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FEATURE-Sri Lanka rebels forcing Tamils to join war effort Source: Reuters KILINOCHCHI, Sri Lanka, July 20 (Reuters) - In Tamil Tiger territory, youths like Rajathurai Ponnambalam are living in hiding to avoid being forcibly recruited by the rebels and sent to fight in a Sri Lankan civil war they don`t believe in. Many residents Reuters spoke to during a rare visit to the rebels` heartland in the north said the Tigers are demanding every family contribute at least one member to a movement widely banned as a terrorist organisation by the likes of the United States, Britain and the European Union. They tell of how brothers, sisters, sons and daughters have been taken against their will to camps to be trained as fighters. They say they are helpless to prevent it. `They said: `Your family does not have an LTTE member, so you must join,` said Ponnambalam, who is in his 20s and gave a false name for fear of retribution from the rebels. `I did not agree, so they took me away in a vehicle.` ... |
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