Sri Lanka 'winning war' against Tamil Tigers: president (AFP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Mon, 02/04/2008 - 3:03am

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) unveils the national flag during the island's 60th Independence Day celebrations held along the sea front Galle Face promenade in Colombo, on February 4.<br /><br />Sri Lanka's president insisted Monday his government was winning the war against Tamil Tiger rebels as the island marked its 60th anniversary of independence after a bloody weekend of violence.(AFP/Lakruwan Wanniarachchi)AFP - Sri Lanka's president insisted Monday his government was winning the war against Tamil Tiger rebels as the island marked its 60th anniversary of independence after a bloody weekend of violence.




 

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