Soldiers helping a Tamil civillian escape to safety in a government-heldarea in the Wanni region Photo: AFP/GETTY
Fears Grow For Civilians Trapped In Sri Lanka Battle -- The Telegraph
Fears are growing for the fate of more than 200,000 civilians trapped inside Sri Lanka's northern conflict zone where the army is bombarding Tamil Tigers fighting to hold their last stronghold on the island.
Sri Lankan opposition leaders and western diplomats believe these civilians risk being caught not just in the crossfire in the final battle of the 25 year civil war, but also in President Mahinda Rajapaksa's sights as he seeks to silence all Tamil and dissident voices in a campaign of terror and repression.
On Saturday night a Western diplomat based in Colombo told The Sunday Telegraph: "There are substantial numbers of civilian casualties, huge numbers in a small area and fighting is continuing in civilian areas."
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