Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers warned the island's government on Tuesday to halt any further military attacks and incursions into its territory as both sides prepare for renewed peace talks, or risk a full-blown civil war.
Tiger political wing leader SP Thamilselvan said the rebels were giving President Mahinda Rajapakse's government a final opportunity to show good faith, and said prospects of ending a war that has killed more than 65,000 people since 1983 would fade if the talks in late October fail. "The LTTE, in the interests and welfare of the Tamil people has gone the extra mile and demonstrated its flexibility by saying that this is the last opportunity, so behave yourself during the interim period and demonstrate your commitment to the ceasefire agreement," Thamilselvan told Reuters by telephone through a translator from the Tigers' northern stronghold. |