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Sri Lanka in 2008: Waging War for Peace

Sri Lanka in 2008: Waging War for Peace The year 2008 saw a successful military campaign by government security forces against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the North. Elections to the Eastern Province resulted in a break away faction of the LTTE sharing power with the government. People continued to endure high inflation in the price of essential goods and services, and the country's human rights record remained dismal. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Asian Survey University of California Press

Sri Lanka in 2008: Waging War for Peace

Wickramasinghe, Nira
Asian Survey , Volume 49 (1) – Jan 1, 2009
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University of California Press
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0004-4687
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1533-838X
DOI
10.1525/as.2009.49.1.59
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Abstract

The year 2008 saw a successful military campaign by government security forces against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the North. Elections to the Eastern Province resulted in a break away faction of the LTTE sharing power with the government. People continued to endure high inflation in the price of essential goods and services, and the country's human rights record remained dismal.

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Asian Survey – University of California Press

Published: Jan 1, 2009

Keywords: keywords Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam , eastern provincial council , Kilinochchi , human rights , Mahinda Rajapaksa

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