Five years after a cease-fire, a ferocious ethnic war is again raging between the government dominated by the Buddhist Sinhalese majority and the Tamil Tigers, separatists seeking a homeland for the largely Hindu Tamil minority.
Matthew Rosenberg, Sri Lanka Heads Into New War, Guardian, May 5, 2007.
Nordic truce monitoring mission has said that the Sri Lankan military had recently increased the number of airstrikes and assaults on the northern heartland of the Tamil Tiger rebels.
Bharatha Mallawarachi, Sri Lankan Jets Strike Rebel Targets, Guardian, May 5, 2007.
Easwaran Rutnam, SLMM notes increased Govt. spy plane activity over Wanni, Daily Mirror, May 07, 2007.
The suspension of night-time operations at the BIA and the closure of A9 together mark a virtual acknowledgment that the undeclared low-intensity war between the government and the Tigers has escalated into a full-fledged, undeclared war.
B. Muralidhar Reddy, Undeclared war, Frontline, May 5, 2007.
The recent spate of seizures of arms, weapons, ammunition, explosives and umpteen consignments of deadly raw materials for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by the Tigers have added to the fears of the public.
V. Jayanth, Alarm bells, Frontline, May 5, 2007.
Meanwhile the Sri Lanka government has warned Indian on the capability of LTTE to strike India’s nuclear installations at any time.
There are indications that the Rajapaksa government will eventually bow to nationalist pressure and keep the British at bay in a diplomatic way.
PK Balachandran, British mediation bid runs into stormy weather, Hindustan Times, May 08, 2007.
Also See:
Dr. Jehan Perera, A TURNING POINT IS BEING REACHED FOR PRESIDENT RAJAPAKSA, NPC, May 5, 2007.
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