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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 10288654" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/eb/Lieutenant_General_Jagath_Jayasuriya%2C.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sri Lanka's top military commander offered on Thursday to probe  "specific allegations" of war crimes during the country's fight against  Tamil Tiger separatists that ended two years ago.Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya said no civilians were killed by  his forces, but he was open to investigating alleged rights abuses in  the final stages of fighting. "I am prepared to investigate allegations, specific allegations,"  Jayasuriya told reporters after a three-day seminar entitled: "Defeating  Terrorism, Sri Lankan Experience." "I don't want to sweep anything under the rug," he said referring to  Australian counter-terrorism expert David Kilcullen's call Tuesday for  Sri Lanka's generals to address international concerns about war crimes. His remarks appeared to be a softening of the hard-line position of Sri  Lanka which had insisted that no civilians were killed by its troops and  there was no need for an investigation. AFP</blockquote>

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