Sun, Apr 26th, 2009
April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sri Lanka rejected a cease-firecall by Tamil Tiger rebels as a “joke” as a Tamil group saidthe army must stop killing civilians trapped in the last rebel-held territory in the north.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam must surrender andallow civilians to leave the conflict zone, Defense SecretaryGotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday, according to a statement onthe government’s Web site.
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The United Nations' top humanitarian official John Holmes says Sri Lanka's Government has refused the UN access to civilians caught in fighting with Tamil Tiger rebels.
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels call ceasefire
Apr 26th, 2009 - guardian.co.uk
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels today declared a unilateral ceasefire amid concerns about civilian casualties - a move immediately rejected by the government, who demanded a full surrender.
Tamil Tiger rebels call ceasefire
Apr 26th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
Tamil Tiger rebels fighting government forces in north-east Sri Lanka have declared a unilateral ceasefire. A Tamil Tiger spokesman told the BBC the move was due to what he called an "unprecedented humanitarian crisis".

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