THE six-year-old ceasefire agreement between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam had long been in tatters, as the two sides had already resumed their 25-year-old war.

• 长久以来，斯里兰卡政府和“泰米尔伊拉姆猛虎解放组织”之间6年的停火协议早已名存实亡，两边已经开始继续他们之间持续了25年的战争。