Sunday, May 17, 2009
Channel 4 News : Exclusive: Tamil Tigers interview
Exclusive: Tamil Tigers interview
Updated on 17 May 2009
By Channel 4 News
A key Tamil Tiger leader has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News, saying their chief is still alive and they want a political solution. Alex Thomson reports.
http://tinyurl.com/pn7hxx
Updated on 17 May 2009
By Channel 4 News
A key Tamil Tiger leader has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News, saying their chief is still alive and they want a political solution. Alex Thomson reports.
http://tinyurl.com/pn7hxx
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[reuters] Sri Lanka rebels willing to surrender arms - Norway Sun May 17, 2009 11:39pm IST http://tinyurl.com/oduyx4
By John Acher
OSLO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are willing to surrender their arms to a third party, after having conceded defeat in a 25-year civil war, former peace mediator Norway said on Sunday.
"I have been in touch with the Tamil Tigers many times today," Norway's Development Aid Minister Erik Solheim told Reuters. "They have made it clear to us that they are ready to give up arms to the international community."
Earlier on Sunday, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) conceded they had lost the war, after putting up heavy resistance to a final assault by government troops.
The LTTE resisted earlier diplomatic pressure to lay down its weapons until it had little other choice. Sri Lanka's government had already ruled out surrender via a third party.
The military says it is fighting sporadic battles to wipe out the handful of LTTE fighters remaining in less than 1 square km area.
"The main issue now is to get access to this area for independent verification and for evacuation of the wounded," Solheim said. "There may be many wounded."
Solheim said he could provide no new information on the fate of LTTE founder-leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. Military sources said a body believed to be his was recovered and its identity was being confirmed.
He said other LTTE leaders were alive and leading the fight.
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By John Acher
OSLO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels are willing to surrender their arms to a third party, after having conceded defeat in a 25-year civil war, former peace mediator Norway said on Sunday.
"I have been in touch with the Tamil Tigers many times today," Norway's Development Aid Minister Erik Solheim told Reuters. "They have made it clear to us that they are ready to give up arms to the international community."
Earlier on Sunday, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) conceded they had lost the war, after putting up heavy resistance to a final assault by government troops.
The LTTE resisted earlier diplomatic pressure to lay down its weapons until it had little other choice. Sri Lanka's government had already ruled out surrender via a third party.
The military says it is fighting sporadic battles to wipe out the handful of LTTE fighters remaining in less than 1 square km area.
"The main issue now is to get access to this area for independent verification and for evacuation of the wounded," Solheim said. "There may be many wounded."
Solheim said he could provide no new information on the fate of LTTE founder-leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. Military sources said a body believed to be his was recovered and its identity was being confirmed.
He said other LTTE leaders were alive and leading the fight.
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