Tigers Used Civilians as Human Shield
Posted by Robi - 20/04/09 at 05:04:51 am
Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger rebels are now on the run with the Lankan soldiers and continuing its armed assault over the north-east of the country. Earlier halt in fighting only more than 1,000 individuals leave the battle zone on the small coastal strip. The area is still run by the Tigers. The halt allowed civilians to escape during previous week. However, more than100,000 civilians are still survived in this area.
Sri Lankan administration says while the defense force is advancing on the region, no massive assault will be occurred there as the area has already declared as a safe zone for general people. On the other hand, The United Nations (UN) said thousands of civilians are being held as human shields by the rebels Tigers. The UN asked the Sri Lankan forces to protect the civilians.
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