tamil civilians are staying willingly,
fearful of government forces,
and the Sri Lankan government claiming
the civilians are being held against their will by the LTTE.
According to the UN, over 6,500 civilians have been killed,
thousands more injured,
and a stream of over 100,000 refugees
has recently left the LTTE stronghold,
and the Sri Lankan government
has halted the use of heavy-caliber weaponry.
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