Sri Lanka’s quarter-century-long civil war is in its final throes, with the militant Tamil separatist group, the Tamil Tigers, almost completely defeated. The leader of the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was reportedly killed earlier today while trying to flee in an ambulance. Several other senior Tamil Tigers have also been found dead. On Sunday, the Sri Lankan military claimed victory after the Tamil Tigers said it was “prepared to silence its guns” and admitted that the fighting had reached a “bitter end.” An estimated 8,000 civilians have been killed in Sri Lanka since January, when the military intensified its attack on the separatist group. We’ll have more on Sri Lanka after headlines.