Thousands more are reported trapped in a no-man's land between the violence at their backs and a frontier ahead of them.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

Talks between the two sides have reached an impasse in recent months, despite Washington's efforts to revive them.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

U.N.officials say the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have ignored calls to release tens of thousands of civilians they are using as a "buffer" between them and the military in the combat zone.

VOA: standard.2009.05.11

"As a mother my heart went out to all of them. I cannot imagine what it would feel like to know that your child was in prison, for now 100 days, with very little contact between you and them.

VOA: standard.2009.11.05