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Sri Lanka Marks 10 Years Since Civil War’s End

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Still reeling from the Easter terror attacks, Sri Lanka commemorates this weekend 10 years since the end of a bloody civil war that killed at least 100,000 people, the scars of which are still not healed. Security was tight in the north of the island, home to Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, ahead of solemn ceremonies Saturday. Sri Lanka’s government and top military brass were to have their own commemoration in Colombo Sunday. On May 18, 2009, government forces brought their...

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