A woman walks past a portrait of the late Vellupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, in Chennai July 7, 2009. Prabhakaran was killed in May 2009 while trying to escape advancing Sri Lanka Army soldiers. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA MILITARY CONFLICT) 

Demonstrators carry pictures of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a protest in Berlin, May 30, 2009. Several thousand protesters demonstrated in Berlin on Saturday against the Sri Lankan government which they accuse of massive violations of human rights. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski (GERMANY CONFLICT) 

Protesters wear masks of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 28, 2009. The Sri Lankan military said it had positively matched the DNA of the bodies of Prabhakaran and his son Charles Anthony, both killed last week in the final battle of Sri Lanka's 25-year war. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Children hold pictures of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a protest rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 28, 2009. The Sri Lankan military said it had positively matched the DNA of the bodies of Prabhakaran and his son Charles Anthony, both killed last week in the final battle of Sri Lanka's 25-year war. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Protesters wear masks of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 28, 2009. The Sri Lankan military said it had positively matched the DNA of the bodies of Prabhakaran and his son Charles Anthony, both killed last week in the final battle of Sri Lanka's 25-year war. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) FOR BEST QUALITY IMAGE: ALSO SEE GM1E59U1K7201 

A Sri Lanka government soldier stands guard on a street in central Colombo May 25, 2009. The Tamil Tigers have for the first time acknowledged the death of their founder and leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, whose body the Sri Lankan military displayed as proof it had won a quarter-century civil war. A statement from the remnants of the rebel group issued late on Sunday said he had been killed a week before in the final battle of what had become Asia's longest modern war. Sri Lanka declared total victory on May 18. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A motorised vehicle known locally as a 'three-wheeler' drives along a main street in central Colombo May 25, 2009 with a Buddhist flag and a Sri Lankan national flag attached. The Tamil Tigers have for the first time acknowledged the death of their founder and leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, whose body the Sri Lankan military displayed as proof it had won a quarter-century civil war. A statement from the remnants of the rebel group issued late on Sunday said he had been killed a week before in the final battle of what had become Asia's longest modern war. Sri Lanka declared total victory on May 18. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS SOCIETY) 

Tamil Malaysians hold portraits Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a demonstration outside Batu Caves Temple near Kuala Lumpur May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

A young Tamil Malaysian holds a poster of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a demonstration outside Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Tamil Malaysians hold portraits of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a demonstration outside Batu Caves temple near Kuala Lumpur May 24, 2009. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad (MALAYSIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

An effigy of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried by a crowd, past posters of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, during a street parade in central Colombo May 22, 2009. The parade of over 200,000 people was part of continuing celebrations to commemorate the victory of government troops over the Tamil Tiger rebels in their 25-year war. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) 

A man playfully chokes a soft toy placed around his friend's neck as they sit atop a mock coffin, labelled as that of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, during a street parade in central Colombo May 22, 2009. The parade of over 200,000 people was part of continuing celebrations to commemorate the victory of government troops over the Tamil Tiger rebels in their 25-year war. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS SOCIETY) 

A man dressed as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran walks with other Sri Lankans as part of a street parade in central Colombo May 22, 2009. The parade of over 200,000 people was part of continuing celebrations to commemorate the victory of government troops over the Tamil Tiger rebels in their 25-year war. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) 

A man dressed as Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran walks with other Sri Lankans as part of a street parade in central Colombo May 22, 2009. The parade of over 200,000 people was part of continuing celebrations to commemorate the victory of government troops over the Tamil Tiger rebels in their 25-year war. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Protesters hold portraits of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Protesters hold portraits of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Protesters hold portraits of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Police escort protesters holding portraits of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Protesters hold portraits of slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a rally against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 21, 2009. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A newspaper seller displays the front page of a local newspaper in central Colombo May 20, 2009 displaying an image from footage broadcast on Sri Lankan TV yesterday showing what appeared to be the corpse of Tamil Tiger rebel leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. Sri Lanka's military said on Tuesday Tamil Tiger rebel leader Prabhakaran's body had been found, his eyes open, face bloated and the top of his head blown off. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS SOCIETY) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. Picture taken May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. Picture taken May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. Picture taken May 19, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran lies on a stretcher at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA) 

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Sri Lankan soldiers take photographs of the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as it lies on a stretcher at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA)

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Sri Lankan soldiers celebrate after seeing the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran being carried on a stretcher at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers and local media at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Soldiers of the Sri Lankan army stand over the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as it lies on a stretcher after being found at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Soldiers of the Sri Lankan army stand over the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as it lies on a stretcher after being found at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

The body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is carried on a stretcher through a group of Sri Lankan soldiers at Nanthikadal lagoon, near the town of Mullaittivu in northern Sri Lanka May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's army chief said Tamil Tiger leader Prabhakaran's body was found on Tuesday, and Sri Lankan TV stations aired video of what appeared to be his corpse, with the top of its head blown off. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Protesters shout during a demonstration against Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the southern Indian city of Chennai May 19, 2009. Sri Lanka's military on Tuesday said Tamil Tiger leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran's body had been found, and Rajapaksa urged Tamils to join in rebuilding a nation split by a 25-year separatist war. REUTERS/Babu (INDIA CONFLICT SOCIETY POLITICS) 

A journalist looks at footage on a computer screen in Colombo May 19, 2009 from Sri Lankan internet television they say shows the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. Earlier today an LTTE official told a pro-Tamil website that the Tiger chief was still alive. "I wish to inform the global Tamil community distressed witnessing the final events of the war that our beloved leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is alive and safe," www.TamilNet.com quoted LTTE diplomatic head Selvarajah Pathmanathan as saying. Sri Lanka's army commander on Tuesday said Tamil Tiger leader's Prabhakaran's body had been found and positively identified in the morning. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT) 

A journalist looks at footage on a television screen in Colombo May 19, 2009 from a local Sri Lankan television network they say shows the body of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran. Earlier today an LTTE official told a pro-Tamil website that the Tiger chief was still alive. "I wish to inform the global Tamil community distressed witnessing the final events of the war that our beloved leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran is alive and safe," www.TamilNet.com quoted LTTE diplomatic head Selvarajah Pathmanathan as saying. Sri Lanka's army commander on Tuesday said Tamil Tiger leader's Prabhakaran's body had been found and positively identified in the morning. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A Sri Lankan man reads a local newspaper reporting that government troops on Monday killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, in central Colombo May 19, 2009. But today a LTTE official told a pro-Tamil website that Prabhakaran was still alive. Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in a 25-year civil war with the Tamil Tiger separatists on Monday, putting the entire nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

A Sri Lankan man reads a local newspaper reporting that government troops on Monday killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran, in central Colombo May 19, 2009. But today a LTTE official told a pro-Tamil website that Prabhakaran was still alive. Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in a 25-year civil war with the Tamil Tiger separatists on Monday, putting the entire nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Supporters of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stage a protest near the Grand Palais (in background) in Paris, May 18, 2009. Sri Lanka declared total victory on Monday in one of the world's most intractable wars, after killing the separatist Tamil Tigers' leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran and taking control of the entire country for the first time since 1983. Special forces troops killed Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Protestors stand next to a French flag and a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) flag during a demonstration in support of the Tigers in Paris, May 18, 2009. Sri Lanka declared total victory on Monday in one of the world's most intractable wars, after killing the separatist Tamil Tigers' leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran and taking control of the entire country for the first time since 1983. Special forces troops killed Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported.REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE POLITICS CONFLICT) 

A protester waves a poster of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran during a demonstration in support of the Tigers in Paris May 18, 2009. Sri Lanka declared total victory on Monday in one of the world's most intractable wars, after killing the separatist Tamil Tigers' leader and taking control of the entire country for the first time since 1983. Special forces troops killed Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported.
REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A man watches state television news reporting about killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran in Colombo May 18, 2009. Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in one of the world's most intractable separatist wars, and put the island nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. In the climactic final gunbattle, special forces troops killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA CONFLICT POLITICS) 

People light fireworks in front of a billboard showing a photograph of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa in central Colombo May 18, 2009. Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in one of the world's most intractable separatist wars, and put the island nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. In the climactic final gunbattle, special forces troops killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe. (SRI LANKA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Sri Lankans wave their national flags as they celebrate in central Colombo May 18, 2009. Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in one of the world's most intractable separatist wars, and put the island nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. In the climactic final gunbattle, special forces troops killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe. (SRI LANKA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

Sri Lankans wave their national flags as they celebrate in central Colombo May 18, 2009. Sri Lankan troops won the final battle in one of the world's most intractable separatist wars, and put the island nation under government control for the first time since 1983, the military said. In the climactic final gunbattle, special forces troops killed Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone in an ambulance early on Monday, state television reported. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe. (SRI LANKA POLITICS CONFLICT) 

A slogan is seen written on the hand of a pro-Tamil demonstrator during a protest in Parliament Square, in London May 18, 2009. Sri Lankan special forces troops killed Tamil Tiger leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran as he tried to flee the war zone early on Monday, state television reported. REUTERS/Stephen Hird (BRITAIN CONFLICT POLITICS) 

A sign erected by Sri Lankan government soldiers in the town of Kilinochchi, located near the 'No Fire Zone', shows the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders they claim they have killed over the years in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Some of the more than 100,000 that fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stand in a line to receive food in a refugee camp located near the town of Manik in northern Sri Lanka April 26, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running modern war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running modern war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE 

Some of the more than 100,000 that fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stand in a line to receive food and water in a refugee camp located near the town of Manik in northern Sri Lanka April 26, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running modern war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) QUALITY FROM SOURCE 

A government soldier (R) watches civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), walk down a road towards a temporary refugee camp in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), rest in a temporary refugee camp in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Sri Lankan government soldiers ride atop supplies on a truck near the town of Putumatalan located on the outskirts of the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

A government soldier looks over civilians who arrived east of the village of Putumatalan in Puthukkudiyirippu, northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009 after fleeing an area still controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the 'No Fire Zone'. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

A Sri Lankan government soldier looks across to a trail of smoke coming from inside the 'No Fire Zone' near the town of Putumatalan located in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA IMAGES OF THE DAY MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS TOP PICTURE) 

Sri Lankan government soldiers stand with their weapons near the town of Putumatalan located on the outskirts of the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Government soldiers watch as civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), walk down a road towards a temporary refugee camp in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

Sri Lankan government soldiers stand near artillery guns located near the 'No Fire Zone' on the outskirts of the town of Putumatalan located in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS) 

A government soldier looks over civilians who arrived east of the village of Putumatalan in Puthukkudiyirippu, northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009 after fleeing an area still controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the 'No Fire Zone'. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated tens of thousands of civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. Picture taken April 24, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS TOP IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

Civilians, some of the more than 100,000 that have fled the area held by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), hold food and water handed by Sri Lankan government soldiers in the town of Putumatalan located near the 'No Fire Zone' in northern Sri Lanka April 24, 2009. Government soldiers and the LTTE rebels continue to fight the apparent endgame of Asia's longest-running war despite calls to protect an estimated 50,000 civilians still trapped in an area controlled by the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said operations to finish Asia's longest-running war would not let up, adding troops were moving toward the rebel pocket where the LTTE's leader, Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is believed to be hiding. REUTERS/David Gray (SRI LANKA MILITARY CONFLICT POLITICS)