The Sri Lankan army say they are close to destroying the Tamil Tigers [GALLO/GETTY]
Civil war in Sri Lanka is escalating. The ongoing gun battles, artillery attacks and air strikes across the northern part of the country have left tens of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters and government soldiers dead. The Sri Lankan army, whose forces are pushing towards the Tiger's administrative capital town of Kilinochchi, has vowed to destroy the LTTE by the end of the year. Inside Story, with presenter Nick Clark, discusses the chances of the Sri Lankan army achieving this objective and asks whether there should be peace talks between the government and the Tamil Tigers.
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This episode of Inside Story airs from Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at 17:30 GMT.
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