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Q+A: Deciphering the end of Sri Lanka's war

17 May 2009 19:12:04 GMT

Source: Reuters

By C. Bryson Hull

COLOMBO, May 17 (Reuters) - It is a rare conflict where both the victor and the vanquished say the war is over before the last bullet has been fired. But that is what has happened in the closing chapter of Sri Lanka's 25-year war over the weekend.

Here are some questions and answers about the situation:

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