What is happening in Sri Lanka's war zone is practically impossible to verify because independent observers and journalists have little or no access to the area.
In an attempt to gain some clarity, Al Jazeera's Imran Garda spoke to Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara, a spokesman for the Sri Lankan military, and Thileepan Parthipan, a representative from the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
