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Tamil Tiger rebels are insisting that Finland, Sweden and Denmark must be excluded from the peace monitoring mission (Photo: USAID)

Sri Lanka rebels want EU peace monitors out

The Tamil Tiger rebel group in Sri Lanka has called for EU members Finland, Sweden and Denmark to be excluded from a Nordic peace mission in the war-torn island, after the group was earmarked as "terrorist" by the EU.

The anti-EU move by the Tamil Tigers was revealed on Wednesday (21 June) by Norway's ambassador to Sri Lanka, Hans Brattskar, after a meeting with top Tamil Tiger officials in the town of Kilinochchi.

"The [Tamil Tigers] have informed us they stand by what they pre...

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Tamil Tiger rebels are insisting that Finland, Sweden and Denmark must be excluded from the peace monitoring mission (Photo: USAID)

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