The Sri Lankan military has called on thousands of trapped Tamil civilians to move to a new much smaller area in the narrow strip of coastal land, still under control of the Tamil Tiger rebels.

• 斯里兰卡军方要求上万名被困的泰米尔居民转移到一个新的狭长的沿海地区，这个地区极其狭小并且仍旧处于泰米尔猛虎组织的控制之下。