Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said today that the fight LTTE is near end. "The war with the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) is rapidly nearing its conclusion and it is my hope that this will create the space for democracy to flourish in the north again," Rajapaksa said in an address to the Colombo-based diplomatic community. According to state figures, nearly 200,000 people have fled the war zone and come to the government-controlled areas since the beginning of this year. They have been temporarily housed at refugee camps and welfare centres in the northern Vavuniya town. Calling it the "greatest rescue operation in the world", Rajapaksa said that troops have carried out meticulous operations to rescue civilians from the LTTE in the northeastern Mullaitivu district since April 20.The president said the government "is now facing the daunting task of providing security and needs of displaced persons who are now in the welfare villages". According to defense authorities, troops making fresh advances have captured a part of the LTTE built earth bund in the early hours on Thursday following heavy confrontations. The rebels led by Velupillai Prabhakaran have been fighting to carve out a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka over the past quarter century.
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