Conflicts are never far from the blameless

First there was a bus attack which killed 64 people. Then naturally the Sri Lankan government blamed the LLTE and launched air strikes on rebel territory. The rebels however claim the bus bombing was the work of forces allied to the government to ruin the truce and warned that any strike against its headquarters in Kilinochchi will mean war.

Yahoo!'s news correspondent Kevin Sites visited Kilinochchi and said he found “a community aware of its unique vulnerability”.

He writes: “But while the physical hardships can be endured, there's concern here that they could be victims again if the latest violence boils over into all-out war and, as in the past, they find themselves caught in the crossfire.”

Read more of his excellent write up here.

The photo above shows some Tigers on their rounds in Kilinochchi.