Sri Lanka soldiers are seen patrolling the Puthukkudiyirippu area in northeast Sri Lanka in this February 28, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Stringer/FilesSri Lanka Says Final Standoff With Tigers Approaches -- Reuters
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military on Thursday said it has one kilometre left to go before trapping the Tamil Tigers separatists in a no-fire zone, along with thousands of civilians at grave risk in the 25-year war's final act.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under pressure to craft a political deal, has called for a meeting with parliamentarians allied with the Tigers but they have refused until the government resolves the humanitarian crisis faced by civilians trapped in the fighting.
"Now the area is 21 sq km (8 sq miles) and only 1 sq km left other than the safe zone," military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under pressure to craft a political deal, has called for a meeting with parliamentarians allied with the Tigers but they have refused until the government resolves the humanitarian crisis faced by civilians trapped in the fighting.
"Now the area is 21 sq km (8 sq miles) and only 1 sq km left other than the safe zone," military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
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