Army presence is still massive in the northern and eastern provinces of Sri-Lanka according to the BBC

Army presence is still massive in the northern and eastern provinces of Sri-Lanka according to the BBC

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According to BBC’s correspondent in Sri Lanka, Charles Haviland, the army presence is still massive in the north-eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. « Travelling across northern Sri Lanka is like criss-crossing from garrison to garrison (…) » If the number of soldiers on patrol has fallen sharply because they have been asked to reduce their visibility, « the government says it still fears a resurgence of the Tamil Tigers and it is not loosening its grip ».

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