Tens of thousands of Tamil civilians are believed to be trapped inside a tiny patch of jungle still held by the rebels. Photo AFPSri Lankan Military Fights To Surround Rebels -- AP
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan forces battled Friday to take complete control of the country's coastline and surround the reeling Tamil Tigers in a final push to destroy the rebel group and end the country's civil war, the military said.
As the fighting raged, hundreds of desperate war refugees escaped the war zone and a top U.N. official headed here on an urgent mission to safeguard the tens of thousands of civilians still trapped amid the heavy shelling.
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Sri Lanka vows to beat Tamil Tigers within 48 hrs -- AFP
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UN warns of Sri Lanka bloodbath -- BBC
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