Sri Lankan government soldiers stand behind a display of weapons they say were captured from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) near the town of Kilinochchi located near the "No Fire Zone" in northern Sri Lanka, April 24. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame. Photograph by: David Gray, ReutersSri Lankan Rebels Declare Unilateral Cease-Fire -- Yahoo News/AP
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Tamil Tiger rebels declared a unilateral cease-fire on Sunday as a top U.N. official pressed Sri Lankan leaders to let aid into the northeastern war zone where tens of thousands of civilians are trapped.
The rebels asked the international community to pressure the government into halting its campaign, saying the "humanitarian crisis can only be overcome by the declaration of an immediate cease-fire."
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A Sri Lankan soldier on Friday looked over civilians who had fled the war zone in the northern part of the country controlled by Tamil rebels. As many as 100,000 civilians may be trapped there. ReutersMore War News Updates On Sri Lanka
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