Sri Lanka Report Adds Pressure for War Crimes Probe

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (IPS) - The U.S. StateDepartment released a report Thursday detailing possible violations ofthe laws of war in Sri Lanka during the first half of 2009, adding topressure for an independent, international investigation into allegedatrocities committed by government forces and Liberation Tigers ofTamil Eelam (LTTE) separatists.

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