Tigers concede defeat

Perhaps this act of sanity will save the lives of what civilians are left alive.

Tamil Tigers concede defeat, offer to lay down weapons

The Tamil Tigers conceded defeat in Sri Lanka's 25-year civil war Sunday and said they will lay down their weapons.

Selvarasa Pathmanathan, a senior member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), said the group has no option left to protect the civilians in the area but to stop fighting.