Over 20,000 died in Sri Lanka rebels' defeat: report Submitted by pirate on 29 May 2009 - 2:06am May 29, 2009 LONDON (Reuters) – More than 20,000 Tamil civilians were killed in the final days of Sri Lanka's military operation to defeat Tamil Tigers rebels, The Times newspaper reported on Friday. Region: Central AsiaTopic: Anti-Imperialism/Anti-WarTactic: State Violence Read more about Over 20,000 died in Sri Lanka rebels' defeat: reportpirate's blogAdd new comment