MULLAITTIVU, Sri Lanka -- The streets of Mullaittivu -- patrolled by rebels last week -- were empty yesterday except for stray dogs, abandoned cows and a few government soldiers.
The Tamil Tigers deserted the last major town under their control as Sri Lankan soldiers swept into the area pushing the insurgents and thousands of residents into the nearby jungle and villages -- the only remnants of the separatists' once substantial shadow state.
But even with the rebels on the brink of defeat in the 25-year-old civil war, fighting still rages. Health officials said that many civilians have been killed or wounded in recent fighting and hundreds of thousands of displaced residents are at risk.
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