EXCLUSIVE – Sri Lanka will not hunt down renegade rebels
A feud between Sri Lanka’s mainstream Tamil Tigers and a breakaway faction that threatens to rupture a 3-1/2-year truce is an internal rebel problem, and the government will not hunt down and disarm the renegades, a top official said on Tuesday. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) demand that the government disarm a splinter group led by a top former rebel commander called Karuna who broke ranks last year, warning that a rash of deadly attacks on its cadres could rekindle a two-decade civil war. Full Story