04-10-2004, 04:27 PM
Sri Lanka army to restore law, order amid Tiger war
Colombo, April 10. (PTI): Sri Lankan security forces have been ordered to restore law and order in the island's east amid a fighting between Tamil Tiger factions even as the new Government said it will take up with peace broker Norway, the issue of the internecine war because it was "violation" of an Oslo-arranged truce.
The fighting, which erupted between the main Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and their rival faction in the east of the country yesterday had caused civilian casualties, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
"The President directed the chief of defence staff and service commanders to visit the area and take all necessary steps to enforce law and order," it said.
It was not immediately clear how security forces would move to restore law and order as the rebel fighting was concentrated in an area where Government forces have no control.
However, the Defence Ministry said peace broker Norway, will be informed of the intense fighting with a complaint that the outbreak of hostilities was a violation of the truce that is in force since February 2002.
"It is intended to inform the Norwegian facilitators to convey to the LTTE that this is a violation of the ceasefire agreement and the Government expects to take up this issue with the LTTE leadership," the statement said.
The rebel fighters are led by regional commander V. Muralitharan, better known as Karuna.
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Colombo, April 10. (PTI): Sri Lankan security forces have been ordered to restore law and order in the island's east amid a fighting between Tamil Tiger factions even as the new Government said it will take up with peace broker Norway, the issue of the internecine war because it was "violation" of an Oslo-arranged truce.
The fighting, which erupted between the main Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and their rival faction in the east of the country yesterday had caused civilian casualties, the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
"The President directed the chief of defence staff and service commanders to visit the area and take all necessary steps to enforce law and order," it said.
It was not immediately clear how security forces would move to restore law and order as the rebel fighting was concentrated in an area where Government forces have no control.
However, the Defence Ministry said peace broker Norway, will be informed of the intense fighting with a complaint that the outbreak of hostilities was a violation of the truce that is in force since February 2002.
"It is intended to inform the Norwegian facilitators to convey to the LTTE that this is a violation of the ceasefire agreement and the Government expects to take up this issue with the LTTE leadership," the statement said.
The rebel fighters are led by regional commander V. Muralitharan, better known as Karuna.
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