i'm sumi so moscato welcome to news asia it is good to have you with us today. now saturday marks 10 years since the end of sri lanka's long running civil war today the country is still struggling with the scars that the conflict has left behind the war broke out 1983 pitting government forces against militants led by the liberation tigers of. the l.t.g. were fighting for an independent state for the minority but in may 2009 they were defeated by the sri lankan military at a huge human cost it is believed some $50000.00 fighters and 100000 civilians were killed in the 26 year war today at least 20000 people are still missing. who have lost and heading goal travel to northern sri lanka where survivors have taken the search into their own hands. 10 years of demanding an answer j. have any still doesn't know what happened to her missing daughter the war was winding down she says when masked men tore 16 year old girl me from her arms and fled. you wouldn't. let go of her hand it was lying on the ground and a man stomped on my back with his boot i screamed and when i