New offensive to free trapped Sri Lankan civilians - AFP



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<img alt="" height="1" width="1"&gt;New offensive to free trapped Sri Lankan civilians

AFP - 36 minutes ago

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's military said Sunday it would move to "liberate" civilians trapped by fighting with Tamil Tiger forces, after a deadline expired for the rebels to allow non-combatants to leave the war zone.

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