The Sri Lankan government declares an end to its civil war with the Tamil Tigers, ending almost 26 years of fighting. * * According to the Ministry of Defence, Chief of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Velupillaï Prabhakaran, was killed today by the army when he tried to escape on board an ambulance company two lieutenants. DNA identification is underway for his body was horribly burned in the fire of the vehicle. * The army announced that there is now no more rebels in the area of military operations after the last few fights. In total 300 officers and LTTE fighters were killed during these final battles. A judge has ordered police to conduct scientific autopsies and DNA tests on the corpses 5. * The government announced that the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam