| Sri Lanka – The final battle |
LTTE on way to extinction? The year 2008 saw fierce battles between the Sri Lankan Army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), with the former closing in on the latter. LTTE is suffering heavy damages as security forces have been marching towards rebel capital of Kilinochchi and the strategic Mullaittivu in the embattled northern Sri Lanka. Last year, top Sri Lankan defence officials had anticipated the defeat of LTTE fighters in 2008. The goal has not been achieved yet, but Sri Lanka sans LTTE can soon be a reality, according to analysts.
Another event that caught the headlines in Sri Lanka was the assertion of Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) to stop underage recruitments completely. According to Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan, leader of the TMVP, which broke away from the LTTE in 2004, the group inked the action plan with the government and UN Children`s Fund on December 01, vowing to demobilise all underage recruits in the TMVP within three months.
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