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| Sri Lanka |
| Colombo widens safe zone |
| 2009-01-22 |
| The Sri Lankan military on Wednesday announced an "expanded safe zone" in the Mullathivu district, the last stronghold of the LTTE, to enable civilians to move to government-controlled territory. Appealing to civilians in Mullathivu to move towards the expanded safe zone, the military released details of the areas earmarked for the purpose. It is not immediately clear how the government intends to reach the message to the citizens. Separately, Senior Advisor to President and parliamentarian Basil Rajapaksa said the government was taking additional steps to provide suitable facilities to accommodate the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) coming to government-held areas in increasing numbers. He held a top-level meeting to review the arrangements to accommodate the displaced. |
| Posted by:Fred |