Thursday, May 28, 2009

Aftermath Of the Sri Lankan Civil War -- News Updates May 28, 2009


Sri Lanka Says U.N. Rights Vote Vindicates War Victory -- Yahoo News/AP

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka on Thursday said a vote at the U.N. Human Rights Council had vindicated its prosecution of the war against the Tamil Tigers, and dealt a blow to Western calls for a probe into possible rights violations.

The military also said it had positively matched the DNA of the bodies of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) founder Vellupillai Prabhakaran and his son Charles Anthony, both killed last week in the final battle of Sri Lanka's 25-year war.

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More News On the Aftermath Of The Sri Lankan Civil War

Sri Lanka forces West to retreat over ‘war crimes’ with victory at UN -- Times Online
UN rejects calls for Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry -- The Guardian
UN rights chief presses for Sri Lanka probe -- AP
Aid Workers Gain Better Access to Tamils Displaced by Sri Lankan War -- Voice of America
LTTE remnants can resort to hit-and-run tactics: Army Chief -- Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka: DNA test confirms rebel leader's death -- AP
Tiger chief's parents in Sri Lankan camp: military -- AFP
'Pak played key role in Lanka's victory over Tamil Tigers' -- India Express
Sri Lanka denies Chinese help defeated Tamil Tigers -- ABC Radio Australia
New fight brews in Sri Lanka after the Tigers -- Christian Science Monitor

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