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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 13 > Sri Lanka orders halt in fighting rebels

Sri Lanka orders halt in fighting rebels


April 13, 2009

NEW DELHI — Having rebuffed international appeals to protect civilians trapped in a war zone in its northeast, the Sri Lankan government on Sunday ordered a two-day “pause” in fighting.

An estimated 100,000 ethnic Tamils are trapped in a deadly and shrinking....

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