Army giving up fight to LTTE
Monday, May 18, 2009

Nayan: The Sri Lankan government's historic defeat of the Tamil Tigers has been tarnished by mounting charges of warcrimes, with thousands of civilians reported killed in months of indiscriminate shelling.
As its troops mop up the remnants of the rebel Army, who on Sunday said they were giving up the fight to defend a tiny patch of jungle in the northeast, the island's government is also facing a major diplomatic headache.