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COLOMBO, April 23: Sri Lanka today appealed for international assistance to provide immediate humanitarian assistance to over 103,000 civilians who have fled the war-zone in the island's north since Monday, and said "we face an emergency humanitarian situation".
Hailing the security forces for successfully carrying out "the largest hostage rescue operation by any military in the world", Sri Lanka's foreign minister Mr Rohitha Bogollagama said that an estimated 15,000-20,000 …