Will defeat of Tigers bring Sri Lanka peace? - 9 Feb 09

  • 12 years ago
Far from the frontlines, in Colombo's Tamil neighbourhoods, they know that the war in the north is almost over. The odds are stacked heavily against the Tamil Tigers.

But Al Jazeera's David Hawkins asks whether, if the government defeats the rebels, the problems that prompted the Tamils to wage a guerrilla campaign will be solved.