Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard in the town of Jaffna, northern Sri Lanka, in April 2008. Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have announced they would observe a unilateral ceasefire coinciding with a South Asian leaders' summit that starts on the island this week.(AFP/File/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi) From CNN:
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lankan rebels said Monday that a new round of peace talks on ending the country's 25-year-old civil war is impossible as long as the government presses ahead with a military offensive.
But they announced Tuesday that they would observe a unilateral cease-fire during a South Asian summit to be held in the capital, Colombo, at the end of the month.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa said earlier this month he was prepared to restart long-dormant talks with the Tamil Tiger rebels if the group lays down its arms and ceases bombings and other attacks across the country.
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More News On Sri Lanka's Civil War
Sri Lanka rebels offer ceasefire for SAsia summit -- Yahoo News
Sri Lanka rebels declare ceasefire for SAARC summit -- Reuters
Sri Lankan Rebels Declare Truce for Regional Summit (Update2) -- Bloomberg
Tamil Tigers declare ten-day truce -- Radio Netherlands
Lankan Govt cautious over LTTE truce offer -- The Hindu
Sri Lanka rejects rebel ceasefire for SAsia summit -- Radio Australia
My Comment: The Sri Lankan Government is now going all out to destroy LTTE command and control centers. This is a fight to the finish, and I suspect the Sri Lankan rebels are now aware of this, and have offered a ceasefire because they are not prepared for the offensive that is now taking place. The Sri Lankan Government is throwing everything into the fight .... I can now predict that the next few months will produce more casualties than what 25 years of warfare have produced.
With the absence of international condemnation, India not being involved (officially), and a Sri Lankan Government determined to end this .... this war and its aftermath is going to be very bloody.
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