Cabinet ends truce with Tamil rebels
The Sri Lankan government has decided to formally end a cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels that had largely collapsed since a resurgence in fighting two years ago.
The Cabinet unanimously approved Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayake’s proposal to pull out from the 2002 truce, Media Minister Anura Yapa said.
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