President Mahinda Rajapaksa is quite confident that the enemies of the small island country are finally on the brink of defeat.
Yesterday the Sri Lankan president gave a speech as the South-Asian country was celebrating its 61th anniversary of independence.
Although he was talking about unification, he is very well aware of the fact that there will be more battles against the Tamil Tiger insurgents.
Some suggested that at this state of the war the rebels, often referred to as terrorists, could be given an opportunity to surrender, however, Defense Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa found this suggestion ridiculous.
Battles have been taking place in the Northern parts of Sri Lanka where the strongholds of the remaning Tamil forces can be found. Tamils, who have been fighting for their own independence since 1983, form the largest ethnic minority on the island and are concentrated in the Northern and Eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
Humanitarian groups expressed their concern as almost a quarter of a million citizens are trapped in the area between the two fighting sites.
According to CNN the last remaining hospital in Pudukkudiyiruppu had to be closed down.
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