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Concerns over the large military presence in the north are compounded by the government’s continuing efforts to mislead domestic and international audiences. Even accounting for an element of exaggeration concerning its own development footprint, there is no doubt that the military continues to exercise a high degree of control over all aspects of people’s lives in the north. Reconciliation and lasting peace are made harder as a result.via: http://www.crisisgroupblogs.org/srilanka-lastingpeace/2014/03/25/the-forever-war-military-control-in-sri-lankas-north/source: www.crisisgroupblogs.org