Army closes in on Tamil Tiger separatists - 18 May 09

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The Tamil Tigers separatist movement is all but defeated as fighting in Sri Lanka's northern war zone claims the life of the man who led the group's 26-year revolt, Velupillai Prabhakaran.

But among the Tamil population there is still a sense of injustice born out of unresolved grievances which began the conflict in the first place. Al Jazeera's Tony Birtley reports.

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