Look at a stone cutter hammering away at his rock, perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred-and-first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not the last blow that did it, but all that had gone before.

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In the last few weeks some reports have emerged that Sri Lanka may be on the brink of civil war due to the uprising of a group called the Tamil Tigers, who want an indepenedent Tamil state. Below we look at some reports of the crisis, as well as background information into the group.

China Daily

"Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels renewed a commitment to a four-year ceasefire on Thursday and agreed to meet again in an effort to ensure the country did not return to civil war."

Times of India

"India on Tuesday appealed for "consensus" among Sri Lanka's two main political parties to take the country's wobbling peace process forward."

Tamil News Services

News relating to the movement.

Sunday Observer

Sri Lanka's English newspaper reports on the Tamil Tigers.

Council of Foreign Affairs

Provides information and background on the group.

Tamil Tigers

A website dedicated to the movement.

Wikipedia

Details the Tigers want for a Tamil state.