31.   Hundreds of thousands of Tamil civilians in the Jaffna Peninsula have fled their homes on tractors, bullock carts and bicycles since the military launched its offensive.

32.   In a rare admission, the Sri Lankan army said Tuesday that its troops tortured two Tamil civilians to death while interrogating them.

33.   In court, the defendants claimed they could lead officials to the graves of hundreds of Tamil civilians who were killed by security forces.

34.   In May, suspected rebel mines destroyed a ship near Kankesanthurai port that the Red Cross had chartered to deliver food to Tamil civilians.

35.   In the north, Tamil separatists executed four Tamil civilians suspected of being informants for the military, and displayed their bodies in public, sources said Wednesday.

36.   In the north, Tamil separatists executed four Tamil civilians suspected of being military informants and displayed their bodies in public, sources said Wednesday.

37.   Karunaratne said soldiers have been advised not to stop Tamil civilians intending to visit temples.

38.   Meanwhile, the rebels have warned Tamil civilians in the peninsula that a major military offensive against Jaffna town is imminent.

39.   Meanwhile, the rebels in a statement accused government forces of killing six Tamil civilians in the east last week.

40.   Meanwhile, government troops on Monday continued to screen and register the Tamil civilians trying to go back to their homes from areas the military captured in the offensive.