Between May 14 and 18, the remaining estimated civilian population of approximately 85,000 people departed the area formerly held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) movement and now controlled by the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), according to unconfirmed GoSL reports. As of May 21, nearly 270,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were residing in IDP camps and transit sites.
On May 19, GoSL President Mahinda Rajapaksa officially announced the end of the 25-year civil conflict in an address to the Sri Lankan Parliament. On May 18, international media cited unconfirmed GoSL reports regarding the death of the head of the LTTE movement and other senior LTTE leaders. Read more ...
Monday, May 25, 2009
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