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Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), hold food and water handed by Sri Lankan government soldiers in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50, 000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest- running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
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REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), stay in a temporary refugee camp in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest- running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
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REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), bathe in a ditch in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50, 000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest- running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
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REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)
Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), hold food and water they were handed by Sri Lankan government soldiers in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest- running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGE OF THE DAY TOP PICTURE)
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REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), walk past a government soldier and signpost after receiving food near the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest- running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
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REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), stay in a temporary refugee camp in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest- running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
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REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
A Sri Lankan government soldier walks with his weapons near the town of Putumatalan located at the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest- running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray ( SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)
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