Pembebasan Macan Tamil Eelam (LTTE) mengatakan, ribuan lelaki, perempuan dan anak-anak dari sejumlah desa di sepanjang perbatasan de facto antara kedua pihak masih terus bergerak, mencari pengungsian di pedalaman yang dikuasai pemberontak.
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said thousands of men, women and children from half a dozen villages along the de facto border between the two sides were on the move, seeking refuge deeper inside rebel territory.