Sri Lankan conflict escalates

Updated April 22, 2009 21:10:23

The US described it as the "decisive point" -- it's the Sri Lankan army's push against the rebel Tamil Tigers who are trapped in a government declared "no-fire" zone -- an area approximately of between ten and fifteen square kilometres.

Around one hundred thousand civilians are estimated to be in the area in the country's north east.

Presenter Michael Cavanagh
Speaker: UN's spokesperson based in Colombo Gordon Weiss

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