Sri Lankan government launches offensive against Tamil tigers
For more than 25 years, the Tamil rebels have been fighting for independence from the government of Sri Lanka. Today the Sri Lankan army is continuing a massive military assault to force the rebels to give up much of the territory they have won. The BBC World Service’s Roland Buerk joins us from Colombo, Sri Lanka for an update on the situation.
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