Civilians urged to move to Govt territory

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, has urged tens of thousands of people displaced by fighting in the north to leave areas controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. He said leaflets would be dropped and safe passage opened for them to move into Government-held territory. Aid agencies in Sri Lanka say 134,000 displaced people are in Kilinochchi district alone. More than half of them have... [read full story]