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Sri Lankan civilians trapped in 'no fire zone' - 25 Apr 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: May 6 09
Witnessed: 873 times
Regions: Sri Lanka
Issues: Armed conflict, Internally displaced persons, Violence
Tags: civilian casualties, human shield, killings, ltte, starvation, tamil tigers, war zone
As the Sri Lankan government confronts the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), between 15,000 and 50,000 civilians are estimated to be trapped in the conflict zone - a four square kilometre pocket of land in the northeast.
Some civilians are now in about 40 overcrowded camps after fleeing LTTE-held areas. Thousands more have fled to the frontline coastal village of Puttumattalan, which until earlier this week, was in the so-called "no fire zone".
Al Jazeera's David Chater reports.
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