Colombo estimates more than 50,000 people have been killed in the war between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam rebels in the island 's north and east .
<response> <location>Colombo</location> estimates more than 50,000 people have been killed in the war between government forces and the <organization>Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</organization> rebels in the island 's north and east . </response>