European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 17 May | 55 comments (55 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Tamil Tigers' last retreat cut off as Sri Lankan army takes coastline | World news | guardian.co.uk

Sri Lankan forces said today they had taken control of the island's entire coastline, cutting off any sea escape for the Tamil Tigers amid growing international anger over attacks that have killed thousands.
The latest military advance appears to give the government full control of the coast for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century, leaving the rebels trapped along with tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in a tiny pocket of territory in the north-east.
The Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has vowed to defeat the remaining rebel fighters and end the 25-year-old civil war by the end of today.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat May 16th, 2009 at 06:39:46 AM EST
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Sri Lanka seizes coast and tightens noose on Tigers | World | Reuters

COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops on Saturday seized the entire coastline for the first time in a 25-year war with the Tamil Tigers, the military said, cutting off escape for separatist rebels now facing annihilation.
Two divisions marching from north and south sealed the coast, while a third completed the encirclement of the Tigers and their leaders, now trapped in barely a square kilometre (0.5 sq mile) of land without their umbilical access to the sea.

by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Sat May 16th, 2009 at 06:41:50 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 17 May | 55 comments (55 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)