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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7647566" data-attributes="member: 92282"><img src="http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/4241/75369265.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />SRI Lanka's army chief on Friday called for a political settlement to  the island's decades-long ethnic strife, a year after the Tamil Tiger  rebels were defeated in a major military offensive.Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya warned that although  the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were crushed  following the offensive in May last year, rebel remnants could try to  regroup. 'It is up to the government and the people now to find the  root cause of the problem and give a proper solution,' Mr Jayasuriya  told a meeting of businessmen in Colombo. Mr Jayasuriya took over as  army chief in July, shortly after security forces killed the top  leadership of the Tigers and ended their struggle for independence for  the island's minority Tamil community. 'I believe, in the end, a proper solution is needed. The  LTTE have been eradicated militarily. But there are some elements here  and overseas still trying to propagating Tamil (Tiger) cause,' he said.  The United Nations estimated some 7,000 Tamil civilians perished in the  final months of fighting which brought an end to Asia's longest-running  guerrilla war. The conflict had claimed up to 100,000 lives since 1972.    Mr Jayasuriya said state intelligence agencies had reported  that LTTE fighters who escaped the fighting were trying to regroup.  'There are remnants out there. They can get activated to start a  military process on another day. We are not ruling that out. We are  keeping our eyes and ears open on them, on what they will do in the  future.' Mr Jayasuriya said the current army strength of just over  200,000 men and women will be maintained to ensure that the Tigers do  not stage a comeback. He said most of the 10,000 rebels who surrendered  last year will be released after the government completes a  rehabilitation programme.<a href="http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Asia/Story/STIStory_539073.html" target="_blank">AFP</a>Hela urumaya, Mr. Wimal kiyai Lt. Gen Jayasuriya kotiyek kiyala Gen. (ret.) Fonseka wage <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></blockquote>

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