The Tamil Tigers close in.(Sri Lanka)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: May 13, 2000 | Copyright information

DELHI

In a renewed attack on the Sri Lankan army, the Tigers are threatening the town of Jaffna and sending shockwaves into India

AFTER a brief lull, the battle for Jaffna has resumed. Sri Lanka's 17- year civil war exploded again on May 10th when the Tamil Tigers launched a major offensive against the government's forces. The Tigers attacked military units based in villages on the outskirts of Jaffna town, the prospective capital of the Tamil state for which they are fighting. On their own radio station, they warned the town's residents to move to safe places. With 5,000 ...

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