List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces

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The following is a list of attacks on civilians attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government, which includes the Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force, Sri Lankan Police Service, state-backed mobs and paramilitary groups (Home Guards, EPDP, PLOTE, TMVP, Ukussa, Black Cats etc.). This list does not contain assassinations which are listed in a separate article.

The Sri Lankan Armed Forces which was almost exclusively made up of Sinhalese[1][2][3][4] ethnicity during 30 year old Sri Lankan Civil War and the two JVP insurrections, has engaged in several counts of violence against civilians including numerous instances of civilian massacres, ethnic cleansing, pogroms, forced disappearances, sexual violence, destruction of property and assassination of civil leaders.[5] Incidents of torture, extra judicial killings and sexual violence have also persisted in the post war period especially against Tamils and other ethnic and sexual minorities.[6][7][8][9]

Sri Lanka has also experienced attacks against civilians attributed to non state actors, such as the List of attacks attributed to the LTTE and the List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.

Attacks in chronological order[edit]

Attack Date Location Death Toll Injuries, Rapes, and Property Damages Perpetrators References
1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots 28 May – 8 August 1915 Nationwide 63 (official) Police [10][11][12]
1953 Ceylonese Hartal 12–13 August 1953 Nationwide 10 Government [13][14]
Killing of civilian suspected to be insurgents and JVP activists during the suppression of the 1st JVP insurrection 1971 Nationwide 20,000+ (estimated) 1,200 (official) Government [15][16][17][18][19][20]
Murder of Premawathie Manamperi 17 April 1971 Kataragama 1 Army [21]
Tamil conference incident 10 January 1974 Jaffna 8 Police [22][23][24]
Puttalam massacre 2 February 1976 Puttalam 6-7 Police [22][25][26][27]
1977 anti-Tamil pogrom August 1977 Nationwide 300 Government [13]
Murder of Iyathurai Indrarajah 20 July 1979 Jaffna 1 Sri Lankan Police [28]
Burning of Jaffna Public Library 1 June 1981 Jaffna Library burned containing over 97,000 books and manuscripts Government, Sri Lankan Police [29]
1981 anti-Tamil pogrom June 1981-August 1981 Nationwide 25 Government [30]
Shooting of two cyclists in Jaffna 15 October 1981 Jaffna 2 Army [31]
Murder of two youths near Madhu 15 October 1981 Periyathambanai, Madhu, Mannar 2 Army [32]
Murder of Navaratnarajah 10 April 1983 Gurunagar, Jaffna 1 Army [33][34]
Kantharmadam Army arson attack 18 May 1983 Kantharmadam, Jaffna 64 houses, 3 mini buses, 9 cars, 3 motorcycles and 36 bikes set on fire and destroyed. Civilians assaulted. Army [35]
Arson attacks in Vavuniya 1 June 1983 Vavuniya crops, huts, buildings and vehicles destroyed and burned in Gandhiyam farm at Kovilkulam; market, shops and vehicles burned and civilians assaulted; property damage over Rs. 3 million Sri Lanka Armed Forces [36]
Attack on Tamil passengers on the Jaffna-Colombo train 5 June 1983 Vavuniya Civilians assaulted. Air Force [37]
Attacks on Tamils in Trincomalee 3-30 June 1983 Trincomalee 19 100+ injured, 214 houses bombed and burnt, 21 shops destroyed, 8 Hindu temples burnt Armed Forces [38][37][39]
1983 anti-Tamil pogrom May 1983-July 1983 Nationwide 3,000 Army, Government [40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]
Thirunelveli massacre 24 July 1983 Thirunelveli, Jaffna 60+ Army [50]
Sampalthoddam massacre January 1984 Sampalthoddam, Vavuniya 55-70 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[51]
Chunnakam Police station massacre 8 January 1984 Chunnakam, Jaffna 19-20 Sri Lankan Police [52] According to pro-rebel NESOHR[53]
Chunnakam market massacre 28 March 1984 Chunnakam, Jaffna 10 Air Force [54][55][56]
Spring 1984 Jaffna massacres 28 March 1984-May 1984 Various places in Jaffna 250 Army [57][58][59][60]
Jaffna bus stand shooting 8 August 1984 Jaffna 8 injured Army [61]
Jaffna Main Street taxi driver killing 11 August 1984 Jaffna 1 Army [62]
1984 Vavuniya massacre 13 August 1984 Vavuniya 6+ Army [63]
August 1984 Mannar massacre 13 August 1984 Mannar 90 Army [64]
Murders of Kandasamy Pathar Pirapaharan and Sivasubramaniam 13 August 1984 Elephant Pass, Jaffna 2 Army [33]
Kaithady massacre 14 August 1984 Kaithady, Jaffna 9 25 injured Army [65]
Army attack on Valvettithurai 9-14 August 1984 Valvettithurai, Jaffna 171 houses destroyed, 100 small businesses destroyed, 59 mechanised fishing boats destroyed, 4 cars destroyed, Fishing nets worth £39,000 confiscated Army [66]
Murder of mental patient Thamotherampillai (45) 25 August 1984 Point Pedro, Jaffna 1 Army [67]
Four houses set ablaze in Achchuvely 26 August 1984 Achchuvely, Jaffna Four houses set ablaze Army [68]
1984 Point Pedro massacre 2 September 1984 Point Pedro, Jaffna 18 many injured and hospitalized, Hartley College Library burned, many shops and houses burned, hundreds displaced STF, Army [69][70][71]
Mallavi junction massacre 6 September 1984 Mallavi, Mullaitivu 5 Army [72]
Colombo-Jaffna coach massacre 11 September 1984 Mathawachchi 17 2 women raped Army [52]
Murders of Ponniah (43) and Selladurai Karunaharan (24) 11 September 1984 Mulliyavallai 2 Army [73]
Killing of pregnant woman Kalavathy Thangathurai (19) 16 September 1984 Karanavai, Jaffna 1 1 injured Army [52]
Shooting of mill owner Sabanathan 3 October 1984 Vavuniya Gunshot injuries to face Army [74]
Murder of Allaipiddy fisherman 8 October 1984 Allaipiddy, Jaffna 1 Navy [74]
Murder of two Tamil youths on Palaly Road 28 October 1984 Kantharmadam, Jaffna 2 Army [75]
Murder of two Tamil youths in Urumpirai 28 October 1984 Urumpirai, Jaffna 2 Army [76]
Murder of three Tamil youth in Tellipalai 29 October 1984 Tellipalai, Jaffna 3 Army [75]
Jaffna-Colombo train shootings 1 November 1984 Meesalai, Punkankulam, Jaffna 2 Army [75][77]
Urelu attack 1 November 1984 Urelu, Jaffna 4 several houses looted and burnt Army [77]
Urumpirai murders 1 November 1984 Urumpirai, Jaffna 2 Army [77]
Jaffna grand bazaar massacre 1 November 1984 Jaffna 9 Army [78]
Jaffna army rampage 2 November 1984 Jaffna 8 60 houses burnt and looted Army [75]
Vallalai attack 2 November 1984 Vallalai, Jaffna 1 homes looted, 36+ homes destroyed, 500 rendered homeless Army [77]
Urumpirai killings 2 November 1984 Urumpirai, Jaffna 50 50 killed or seriously injured Army [75]
Shooting of Aziz Amjad (17) and Abdul Cafoor (16) 2 November 1984 Jaffna 2 Army [75][77]
Shooting of 3 Tamil youths in Urumpirai 6 November 1984 Urumpirai, Jaffna 3 Army [75][77]
Mullaitivu massacre 6 November 1984 Mullaitivu 8 Army [75][77]
Jaffna town massacre 9 November 1984 Jaffna 10 Army [75]
Kasturiar Road/Power House road junction massacre 10 November 1984 Jaffna 5 35 injured Army [79]
Acid thrown into face of student S.Selvarani (24) 12 November 1984 Thinnaiveli, Jaffna Army [80]
Two houses burnt in Kilinochchi 12 November 1984 Kilinochchi Army [80]
Acid attack on two students from Vembadi girls school 13 November 1984 Jaffna Army [80]
3 Tamil youth killed in Kilinochchi 13 November 1984 Kilinochchi 3 Army [80]
Jaffna-Colombo train shooting of Tamil civilians 15 November 1984 Meesalai, Jaffna several killed Army [80]
Gang rape and murder of Kumari Theresa Augustine 15 November 1984 Puloly East, Jaffna 1 Army [80]
Kopay massacre 18 November 1984 Kopay, Jaffna 6 Army [80]
Army rampage at Tellipalai 19 November 1984 Tellipalai, Jaffna Houses looted and razed, two lorries set on fire, over 1000 people made refugees Army [81]
Army rampage at Chavakachcheri 20 November 1984 Chavakachcheri, Jaffna 4 houses looted Army [81]
Murder of two Tamil engineers in Anuradhapura 20 November 1984 Anuradhapura 2 Army [81]
Destruction of Kodikamam new market 23 November 1984 Kodikamam, Jaffna Destruction of Kodikamam new market building Army [81]
Killing of 4 Tamil civilians including a 7 year old boy 24 November 1984 Jaffna 4 Army [81]
Killing of 3 fishermen in Vaharai 24 November 1984 Vaharai, Batticaloa 3 Army [81]
December 1984 massacres of Tamils December 1984 Several places in Northern and Eastern provinces 1,200+ Armed Forces [82]
Nedunkerny massacre 1 December 1984 Nedunkerny, Vavuniya 200+ Army [83]
Othiyamalai massacre 2 December 1984 Othiyamalai, Mullaitivu 32 Army [84][85][86][87]
Semamadu massacre 2 December 1984 Semamadu, Vavuniya 29 Army [88][89]
Cheddikulam massacre 2 December 1984 Cheddikulam, Vavuniya 64 Army [90][91]
Kumulamunai massacre 2 December 1984 Kumulamunai, Mullaitivu 7 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[92]
Vavuniya army camp massacre 2 December 1984 Iratperiyakulam, Vavuniya 100+ Army [93][94]
Thennamarawadi massacre 2-4 December 1984 Thennamarawadi, Mullaitivu 26 Army [95]
Manal Aru massacre 3 December 1984 Manal Aru, Mullaitivu 100+ Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[96]
Amaravayal massacre 3-4 December 1984 Amarivayal, Mullaitivu 30-50 Army [95]
Othiyamalai massacre 3 December 1984 Vavuniya 40 Army [97]
Mannar massacre 4 December 1984 Murunkan, Mannar 200+ Army [98][99][100][101][102][103][104]
Vavuniya massacre 4 December 1984 Vavuniya 100 Army [97]
Asikulam massacre 4 December 1984 Asikulam, Vavuniya 6 12 injured Government armed mob [97]
Thennamarawadi village destruction 5 December 1984 Thennamarawadi, Mullaitivu Entire village destroyed, 165 Tamil families rendered homeless Government armed mob [97]
Massacre of 18 Tamil fishermen 9 December 1984 Mullaitivu 18 Home Guards [105]
Murder of Thambimuthu Kamalarajah 10 December 1984 Gurunagar, Jaffna 1 Army [93]
Madawachchiya massacre 11 December 1984 Madawachchiya 65 women raped. Home Guards [105]
Periyakatru village destruction 12 December 1984 Periyakatru, Mannar 30 houses and 10 shops destroyed Army [105]
Murder of Rev. George Jeyarajasingam, Jesudasan Roche and Abdul Cader Sulaiman 13 December 1984 Murunkan, Mannar 3 Army [106]
Mullikulam massacre 13 December 1984 Mullikulam, Mannar 6 Army [105]
Kokkilai massacres 15 December 1984 Several locations in Mullaitivu 131 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[107]
Arson attack on Vavuniya Tamil villages 19 December 1984 Asikulam, Chettikulam, Thathcnakulam, Vavuniya Several houses set on fire in 3 villages Army [105]
Kaddaparachchan killings 20 December 1984 Kaddaparachchan, Trincomalee 2 Army [105]
Attack on Periyakadu and Kandasamy Nagar villages 21 December 1984 Periyakadu, Kandasamy Nagar, Mannar 28 houses set alight and destroyed Army [108]
Thiriyai massacre 21 December 1984 Thiriyai, Trincomalee 9 houses burnt and destroyed Army [108]
Batticaloa-Colombo train attack 22 December 1984 Gal Oya Tamil train passengers attacked Army [108]
Windsor cinema junction massacre 22 December 1984 Jaffna Several killed Army [108]
Irupalai massacre 22 December 1984 Irupalai, Jaffna 3 Army [108]
Muthur massacre 22-24 December 1984 Muthur, Trincomalee 7 Army [108]
Mullaitivu massacre 22-24 December 1984 Mullaitivu 24 42 houses burnt and destroyed Army [108]
Murder of Tamil rice mill worker 30-31 December 1984 Omanthai, Vavuniya 1 Army [108]
Murder of fisherman Asirwatham (24) 30-31 December 1984 Poonakari, Jaffna 1 Army [108]
Murder of Thamotharampillai and Kasippillai 4 January 1985 Nallur, Jaffna 2 Army [108]
Jaffna Hindu College massacre 4-5 January 1985 Jaffna 3 10 seriously injured Army [108]
Chemmani road massacre 5 January 1985 Chemmani road, Jaffna 4 Army [108]
Massacre of Tamil family in Vavuniya 5 January 1985 Vavuniya 5 Army [108]
Vankalai church massacre 6 January 1985 Vankalai 23 Army [108][109]
Kudiyirruppu massacre 6 January 1985 Kudiyirruppu, Batticaloa 2 Army [108]
Kuppilan killing 6 January 1985 Kuppilan, Jaffna 1 Army [108]
Achchuvely massacre 9 January 1985 Achchuvely, Jaffna 3 Army [110]
Murder of Sinnathamby Kanapathipillai (56) and his son Krishnakumar (23) 11 January 1985 Vavuniya 2 Army [110]
Murder of mental patient Somu 11 January 1985 Jaffna bus stand 1 Army [111]
Killing of two Tamil pedestrians in Mannar 15 January 1985 Mannar 2 Army [111]
Mulliyavalai massacre 16 January 1985 Mulliyavalai, Mullaitivu 17 Army [112][113]
Vadakkandal massacre 30 January 1985 Vadakkandal, Mannar 52 Air Force,
Army		 [114][115]
Army rampage in Jaffna town 6 February 1985 Jaffna 5 Army [112]
Murder of T.T. Rajadurai (33) 6 February 1985 Jaffna 1 Army [112]
Murders of Subramaniam (24) and Sivalingam (26) 6 February 1985 Cheddilkulam, Vavuniya 2 Karuppiah Ratnam (13) abducted and missing Army [112]
Murder of three Tamil youth in Vavuniya 6 February 1985 Vavuniya 3 Army [112]
Mullaitivu massacre 15 February 1985 Mullaitivu 58 Army [112]
Murder of Saverimutti (55) 16 February 1985 Kopay, Jaffna 1 his car set on fire Army [116]
Urumpirai Hindu college killings 16 February 1985 Urumpirai , Jaffna 2 Army [116]
Murders of Sittambalam Yogan (28) and Kandiah Thamotheram (35) 19 February 1985 Mullaitivu 2 Army [117]
Murders of student Joseph Yogarajah, Thamotherampillai Manobalan and businessman Ibrahim in Vavuniya 19 February 1985 Vavuniya 3 Army [118]
Army rampage in Jaffna district 23 February 1985 Various places in Jaffna District 2 8+ injured, 1 car, 1 van, 1 photographic studio destroyed Army [118]
Army rampage in Kallundai 23 February 1985 Kallundai, Jaffna Every house and hut destroyed, 2000 people made refugees Army [118]
Pannai bridge massacre 24 March 1985 Jaffna 7 11 injured STF [119]
Maviddapuram massacre 26 February 1985 Maviddapuram, Jaffna 4 Army [118]
Murder of Jeyagouri Thavarajah (33) 3 April 1985 Manipay, Jaffna 1 Army [119]
Shooting of tractor driver Singarajah 3 April 1985 Pannai, Jaffna 1 Army [119]
Murder of Ponnan (19) and Muthulingam (14) 6 April 1985 Vavuniya 2 Army [119]
Jaffna shootings 14 April 1985 Jaffna 2 Several injured Army [120]
Kakkaitivu shootings 16 April 1985 Jaffna 1 Several injured Army [120]
Mannar massacre 16 April 1985 Mannar 27 Army [120]
Karaitivu massacre 17 April 1985 Karaitivu, Ampara 27 STF [121][122]
Myliddy massacre 19 April 1985 Myliddy, Jaffna 4 Army [120]
Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre 21 April 1985 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 30 Army [120][123]
Nelliaddy massacre 21 April 1985 Nelliaddy, Jaffna 9 Army [120]
1985 anti-Tamil pogrom in Karaitivu 22 April 1985 Karaitivu, Ampara 30 2000 Tamil homes destroyed, 15,000 made homeless, several women raped STF, state sponsored mobs [124][125][126][127]
Shooting of two motor cyclists in Jaffna 25 April 1985 Jaffna 2 Army [128]
Murder of Rajadurai (69) 27 April 1985 Kondavil, Jaffna 1 Army [128]
Karaveddi massacre 29 April 1985 Karaveddi, Jaffna District 25+ Several houses and shops smashed and looted Army [128]
Jaffna-Kerathivu bus shooting 29 April 1985 Karaveddi, Jaffna 3 Several injured Army [128]
Murder of newly married couple K. Navaratnam, (36) and Sushiladevi (33) 29 April 1985 Ariyalai, Jaffna 2 Gold jewellery ripped off the bride's dead body by the troops Army [128]
Point Pedro murders of Mr Johnpillai (50) and Ponnambala Chandrakumar (21) 29 April 1985 Point Pedro, Jaffna 2 Army [128]
Murder of Nesarajah 2 May 1985 Kodikamam, Jaffna 1 Army [128]
1985 Trincomalee massacres May–September 1985 Several places in Trincomalee 280+ Navy, Army,
Home Guards		 [129][130][131]
Jaffna massacre 4 May 1985 Jaffna 4 Army [128]
Murder of Hindu priest at Udappu 4 May 1985 Udappu 1 Army [128]
Oorani massacre 9 May 1985 Oorani, Jaffna 30 Army [132]
Murukandi Hindu temple massacre 9 May 1985 Murukandi, Vavuniya 3 Army [133]
Point Pedro massacre 10 May 1985 Point Pedro, Jaffna 100+ Army [134]
Kodikamam shooting 10 May 1985 Kodikamam, Jaffna 1 Several injured, several houses and shops smashed up Army [135]
1985 Valvettithurai massacre 12 May 1985 Valvettithurai, Jaffna 46-70 Army >[100][136][137][138]
Anaikottai massacre 15 May 1985 Anaikottai, Jaffna 5 Army [139]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Anuradhapura 15 May 1985 Anuradhapura 7 Army [135]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Vavuniya 15 May 1985 Vavuniya 7 Army [135]
Kumudini boat massacre 15 May 1985 Neduntheevu, Jaffna 23 Navy [140][141]
Thambattai massacre 17 May 1985 Thambattai, Ampara 31 Police (STF) [142][139]
Batticaloa massacre 17 May 1985 Batticaloa 40 Police (STF) [93]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Anuradhapura army camp 17 May 1985 Anuradhapura 6−11 20 injured Army [135][143]
Army rampage at Gurunagar 19 May 1985 Gurunagar, Jaffna 1 5 injured Army [135]
Two Tamil civilians shot dead in Jaffna 19 May 1985 Jaffna 1 Army [135]
Shootings at Gurunagar 19 May 1985 Gurunagar, Jaffna 1 1 injured Army [135]
Massacre of Tamil family in Pankulam 24 May 1985 Pankulam, Trincomalee District 7 Army [135]
Killiveddy massacre 30 May 1985 Killiveddy, Trincomalee 44 Police [144]
Kent and Dollar Farms raid June 1985 Vavuniya Tamil families assaulted and expelled Police [145]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Trincomalee 3 June 1985 Trincomalee 13 Army [135]
Thiriyai massacre 8 June 1985 Thiriyai, Trincomalee 10 Army [146]
Mannar massacre 14 June 1985 Kokudiyan and Adampanthalvu, Mannar 22 Army [147]
Karainagar massacre 22 July 1985 Karainagar, Jaffna 3 2 injured Navy [148]
Sampalthivu massacre 4-9 August 1985 Sampalthivu, Trincomalee 25+ Army, Navy, Air [149]
Vavuniya shooting spree and arson attacks 10 August 1985 Vavuniya 10 21+ seriously injured, 73 shops and 19 houses burned, Rs. 10 million in property damage Police, Sri Lanka Armed Forces [150]
1985 Vavuniya massacre 16 August 1985 Vavuniya 200+ Army [151]
Batticaloa arson attacks 24 August 1985 Vantharumoolai, Mavadivembu, Sittandy, Morakkaddanchenai and Santhiveli, Batticaloa 350 houses burned and 1200 Tamils displaced Police and STF [152][153]
Vayaloor massacre 24 August 1985 Vayaloor, Kilinochchi 40 Army [154]
Murugapuri massacre 8 September 1985 Murugapuri Trincomalee 3 Army, Home Guards [155]
Thuvarankadu massacre 12 September 1985 Thuvarankadu, Trincomalee 22 Army [156]
Chenkalady junction shooting 16 September 1985 Chenkalady, Batticaloa 2 STF [157]
Nilaveli massacre 16 September 1985 Nilaveli, Trincomalee 40 Army, Home Guards [156][158]
Kalvettu massacre 20 September 1985 Kalvettu, Ampara 15 10 injured Home guards [159]
Sinnawathai massacre 20 September 1985 Sinnawathai, Batticaloa 10 13 injured STF [160]
Palankuda killings 23 September 1985 Palankuda, Batticaloa 2 STF [160]
Killing of Tamil civilian in Kalladi 24 September 1985 Kalladi, Batticaloa 1 2 houses burnt down STF [160]
Aarapathai massacre 26 September 1985 Aarapathai, Navatkudah, Batticaloa 7 49 houses, 2 shops and a market all burnt down in nearby Navatkudah STF [160]
Sambaltivu massacre 1 October 1985 Sambaltivu, Trincomalee 4 Army [160]
Piramanthanaru massacre 2 October 1985 Piramanthanaru, Kilinochchi 16 30 injured and 75+ houses burned Army, Keenie Meenie Services [124][161]
Oddusuddan massacre 2 October 1985 Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu 18 Army [160]
Killing of Sinnathamby Mahendran 2 October 1985 Batticaloa 1 Army [160]
Murakkottanchenai massacre 5 October 1985 Murakkottanchenai, Batticaloa 12 Several houses and shops burnt STF [160]
Killing of Tamil civilian in Kilinochchi 6 October 1985 Kilinochchi 1 Army [160]
Killing of two Tamil civilians in Vidathaltivu 6 October 1985 Vidathaltivu, Mannar 2 Army [160]
Killing of Tamil civilian in Kalladi 8 October 1985 Kalladi, Batticaloa 1 Army [160]
Vantharumoolai shooting 5 November 1985 Vantharumoolai, Batticaloa 3 Army [162]
1985 Muttur massacre 8-10 November 1985 Muttur, Trincomalee 30-100 Army, Navy,
Air Force		 [163][164]
Kantalai massacre 9 November 1985 Kantalai, Trincomalee 6 Jewellery looted Army [165][166]
Batticaloa Lake Road massacre 13 November 1985 Lake Road, Batticaloa 13 STF [162][167]
Army rampage in Batticaloa 16 November 1985 Bar Road, Batticaloa 8-scores killed locals assaulted, and several dozen houses looted and burned Army [168][162]
Arrests and disappearances of 7 Tamils from Muttur 17 November 1985 Muttur, Trincomalee 7 Sri Lankan security forces [169]
Urani shooting 20 November 1985 Urani, Batticaloa 2 Army [162]
Onthachimadam shooting 23 November 1985 Onthachimadam, Batticaloa 8 Army [162]
Sampur massacre 27 November 1985 Sampur, Trincomalee 21 8 injured, 165 houses burned Army, Navy, Home guards [170][171]
Muttur massacres 28 November 1985 Sampur and Kaddaiparichchan, Trincomalee 16 government forces [172]
Mandur massacre 28 November 1985 Mandur, Batticaloa 24 Sri Lankan Air Force [172]
Thiruvaiyaru attack 29 November 1985 Thiruvaiyaru, Kilinochchi 4 houses looted Sri Lankan Army [173][174]
Thampalakamam raid 30 November 1985 Thampalakamam, Trincomalee 7 Sri Lankan Army [175]
Akkaraipattu-Pottuvil road shooting 1 December 1985 Akkaraipattu-Pottuvil road, Ampara 2 Sri Lankan Army [176]
Kalladi shooting 1 December 1985 Kalladi, Batticaloa 6 a store, a firewood mill and 2 houses were burned Sri Lankan Army [177]
Arasadi junction shooting of a youth 2 December 1985 Arasadi junction, Batticaloa 1 Sri Lankan Army [178]
Palai search operation 3 December 1985 Palai, Kilinochchi 1 64 people, including 8 bound and bleeding youths, were taken to army camp. Of the 5 other injured, 3 were hospitalized. Palai railway station was damaged. Walls of houses were damaged with bullet holes. Sri Lankan Army [179]
Raid on Tamil village in Muttur 3 December 1985 Muttur, Trincomalee 9 arrested. 4 houses burned. Sri Lankan Army [180]
Mullaitivu-Nedunkerny road search operation 3-5 December 1985 Mullaitivu-Nedunkerny road, Mullaitivu some children missing. many locals assaulted. Sri Lankan Army [181]
Attack on Tamils travelling in a lorry in Vavuniya 3 December 1985 Vavuniya army camp, Vavuniya occupants assaulted. one youth missing. Sri Lankan Army [182]
Attack on 2 Tamils travelling in a lorry in Chilaw 6 December 1985 Chilaw, Puttalam 2 injured and hospitalized Army [183]
Attack on a Tamil traveller in Navatkuli 6 December 1985 Navatkuli, Jaffna 32-year-old Subramaniyam Kumarasamy assaulted and hospitalized Army [184]
Shooting of detainees in Seruvila army camp 6 December 1985 Seruvila, Trincomalee 10 Army [185]
Attack on Vavuniya store owner 7 December 1985 Vavuniya 56-year-old Raamayya severely assaulted and hospitalized Army [186]
Karadiyanaru cordon and search operation 7 December 1985 Karadiyanaru, Batticaloa 1 25 arrested Army [187]
Paranthan road shooting 8 December 1985 Paranthan, Kilinochchi 1 2 injured. 5 detained. 1 motorcycle seized. Army [188]
Anpuvalipuram road shooting 10 December 1985 Anpuvalipuram, Trincomalee 2 Tamil children injured and hospitalized Home Guards [189]
Uruthirapuram massacre 10 December 1985 Uruthirapuram, Kilinochchi 10 many injured. 25+ with gunshot wounds hospitalized. some arrested. locals fled to forest. 2 houses damaged. Army [190][191]
Muttur search operation 10-11 December 1985 Muttur, Trincomalee 2 6 women sexually assaulted, 2 women arrested and 2 stores burned Army [192]
Jaffna city shooting 12 December 1985 Jaffna city, Jaffna 2 3 injured. houses damaged by bullets. Army [193]
Valantalai-Ponnalai shooting 17 December 1985 Valantalai and Ponnalai junctions, Jaffna 2 5 hospitalized Army [194]
Oddusuddan shooting 17 December 1985 Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu 3 6 injured, 2 houses damaged Army [195]
Keerimalai arson attack 17 December 1985 Keerimalai, Jaffna 3 houses burned Army [196]
Columbuthurai-Ariyalai shooting 20 December 1985 Columbuthurai, Ariyalai, Jaffna 2 2 hospitalized Army [197]
Jaffna helicopter shootings 21 December 1985 Suthumalai, Manipay, Sanguveli, Thavadi, Uduvil, Inuvil, Kokkuvil, Vayavilan, Kadduvan and Myliddy, Jaffna 7 many injured (10+ seriously) and hospitalized, many houses damaged Air Force [198][199][200]
Munnampodivettai massacre 25 December 1985 Munnampodivettai, Trincomalee 10 4 women gang raped Army [201]
Rape and murder of 2 Tamil women in Muthur 25 December 1985 Muthur, Trincomalee 2 2 women raped Home guards [202]
Jaffna helicopter massacres 4 January 1986 Jaffna 17 91 injured Air Force [203]
Jaffna massacres 23 January 1986 Tellipalai, Veemankamam, Kadduvan 16 several injured, 22 houses, 1 van and several cars set on fire Armed Forces [204]
Iruthayapuram massacre 19 January 1986 Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa 23 Police [205]
Nayaru helicopter killings 24 January 1986 Nayaru, Mullaitivu 2 several injured Air Force [206]
Kilinochchi Railway Station massacre 25 January 1986 Kilinochchi 12 Army [207]
Thampalakamam massacre 27 January 1986 Thampalakamam, Trincomalee 10 Army [206]
Massacre of Tamil private van passengers 1 February 1986 Elephant Pass, Jaffna 29 Army [206]
Bombing raid on Jaffna 19 February 1986 Jaffna 7 several houses and a rice mill damaged Air Force [208]
Akkaraipattu massacre 19 February 1986 Akkaraipattu, Ampara 80 Army [209][210][211]
Jaffna bombings 27 February 1986 Jaffna 3 5 injured Air Force [212]
Nainativu massacre 3 March 1986 Nainativu, Jaffna 4 15 injured Army [213]
Bombing of fishing village in Jaffna 12 March 1986 Jaffna 3 several injured Air Force [214]
Myliddy bombings 13 March 1986 Jaffna 5 several injured Air Force [215]
Murder of Vellaichamy Thinakaranathan 14 March 1986 Paranthan, Kilinochchi 1 Army [215]
Kilinochchi killing 16 March 1986 Kilinochchi 1 several injured Army [215]
Thondamannaru killing 16 March 1986 Jaffna 1 several houses damaged Army [215]
Vavuniya killings 16 March 1986 Vavuniya 2 Army [215]
Kilinochchi massacre 16 March 1986 Kilinochchi 7 Army [213]
Muthur massacre 16 March 1986 Muthur, Trincomalee 5 Army [213]
Murder of Kathirkamanathan Balamurali (15) 17 March 1986 Navatkuli, Jaffna 1 Army [215]
Mallikaitivu junction massacre 17 March 1986 Muthur, Trincomalee 5 Army [215]
Attack on Tamil villages in Muthur 18 March 1986 Muthur, Trincomalee Several houses looted and burned. Some shops and houses completely destroyed. Army [215]
Kilinochchi massacre 18 March 1986 Kilinochchi 4 several injured Army [216]
Murder of K Sundaralingham 18 March 1986 Kalmunai, Ampara 1 1 injured STF [216]
Killing of two youths in Batticaloa 19 March 1986 Batticaloa 2 Army [216]
Vavuniya massacres 19-20 March 1986 Eeddimurnchan village. Nedunkerny 20 Army [217]
Koddady killings 21 March 1986 Koddady, Jaffna 2 Air Force [216]
Jaffna bombings 21 March 1986 Jaffna 3 29 injured Air Force [213]
Puthukudirruppu massacre 21 March 1986 Puthukudirruppu, Mullaitivu 7 looting reported Army [216]
Thondamannaru helicopter murder 21 March 1986 Jaffna 1 Air Force [216]
Selvasannithy temple attack 21-22 March 1986 Jaffna 4 Army [218]
Murder of Sugumaran 22 March 1986 Kallar, Batticaloa 1 Army [216]
Koonithivu shooting 23 March 1986 Koonithivu, Trincomalee 1 10 injured Army [219]
Mannar killings 24 March 1986 Mannar 2 Army [213]
Vavuniya massacre 25 March 1986 Vavuniya 5 Army [213]
Kurumbacitty killing 26 March 1986 Kurumbacitty, Jaffna 1 3 injured Air Force [219]
Murder of Mr. A. Ganeshapillai 27 March 1986 Point Pedro Jaffna 1 Army [220]
Tellipalai bombing 27 March 1986 Tellipalai, Jaffna 1 several injured Air Force [213]
Vantharumoolai killings 30 March 1986 Vantharumoolai, Batticaloa 2 Army [220]
Army attack on Kadduvan 30 March 1986 Kadduvan, Jaffna Large rice mill and 10 houses destroyed Army [220]
Vavuniya killings 31 March 1986 Vavuniya 3 Army [221]
Palaly killings 31 March 1986 Palaly, Jaffna 2 4 injured Army [221]
Jaffna helicopter killings 2 April 1986 Jaffna 3 several injured and several houses damaged Air Force [221]
Palaly helicopter acid attacks 2 April 1986 Jaffna acid thrown from helicopter, 2 victims admitted to hospital Air Force [221]
Murder of Dr. Christopher Noel (26) 5 April 1986 Ottankulam, Kilinochchi 1 Burnt alive in car Army [222]
Jaffna bombings 6 April 1986 Jaffna 2 10 injured Air Force [222]
Murder of Karunakaran 6 April 1986 Batticaloa 1 Army [222]
Murder of Subramaniam Rajaratnam 10 April 1986 Thiriyai, Trincomalee 1 1 injured Army [223]
Murder of farmer Sinniah Nandakumar (32) 10 April 1986 Nilaveli, Trincomalee 1 Army [223]
Murder of Mathiaparanam Jegan (22) 15 April 1986 Mankulam, Mullaitivu 1 Army [223]
Navatkuli killings 17 April 1986 Navatkuli, Jaffna 2 Army [223]
Thondamannaru killings 21 April 1986 Thondamannaru, Jaffna 2 several others killed and injured Army [224]
Murders of Narayanasamy Ravindran (21) and Joseph Gunaseelan 23 April 1986 Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu 2 Army [224]
Killing of P. Ravi (29) 27 April 1986 Tellippalai, Jaffna 2 Navy [224]
Valalai killings 30 April 1986 Valalai, Jaffna 2 2 injured Army [225]
Massacre of Trincomalee Tamil refugees 30 April 1986 Muthur, Thiriyay Trincomalee 17 Army [225]
Murder of A Sebamalai 30 April 1986 Palaly, Jaffna 1 Army [225]
Kilinochchi killing 1 May 1986 Kilinochchi 1 Army [225]
Eravur killings 4 May 1986 Eravur, Batticaloa 3 Army [225]
Gurunagar fishermen sea massacre 10 June 1986 Mandaitivu, Jaffna 33 Navy [226][227][228][229]
Seruvila massacre 12 June 1986 Seruvila, Trincomalee 21 Home Guards [230]
Murder of Michael Gnanapragasam 19 June 1986 Kilinochchi 1 Army [231]
Murder of M. Wensceslaus 20 June 1986 Jaffna 1 Army [232]<[233]
1986 Thambalakamam massacre 28 June 1986 Thambalakamam, Trincomalee 34 Home Guards [234]
Pavatkulam massacre 13 July 1986 Pavatkulam, Vavuniya 9 Army [235]
Peruveli refugee camp massacre 15 July 1986 Peruveli, Trincomalee 48 20 injured, many women raped Army, Home Guards [236][237]
Thanduvan bus massacre 17 July 1986 Thanduvan, Mullaitivu 17 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[238]
Manalchenai massacre 18 July 1986 Manalchenai, Trincomalee 67 7 women raped Army [239][240]
Murder of T.Markandu and his son Chandradasan 28 July 1986 Ariyakulam, Jaffna 2 Army [241]
Murder of V.Nalliah 28 July 1986 Karainagar, Jaffna 1 Navy [242]
Batticaloa Munnai street massacre 18 September 1986 Batticaloa 47 Army [243]
Killing of pregnant woman Mrs. Selvanayakam (18) 12 October 1986 Point Pedro, Jaffna 1 Navy [244]
Kurikattuvan massacre 16 October 1986 Kurikattuvan, Jaffna 13 Navy [245]
Jaffna Hospital bombing 29 October 1986 Jaffna 4 32 injured Army [246]
Massacre of Batticaloa refugees 31 October 1986 Batticaloa 6 Army [247]
Bombing of Periya-porativu 2 November 1986 Periya-porativu, Batticaloa several killed 20 houses damaged, >1000 made homeless Army [248]
Jaffna bombings 11 November 1986 Jaffna 6 42 injured Army [249]
Periya-pullumalai massacre 11 November 1986 Periya-pullumalai, Ampara 20 3 women raped, 25 others abducted and believed dead Army [250][251]
Murder of Iruthayan Michael Collins 15 November 1986 Akkaraipattu, Ampara 1 STF [252]
Valaichenai killings 19 November 1986 Valaichenai, Batticaloa 2 Army [253]
Murder of Gopalasingham 21 November 1986 Mulliyawalai, Mullaitivu 1 1 injured, wristlet stolen Army [254]
Coolavady colony massacre 23 November 1986 Coolavady colony, Batticaloa 3 20 injured STF [252]
Kalmunai police rampage 13 December 1986 Kalmunai, Ampara 4 50 houses, 5 cars, a Hindu Temple, 3 Rice Mills and a lorry destroyed Police, STF [255]
Attacks on civilians during the suppression of the 2nd JVP insurrection 1987-89 Nationwide 60,000-80,000 Government [256][257][258][259][260][261][262][20]
Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacre 27-29 January 1987 Kokkadichcholai, Batticaloa 200+ Police (STF) [263][264][265][266][267]
Jaffna bombings 7 March 1987 Jaffna 21 100 injured Air Force [268][269]
Jaffna girls' school bombing April 1987 Martin Road, Jaffna 15 Air Force [270]
Bombing of Jaffna peninsula 22-26 April 1987 Jaffna scores hundreds injured and hundreds of houses, shops, businesses destroyed Sri Lanka Armed Forces [270]
Valalai massacre 20 May 1987 Valalai, Jaffna 9 Army [271]
Bombing of Kankesanthurai Sivan Kovil May 1987 Kankesanthurai Road, Jaffna 17 Air Force [272][273]
Polikandy search operation killings May 1987 Polikandy, Jaffna 20 Army [274]
Bombing of Suthumalai Amman Kovil 25 May 1987 Suthumalai, Jaffna 7 Army [275][273]
St. James School shelling 25 May 1987 Main Street, Jaffna 8 Army [275][273]
Alvai Muthumariamman temple shelling 29 May 1987 Alvai, Jaffna 75 many injured Army [273][272][276]
Killings of Nelliady Murugan temple refugees 31 May 1987 Nelliady, Jaffna 3 one injured Army [272]
Killings of Puttalai Pillayar Kovil refugees 1 June 1987 Point Pedro, Jaffna 6 Army [272]
Bombing of Neervely Kandaswamy temple 6 June 1987 Neervely, Jaffna 25 Temple destroyed Air Force [277]
Pavatkuli Chenai Pillaiyar Kovil massacre 3 July 1987 Pavatkuli Chenai, Batticaloa 48 STF [278]
Tissamaharama massacre November 1987 Tissamaharama scores Sri Lankan Armed Forces [279]
Batticaloa police rampage 24 December 1987 Batticaloa 25 shops and houses burnt Police [280]
Eppawala massacre 20 March 1989 Eppawala 14 Black Cats [281]
1989 Kandy massacre 16 September 1989 Several places in Kandy District 100-150 Eagles of the Central Hills [282][283]
Hambantota district massacres 21 December 1989 Hambantota, Tissamaharama, Ambalantota, Beliatta 177 Army, Police [284]
Nittambuwa massacre 27 February 1990 Nittambuwa 12 Police [285]
Killings of Tamils in Amparai June - October 1990 Amparai 3,000 government forces [286]
Disappearances of Tamils in Batticaloa June - December 1990 Batticaloa 1,500 government forces [286]
Sammanthurai massacre 10 June 1990 Sammanthurai, Ampara 37 Home Guards According to pro-rebel NESOHR[287]
Kalmunai massacre 12 June 1990 Kalmunai, Ampara 160-250 Army [288][289][290][291]
Vavuniya massacre 13 June 1990 Vavuniya 15 Army [292]
Trincomalee Base Hospital mass arrest and disappearances 15 June 1990 Base Hospital, Trincomalee 30 Army [293]
Thiriyai massacre June 1990 (mid) Thiriyai, Trincomalee 25-35 Army [294]
Vellaveli massacre June 1990 Vellaveli, Batticaloa 15 Army [295]
Kalmunai massacres 22-23 June 1990 Kalmunai, Ampara 36+ Army [296]
Veeramunai massacres 20 June 1990 - 15 August 1990 Veeramunai, Ampara 253 Home Guards [297][298]
China Bay Police custody killings 4 July 1990 China Bay, Trincomalee 5 Police [293]
Mannar arson attacks 8 July 1990 Mannar-Murunkan road, Mannar 64 houses, 32 shops and 2 hospitals burned; 20 houses and 10+ shops robbed Army [299]
Kalmunai massacre 10 July 1990 Kalmunai, Ampara 31 Army, Home Guards [300]
McHeyzer Stadium mass arrest and disappearances 11 July 1990 Plantain Point Army Camp, Trincomalee 52 Army [293]
Paranthan junction massacre 24 July 1990 Paranthan, Kilinochchi 10 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[301]
Siththandy massacre 20 July 1990 and 27 July 1990 Siththandy, Batticaloa 137 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[302]
Pottuvil massacre 30 July 1990 Pottuvil, Ampara 125 Army [303][304][305]
Tiraikerny massacre 6 August 1990 Tiraikerny, Ampara 40 Home Guards [306][307]
Xavierpuram massacre 7 August 1990 Alikampai, Ampara 7 1 disappeared, 12 badly injured; houses, church and school burned Home Guards [308][309]
Kalmunai massacres 11-12 August 1990 Karaitivu military camp, Ampara 62 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[310]
Thuranilavani massacre 12 August 1990 Thuranilavani, Batticaloa 60+ Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[311]
Koraveli massacre 14 August 1990 Koraveli, Batticaloa 15 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[312]
Nelliyady market bombing 29 August 1990 Nelliyady, Jaffna 16 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[313]
Eastern University massacre (September 1990) 5 September 1990 Vantharumulai, Batticaloa 158 Army [142][314][315]
Batticaloa massacre / Sathurukondan massacre 9 September 1990 Batticaloa 205 Army [142][316][317][318][319][320][321]
Natpiddimunai massacre 10 September 1990 Natpiddimunai, Ampara 23 Police STF According to pro-rebel NESOHR[322]
Bombing of Uthayan newspaper office 27 September 1990 Jaffna 1 Air Force [323]
Killing of Tamils in Pottuvil October 1990 Pottuvil, Ampara 160 Police STF [286]
Chavakachcheri market massacre 9 October 1990 Chavakachcheri, Jaffna 12 Army [324]
Karaitivu massacre 13 October 1990 Karaitivu, Ampara 20 STF [325]
Karainagar naval attack 15 November 1990 Karainagar, Jaffna 5 12 injured Navy [326]
Oddusuddan bombing 27 November 1990 Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu 12 Air Force According to pro-rebel NESOHR[327]
Vaddukkoddai bombing 15 December 1990 Vaddukkoddai, Jaffna 1 2 injured Air Force [328]
Velanai bombing 16 December 1990 Velanai Jaffna 4 several injured Air Force [328]
Thathamalai massacre 17 December 1990 Thathamalai, Batticaloa 5 Army [328]
Massacre of Tamil civilians near Samadhu Pillaiyar Temple 18 December 1990 Trincomalee 5 Army [328]
Murder of toddy tapper Swakim (45) 22 December 1990 Karampon, Jaffna 1 Army [328]
Valaichchenai massacre 22 December 1990 Valaichchenai, Batticaloa 9 Home guards [328]
Shelling of Valikamam North 22 December 1990 Valikamam, Jaffna 1 2 injured, several houses damaged Army [328]
Puthukudiyiruppu bombing 31 January 1991 Puthukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 23 13 injured Air Force [329][330]
Valvettithurai bombings 20-23 January 1991 Valvettithurai, Jaffna 10 20 injured, 101 houses destroyed, 451 damaged, 6 temples, one church and 4 schools bombed Air Force [330]
Murukandy temple bombing January 1991 Murukandy, Kilinochchi 3 Air Force [329][330]
Jaffna bombings February 1991 (first week) Jaffna 27 25 injured, 500 houses destroyed, 100 other buildings destroyed Air Force [331]
Vankalai junction massacre 17 February 1991 Vankalai, Mannar 4 Army [324]
Eravur massacre 20 February 1991 Eravur, Batticaloa 6 25 seriously wounded injured Home Guards [324][332]
Iruthayapuram massacre 30 March 1991 Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa 11 Police [324]
Nayanmar Thidal massacre 12 April 1991 Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam, Trincomalee 4 Army [333]
Kokkadichcholai massacre 12 June 1991 Kokkadichcholai, Batticaloa 152-220 Army [142][264][265][315][334][335][336]
Disappearances of Tamils in Batticaloa January - November 1992 Batticaloa 400 government forces [337]
Mandur massacre April 1992 Mandur, Batticaloa 8 Army, Paramilitaries [338]
Tampalakamam massacre April 1992 Tampalakamam, Trincomalee 4 Army [337]
Polonnaruwa massacre 29 April 1992 Muthugal and Karapola 87 Home Guards,
Police		 [142][339][340]
Vathappali Kannagi Amman temple massacre 18 May 1992 Vathappali, Mullaitivu 23 30 injured Army [341]
Sri Durga Devi temple massacre 31 May 1992 Tellipalai , Jaffna 6 25 seriously injured, 100 received minor injuries Air Force [342]
Mylanthanai massacre 9 August 1992 Mylanthanai, Batticaloa 35-50 Army [142][343][344][345]
Paliyadivaddai massacre 24 October 1992 Paliyadivaddai, Batticaloa 10-11 [346]
1993 Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacre 2 January 1993 Jaffna Lagoon 50-100 Navy [347][348][349][350][351]
Kalviankadu massacre 27 July 1993 Kalviankadu, Jaffna 6 Air Force [352]
Jaffna lagoon massacre 29 July 1993 Jaffna Lagoon 19 Navy [352]
Chundikulam massacre 18 February 1994 Chundikulam, Kilinochchi 10 Navy According to pro-rebel NESOHR[353]
1994 Jaffna lagoon massacre 27 February 1994 Jaffna Lagoon 30 Air Force [354]
Pulmoddai massacre 6 May 1995 Pulmoddai, Trincomalee 5 Army [355]
Navaly church bombing 9 July 1995 Navaly, Jaffna 125-150 Air Force [356][357][358]
Bolgoda killings April–September 1995 Colombo 31 STF [359]
Nagerkovil school bombing 22 September 1995 Nagerkovil, Jaffna 71-113 Air Force [360][361][362]
Jaffna killings October 1995 Jaffna 104 194 injured Air Force, Army [363]
Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacre 11 February 1996 Kumarapuram, Trincomalee 26 Army [364][365][366][367][368]
Nachchikuda strafing 16 March 1996 Poonagari, Jaffna 16 Army [369][370]
Kilinochchi town massacre August 1996 Kilinochchi 184 Army According to pro-rebel NESOHR[371]
Disappearances and mass graves in Jaffna 1995-1996 Jaffna, Chemmani 600 Army [372][373][374]
Murder of Kandiah Vijayanathan (21) 18 December 1996 Meesalai, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Murders of Thevarajah Vigneswaran (22) and Somasundaram Sivakumar (22) 11 January 1997 Karainagar, Jaffna 2 Navy [375]
Murder of Ratnasabapathy Vigneswaran (40) 17 January 1997 Ponnalai, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Murder of Rasalingam Ratnasingam (45) 23 January 1997 Kokkuvil, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Murders of Nagamutthu Rajendram (40) and Krishnan Perampalam (32) 28 February 1997 Sangaratthai, Jaffna 2 Army [375]
Murder of Nadarajah March 1997 Chankanai, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Murder of Pakianathan Aingaran (18) 17 March 1997 Nacchimar Kovil, Jaffna 1 2 others injured Army [375]
Murder of Tharmarajah Janarthanan 29 March 1997 Karainagar, Jaffna 1 Navy [375]
Murder of Sivarajah Manivannan 7 April 1997 Alaveddy, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Murder of Kanapathippilai Pratheepan 8 April 1997 Anaikkottai, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Rape and murder of Murugesapillai Koneswary 17 May 1997 Amparai 1 Army [376][377]
Murder of Kandasamy Rathinamma 20 May 1997 Inuvil West, Jaffna 1 Army [375]
Murder of Kathiravelu Suresh (33) 20 May 1997 Kokkuvil, Jaffna 1 1 other injured Army [375]
Vavunikulam church bombing 18 August 1997 Vavunikulam, Mullaitivu 9 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[378]
Tamil 4th colony massacre 24 September 1997 Amparai 8-15 Home Guards According to pro-rebel TamilNet[379]
Kalutara Tamil prisoner massacre 12 December 1997 Kalutara 3 Sinhala prisoners incited by prison officials [380][381]
Tampalakamam massacre 1 February 1998 Tampalakamam, Trincomalee 8 Police,
Home Guards		 [382][383][384]
Army shelling of civilian areas in Karayakkanthivu 4 February 1998 Karayakkanthivu, Batticaloa 9 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[385]
Satha Sagaya Maatha Church bombing 4 March 1998 Murasumoddai, Kilinochchi Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[386]
Killing of Peethaambaram Sashikala (6) 11 March 1998 Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[387]
Vattakkachchi and Periyakulam bombings 26 March 1998 Vaddakachchi, Periyakulam, Kilinochchi 8 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[388]
Murder of Vijayakumari 16 April 1998 Point Pedro, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[389]
Killing of Kilinochchi Christian priests 7 June 1998 Kanakampikaikkulam, Kilinochchi 2 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[390]
Suthanthirapuram bombing 10 June 1998 Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu 20+ Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[391]
Paythali shelling 31 July 1998 Paythali, Batticaloa Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[392]
Torture of Thambirajah Kamalathasan July 1998 Colombo Police According to pro-rebel TamilNet[393]
Kilinochchi-Mullaithivu bombing 14 November 1998 Kilinochchi-Mullaithivu 2 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[394]
Kilinochchi bombing 24 November 1998 Kilinochchi-Mullaithivu 4 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[395]
Visuvamadu shelling 25 November 1998 Puthukkudiyiruppu 8 Air Force According to pro-rebel NESOHR[396]
Chundikulam bombing 2 December 1998 Chundikulam, Kilinochchi 7 Air Force According to pro-rebel NESOHR[397]
Eravur killings 26 April 1999 Eravur, Batticaloa 3 17 seriously wounded Police [398]
Gang rape and murder of Ida Carmelitta 12 July 1999 Mannar Town 1 Army [399]
Gang rape and murder of Sarathambal 12 July 1999 Pungudutivu, Jaffna 1 Navy [399][400][401]
Torture of three Tamil students 10 September 1999 Colombo Police [402]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing 15 September 1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu 21 Air Force [403]
Jaffna Lagoon massacre 15 September 1999 Thenmaradchi 7 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[404]
Murder of A.Yogeswary, 34 and her daughter, V.Nageswaray, 14 29 September 1999 Kaluwankerni, Batticaloa 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[405]
Murder of S.Vinayakam, 58 1 November 1999 Kathiraveli, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[406]
Madhu church shelling 20 November 1999 Madhu, Mannar 40 Air Force [407][408]
Murder of Rasalingam Sooriyaprabakaran, 18 2 January 2000 Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[409]
Murder of Jabir 15 February 2000 Kinniya, Trincomalee 1 Police According to pro-rebel TamilNet[410]
Navy attack on Tamil village of Salli 25 February 2000 Salli, Trincomalee 8 houses burned, villagers assaulted Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[411]
Pallikuda bombing 12 May 2000 Pallikuda, Kilinochchi 5 Air Force [412]
Silivaturai massacre 13 May 2000 Silivaturai 5 Navy [412]
Columbuthurai massacre 15 May 2000 Columbuthurai, Jaffna 5 Army [412]
Bombing of Poonthoddam village 2 July 2000 Poonthoddam, Vavuniya 1 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[413]
Kaddumurivu murders 17 July 2000 Kaddumurivu, Batticaloa 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[414]
Morokkoddaanchenai murders 9 August 2000 Morokkoddaanchenai, Batticaloa 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[415]
Bindunuwewa massacre 25 October 2000 Bindunuwewa 25 Mobs, Police, Army [416]
Murder of Shanmugaraja Swarnahasan and Mahalingam Thamiran 14 December 2000 Iqbal Nagar, Trincomalee 2 Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[417]
Murder of Arulanantham Kamalanathan (29), and Sinnathamby Sivakumar 14 December 2000 Poovarasankulam, Vavuniya 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[418]
Murder of Vasanthi Ganeshamoorthy, 16 17 December 2000 Eravur, Batticaloa 1 Police According to pro-rebel TamilNet[419]
Mirusuvil massacre 20 December 2000 Mirusuvil, Jaffna 8 Army [420][421][422][423]
Bombing of Trincomalee Tamil villages 22 January 2001 Chenaiyur, Kaddaiparichchan, Sampur and Sudaikuda, Trincomalee Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[424]
Murder of Uthayakumar 28 February 2001 Tharapuram, Mannar 1 Navy [425][426]
Bombing of Kombavil and Puthukudiyiruppu villages 16 March 2001 Kombavil, Puthukkudiyiruppu Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[427]
Bombing of Chundikulam and Puthumaathalan villages 21 March 2001 Chundikulam, Puthumaathalan, Mullaitivu 6 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[428]
Bombing of Soodaikkudah village 15 April 2001 Soodaikkudah, Trincomalee Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[429]
Knifing of Sinnathamby Kandaiah 29 September 2001 Jaffna Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[430]
Attack on Tamil civilians in Nilaveli 30 April 2002 Nilaveli, Trincomalee 2 injured Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[431]
Murder of Ponnar Gnaneswaran 7 January 2003 Thondamanaru, Jaffna 1 Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[432]
Bombing of Kiran Methodist Church 27 April 2005 Kiran, Batticaloa Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[433]
Murder of Tamil civilian protestor 28 October 2005 Puthur East, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[434]
Murder of Sellathamby Punniyamoorthy 2 November 2005 Valaichenai, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[435]
Disappearances of Uthayan Selvarajah, Subramaniam Kanapathipillai and S. Leethan 6 November 2005 Kaluwankerny, Batticaloa 3 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[436]
Murder of two Jaffna farmers 1 December 2005 Neerveli, Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[437]
Murders of Yogarasa Yogeswary and Thurairasa Vathany 8 December 2005 Palacholai, Batticaloa 2 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[438]
Murder and rape of Ilaiyathambi Tharsini 16 December 2005 Pungudutivu, Jaffna 1 Navy [439][440][441][442]
Pesalai massacre 23 December 2005 Pesalai, Mannar 4 Navy [443][444]
Killing of Markandu Pushpamalar 24 December 2005 Chavakachcheri, Jaffna 1 Army [443][445]
Murders of two Tamil youth in Santhiveli 26 December 2005 Santhiveli, Batticaloa 2 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[446]
Murders of Kilinochchi civilians 27 December 2005 Kilinochchi, Kanakarayankulam, Pallai 5 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[447]
Murders of Tamil civilians at Mutthirai Junction 28 December 2005 Nallur, Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[448]
2006-2007 disappearances of Tamils 2006-2007 Northern Province, Eastern Province, Colombo Hundreds most feared dead Government forces [449]
Disappearance of Tamil youth Kandasamy Ilamaran 2006 Omanthai, Vavuniya 1 Army [450]
Trincomalee student massacre 2 January 2006 Trincomalee 5 Police (STF) [451][452][453][454]
Murder of Rasaratnam Kuganenthiran 5 January 2006 Kiran, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[455]
Murder of Kumutha Mahenthiran 6 January 2006 Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[456]
Murder of Kandasamy Shanmuganathan 8 January 2006 Thevapuram, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[457]
Disappearance of Rajeevmohan 10 January 2006 Ilavalai, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[458]
Murder of P. Sivasankar 11 January 2006 Meesalai, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[459]
Murder of Thambu Nadesu 11 January 2006 Puthur, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[460]
Murder of Tamil civilian traveler 11 January 2006 Kokkuvil, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[461]
Murder of farmer S. Thanabalasingham 12 January 2006 Lingapuram, Trincomalee 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[462]
Murder of Sellathurai Yogarajah 15 January 2006 Kodikamam, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[463]
Murders of Bojan family members 16 January 2006 Manipay, Jaffna 3 Army [464][465]
Murder of Thurairajah Ravichandran 21 January 2006 Kayts, Jaffna 1 EPDP, Army [466][467]
2006 murder of TRO workers 31 January 2006 Batticaloa 7 TMVP [468]
Shooting of Kailasapillai Raveendran 20 February 2006 Vantharomoolai, Batticaloa TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[469]
Murder of Navarasan 20 February 2006 Kiran, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[470]
Serial killings and disappearances of 62 Tamil civilians 3 March 2006 - 21 April 2006 Jaffna, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Mannar 62 Army, TMVP According to pro-rebel NESOHR[471]
Murder of Kovinthan Vijeyarasa 9 March 2006 Eravur, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[472]
Abduction of 16 Tamil youth in Batticaloa 13 March 2006 - 14 March 2006 Valaichennai, Vaharai, Batticaloa TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[473]
Indiscriminate firing on over 2000 Tamil civilians in Trincomalee villages 20 March 2006 Sampur, Soodaikuda, Koonitivu, and Kadatkarachchenai, Trincomalee Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[474]
Murder of Kulathunga Regikanth 25 March 2006 Valaichenai, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[475]
2006 anti-Tamil riots in Trincomalee 12 April 2006 Trincomalee 19 Sinhalese mobs, Navy, Army [476][477]
Murder of Ramalingam Sakilan 17 April 2006 Meesalai, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[478]
Murder of Mr. Easan 17 April 2006 Santhiveli, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[479]
Murder of mason Thiyagarasa Thaskumar 18 April 2006 Mavadivembu, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[480]
Vatharavathai massacre 19 April 2006 Vatharavathai, Jaffna 5 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[481]
Murder of Tamil youth in Kanniya 20 April 2006 Kanniya, Trincomalee 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[482]
Murder of Pakkiaraja Baskaran 22 April 2006 Barathipuram, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[483]
Kanthasamy Nallammah murder 22 April 2006 Kavatikudah, Trincomalee 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[484][485]
Claymore mine attack in Mannar 22 April 2006 Pandivirichchan, Mannar 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[486]
Murder of Manickam Rajeevan 24 April 2006 Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[487]
Murder of Kanagaratnam Lingeswaran 24 April 2006 Valaichenai, Batticaloa 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[488]
Murder of Rasanayagam Jegan 24 April 2006 Vavuniya 1 Gunmen aligned with the government [489][490]
Attack on Muthur villages by SL Navy, Army, and Air Force 25 April 2006 Trincomalee 16 SL Navy, Army, and SLAF According to pro-rebel TamilNet[491][492][493]
Murder of Senthilnathan in Vavuniya 26 April 2006 Vavuniya 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[494]
Murder of Tamil civilian male 1 May 2006 Jaffna 1 SL Navy [495]
Attack on Uthayan Daily Press Office 2 May 2006 Jaffna 2 Army [495]
Jaffna civilian youths massacre 4 May 2006 Jaffna 7 Army [496]
Manthuvil massacre 8 May 2006 Manthuvil, Jaffna 8 Army [497]
Aerial bombardment in Vanni 11 May 2006 Kilinochchi - Mullaithivu 2 civilians wounded Sri Lankan Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[498]
Murder of Seenithamby Yogeswaran 11 May 2006 Batticaloa 1 TMVP [499]
Abduction of six youths 11 May 2006 Jaffna 6 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[500]
Allaipiddy massacre 13 May 2006 Allaipiddy, Jaffna 13 Navy, EPDP [501][502][503]
Murder of Parameswaran Kapilan 14 May 2006 Kopay, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[504]
Murder of Thiyakarajah Kirupaharan and Jeyaratnam Jeyakanthan 14 May 2006 Nilavarai, Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[505]
Murder of Arunachalam Suresh Gunapalan 22 May 2006 Vidathalpallai near Muhamalai, Jaffna 1 Army [506]
Murder of Chandran Linton and Rasarathinam Mohan 22 May 2006 Periya Pandivirichan, Mannar 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[507]
Murder of Tamil youth in Chenkalady 23 May 2006 Chenkalady, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[508]
Murder of Puvanendran Bolder Mayooran 26 May 2006 Ariyalai, Jaffna 1 Army [509]
Murder of Ratnam Ratnarajah 26 May 2006 Kalviyankadu, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[510]
Murder of school boys Kanapathy Balu and Vinayagamoorthy Nanthan 27 May 2006 Thikiliveddai, Batticaloa 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[511]
Murder of communications center owner Sabesan 28 May 2006 Vaddukkodai, Jaffna 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[512]
Murder of Suntharalingam Ravichandran 29 May 2006 Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[513]
Murder of Nagarajah Selvarajah and Nadarajah Nageswaran 29 May 2006 Valikamam, Jaffna 2 Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[514]
Abduction and disappearance of Selvarajah Gajanathan 2 June 2006 Kaddaiparichchan, Trincomalee 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[515]
Murder of Mr. Nalliah Vimalendran and Thambirajah Sithiravadeivel 3 June 2006 Batticaloa 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[516]
Murder of Sivalingam Rajanikanth 6 June 2006 Batticaloa 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[517]
Nedunkal pressure mine attack 7 June 2006 Nedunkal, Batticaloa 10 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[518]
Vankalai massacre 8 June 2006 Vankalai, Mannar 4 Army [519][520][521]
Abduction of 6 Tamil students 9 June 2006 Batticaloa Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[522]
Murder of Kathirgamathamby Mathivanan and Mohamed Remis 10 June 2006 Trincomalee 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[523]
Murder of N. Balasingam 12 June 2006 Vavuniya 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[524]
Murder of Batticaloa Tamil civilian 14 June 2006 Natrapaalathadi, Batticaloa 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-rebel TamilNet[525]
Murder of Tamil civilians in Trincomalee 16 June 2006 Periyakulam 3 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[526]
Murder of Kathamuthu Rajanayagam 13 June 2006 Santhiveli, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[527]
Pesalai Church attack 17 June 2006 Pesalai, Mannar 6 Navy [528][529][530]
Murder of Iyathurai Nirmalakumaran 20 June 2006 Kommathurai, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[531]
Abduction and disappearance of Thayaparan Subaraj 21 June 2006 Kattankudi, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[532]
Disappearance of Kanesan Sivanesan 29 June 2006 Inuvil, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[533]
Murder of Tamil civilian in Sambaltivu 30 June 2006 Sambaltivu junction, Trincomalee 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[534]
Murder of Sathasivam Mathuri 30 June 2006 Athiyady, Jaffna 1 Army, EPDP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[535]
Murder of Gnanasekaram Santhiran 30 June 2006 Chenkalady, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[536]
Abduction of Krishnapillai Kamalanathan 2 July 2006 Valaichchenai, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[537]
Murder in Kaluwanchikudy 3 July 2006 Kaluwanchikudy, Batticaloa 1 Police According to pro-rebel TamilNet[538]
Murder of unidentified Tamil man 3 July 2006 Thandikulam HSZ, Vavuniya 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[539]
Abduction and disappearance of 35 Tamil children 7 July 2006 to 8 July 2006 Thivuchenai, Karuppalai, Pethalai, Sorivil, Sevanapitty, Batticaloa TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[540]
Abduction of 3 Tamil youths from Pethalai village 8 July 2006 Valaichenai, Batticaloa Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[541]
Murder of Seenithamby Sellan 10 July 2006 Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[542]
Murder of two Tamil civilian youths 10 July 2006 Mannar 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[543]
Murder of youth in Batticaloa 14 July 2006 Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[544]
Murder of Arumugam Kalakaran 16 July 2006 Kalkudah, Paddiyadichenai, Valaichchenai, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[545]
Disappearance of Nadarasha Surendran, Shanmugam Ariyan, and Kanthashamy Mohanraj 17 July 2006 Paddiyadychenai, Valaichenai, Batticaloa 3 TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[546]
Murder of Nadarajah Ravindrakumar and Krishnapillai Srikrishnan 20 July 2006 Inuvil junction and Irupalai, Jaffna 2 GoSL-controlled paramilitaries According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[547]
Murder of Sindathurai Christy Anton 20 July 2006 Manatkulam Junction, Mannar 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[548]
Disappearance of Rasathurai Inthirarajah 23 July 2006 Jaffna 1 Gunmen aligned with the government According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[549]
Murder of two Tamil civilians 26 July 2006 Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[550]
Murder of Sriskandarajah Lavan, and injury of Murukaiah Sivanandan and Kathriththamby Murukesan 26 July 2006 Punnalaikadduvan South, Jaffna 1 Paramilitary operatives collaborating with the SLA According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[551]
Batticaloa-Trincomalee ambulance attack 3 August 2006 Seruvila, Trincomalee District 3 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[552]
Indiscriminate artillery fire of Muttur 4 August 2006 Trincomalee 22 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[553]
SLA shelling in Batticaloa 4 August 2006 Batticaloa 3 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[554]<
Murder of Pon. Ganeshamoorthy 4 August 2006 Thirunelvely, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[555]
Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers / Muttur massacre, Trincomalee District 4 August 2006 Muttur 17 Police,
Home Guards		 [556][557]
Murder of Kaththamuthu Perinaparasa 5 August 2006 Kiliveddy, Muttur, Trincomalee District 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[558]
Shelling of Nallur and Upooral villages 6 August 2006 Muttur and Eachchilampathu, Trincomalee District 15 Army and Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[559]
Ambulance shelling 6 August 2006 Pachchanoor, Muttur-Batticaloa road 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[560]
Valaichchenai murder of Kanapathipillai Kamalanathan 7 August 2006 Kurinchi Nagar, Valaichchenai, Batticaloa 1 TMVP working with Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[561]
Murder of Kandasamy Govindarajah 9 August 2006 Meeravodai, Kalodavi, Batticaloa 1 TMVP with security cover by Army and Police According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[562]
Killing of Tamil civilians in Kathiraveli 10 August 2006 Kathiraveli and surrounding villages, Batticaloa 50 200 injured, and over 1,000 displaced Air Force and Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[563]
Disappearance of Tamil civilians by GoSL-controlled Karuna paramilitaries 11 August 2006 - 13 August 2006 Batticaloa 15 Army and TMVP According to pro-rebel TamilNet[564]
Artillery attack on Jaffna Hindu devotees 12 August 2006 Near Muhamalai, Jaffna 7 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[565]
St. Philip Neri Church shelling 13 August 2006 Allaipiddy, Jaffna 40 Army [566][567][568][569][570]
Chencholai bombing 14 August 2006 Mullaitivu 61 Air Force [571][572][573][574]
Uthayan delivery van attack 15 August 2006 Puthur junction near Atchchuveli, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[575]
Alayadivembu killings 16 August 2006 Alayadivembu Ward No: 8, Akkaraipattu Police division, Ampara 3 Special Task Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[576]
Murder of 2 Tamil men 19 August 2006 Karaveddy, Vadamarachchi East, Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[577]
Killings of Catholic priest Fr. Jim Brown and Wenceslaus Vimalathas 20 August 2006 Allaipiddy, Jaffna 2 Navy [578]
Sampoor shelling and bombing 28 August 2006 Sampoor, Trincomalee 20 Army and Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[579]
Murder of Periyathamby Veluppillai 30 August 2006 Batticaloa 1 Army and TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[580]
Murder of K.Thavarajah 30 August 2006 Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[581]
Abduction and murder of 16 Tamil youths 31 August 2006 Pattaniyoor, Nelukkulam, Sundarapuram, and Maravankulam, Batticaloa 16 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[582]
Murder of Thiayagarajah Senthooran, Shanmuganathan Nagendran and Kandiah Karunakaran 4 September 2006 Valaichenai-Kalkudah police division in Batticaloa district 3 TMVP and Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[583]
Batticaloa paramilitary shootings 4 September 2006 Valaichchenai-Kalkudah, Batticaloa 3 Army and paramilitary gunmen According to pro-rebel TamilNet[583]
Jaffna civilian shootings 4 September 2006 Jaffna 3 Army [570]
Murder of Krishnapillai Sivananthan 5 September 2006 Mavadivembu, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[584]
Kathiraveli MBRL attack 5 September 2006 Kathiraveli, Batticaloa 3 Army [570][585]
Jaffna multiple murders 8 September 2006 Jaffna 5 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[586]
2006 Jaffna multiple murders 15 September 2006 Iuduvil, Innuvil, Anaikoddai, Kalviyankadu 7 1 injured Army or GoSL controlled paramilitaries According to pro-rebel TamilNet[587]
Multiple civilian murders by GoSL agents in Jaffna and Kalviankadu 15 September 2006-16 September 2006 Various locations 6 Army and GoSL agents According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[587]
Murder of Murukesu Sivarasa 17 September 2006 Nasivanthivu, Valaichenai, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[588]
Murder of Shanmuganathan Sureshkumar and Selvarajah Shanthakumar 18 September 2006 Kondavil, Karaveddi, Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[589]
Disappearance of three Batticaloa Tamil youth 19 September 2006 Santhiveli, Batticaloa Army and TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[590]
Murder of teacher Thirunavukarasu Sivagnaselvam (32) 11 October 2006 Valaichchenai, Batticaloa 1 Army [591]
Shooting of two youth in Jaffna 11 October 2006 Vadamarachchi, Jaffna 2 Army [592]
Kaiveli bombing 16 October 2006 Kaiveli, Mullaitivu 2 15 wounded Air Force [593]
Vaharai mortar attack 2 November 2006 Vaharai, Batticaloa 2 Army [594]
Killing of Mary Theresa Anton (49) 2 November 2006 Kilinochchi 1 Air Force [595]
Kilinochchi bombing 2 November 2006 Kilinochchi 5 Air Force [596]
Vaharai Bombing / Vaharai Shelling 7 November 2006 Kathiraveli, Batticaloa 47 160 injured Army [597][598]
Massacre at Thandikulam 19 November 2006 Thandikulam, Vavuniya 5 Police, Army [599][600][601]
Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombing 2 January 2007 Illuppaikadavai, Mannar 16 Air Force [602][603][604][605]
Murders of Tharmalingam Ganesalingam (59) and Vetrivel Mahendran (52) 5 January 2007 Nedunkerny, Vavuniya 2 2 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[606]
Vaharai massacre 8 January 2007 Vaharai, Batticaloa 3 11 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[607]
Murder of Yogarajah Nixon (23) 9 January 2007 Nanaddan, Mannar 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[608]
Verugal bombing 9 January 2007 Verugal, Trincomalee 2 9 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[609]
Murder of Gracian Panumathy (34) 21 January 2007 Alvai, Jaffna 1 2 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[610]
Murder of Sinnarajah Suresh (18) 17 February 2007 Kumankulam, Vavuniya 1 2 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[611]
Murder of Mohammad Cassim (60) 19 February 2007 Eravur, Batticaloa 9 1 injured Police According to pro-rebel TamilNet[612]
Murder of student Krishnan Kamalathas (24) 19 February 2007 Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[613]
Parasankulam bombing 20 February 2007 Parasankulam, Vavuniya 2 1 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[614]
Murder of Siluvairasa Amalanesan (33) 27 February 2007 Madhu, Mannar 1 1 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[615]
Murder of Rasenthiram Ilanchelvan (32) 28 February 2007 Chavakachcheri, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[616]
Murder of T. Nirojan (14 1 March 2007 Vantharumoolai, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[617]
Mannar mass killings January 2007-February 2007 Mannar 55 Armed Forces According to pro-rebel TamilNet[618]
Mannar killings 13 March 2007 Mannar 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[619]
Siththaandi massacre 30 March 2007 Siththaandi, Batticaloa 9 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[620]
Murder of G. Manoharan (24) 31 March 2007 Manatkadu, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[621]
Murders of civilian cyclists in Vavuniya 3 April 2007 Vavuniya 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[622]
Mullaitivu bombing 4 April 2007 Mullaitivu 2 4 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[623]
Murders of Raveendran Ravi (54) and Sindhu Ravi (42) 5 April 2007 Paalampiddi, Vavuniya 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[624]
Piramanalankulam massacre 8 April 2007 Piramanalankulam, Vavuniya 8 25 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[625]
Murders of Chandrakumar Rajakopal (20), Arulappu Ketheeswaran (48) and Subramaniam Chandramathy (68) 11 April 2007 Vavuniya 3 Paramilitaries working for Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[626]
Murder of baby Saththary Thilliampalam 15 April 2007 Paduvankarai, Batticaloa 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[627]
Andiyapuliayankulam massacre 24 April 2007 Andiyapuliayankulam, Mannar 4 37 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[628]
Murder of fisherman Rasappu Yogendran (52) 28 April 2007 Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[629]
Murder of Mudippillaiyaar Hindu Temple priest 29 April 2007 Velanai, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[630]
Murder of Sinnathurai Sujijeyanthiran (19) 1 May 2007 Palaali, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[631]
Murder of Nagarasa Wijayakumar (32) 14 May 2007 Cha'ndilipaay, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[632]
Murder of student Kanakaratnam Mohanraj 16 May 2007 Poonakari, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[633]
Murders of Fishermen in Kayts 18 May 2007 Kayts, Jaffna 2 Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[634]
Murders of Nathiya Selvarajah (22) and Kobi Selvarajah (24) 24 May 2007 Kugnchukku'lam, Vavuniya 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[635]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing 29 May 2007 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 1 2 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[636]
Murder of Balasubramaniam 30 May 2007 Iyakkachchi, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[637]
Batticaloa shootings 12 June 2007 Batticaloa 5 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[638]
Murder of Aseervatham Mariyathas (41) 18 June 2007 Vadamaraadchi east, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[639]
Kizhavankulam massacre 10 July 2007 Kizhavankulam, Kilinochchi 5 1 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[640]
Alampil bombing 11 July 2007 Alampil, Mullaitivu 2 11 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[641]
Meesaalai shooting 18 July 2007 Meesaalai, Jaffna 1 1 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[642]
Kaithadi killings 13 August 2007 Kaithadi, Jaffna 8 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[643]
Maruthoadai Tamil mixed School bombing 13 August 2007 Maruthoadai, Vavuniya 1 School destroyed, couple wounded. Cooperative Society building, a rice mill and two houses also damaged Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[644]
Paasiththenral massacre 1 September 2007 Paasiththenral, Mannar 12 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[645]
Murder of Sellathurai Yohan (34) 3 September 2007 Mannar 3 1 seriously wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[646]
Murder of fisherman V. Inpanathan (41) 9 September 2007 Vadamarachchi, Jaffna 1 2 fishing boats destroyed Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[647]
Murder of Thambu Vairamuththu (85) 22 September 2007 Visuvamadu, Kilinochchi 1 12 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[648]
Mannar refugee boat massacre 18 October 2007 Mannar 3 3 seriously wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[649]
Periyamadu massacre 25 October 2007 Periyamadu, Mannar 3 9 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[650]
Murder of Surendini Imanuel (33) 1 November 2007 Murungkan, Mannar 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[651]
Murder of S. Roobi (32) 24 November 2007 Mu'rika'ndi, Kilinochchi 1 One other injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[652]
Tharmapuram massacre 25 November 2007 Tharmapuram, Kilinochchi 4 6 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[653]
Murder of Tamil civilians at Oddisuddaan 25 November 2007 Oddisuddaan, Mullaitivu 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[654]
Massacre of school girls at Iyangkea'ni 27 November 2007 Iyangkea'ni, Kilinochchi 7 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[655]
Massacre of civilians near VoT radio station 27 November 2007 Kilinochchi 11 15 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[656]
Murder of pregnant woman Kamalraj Thanayogam (18) 4 December 2007 Tharmapuram, Kilinochchi 1 One injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[657]
Murder of Pastor Nallathamby Gnanaseelan 3 January 2008 Jaffna 1 Army [658][659][660][661][662]
Poonakari bombing 8 January 2008 Poonakari, Kilinochchi 2 Houses destroyed and damaged Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[663]
Murder of Murugiah Logeswaran (32) 17 January 2008 Kanakapuram, Kilinochchi 1 7 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[664]
Murder of Azhakar Maarimuttu (63) 25 January 2008 Viveakananthaa Nakar, Kilinochchi 1 2 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[665]
Manduvil massacre 31 January 2008 Manduvil, Jaffna 3 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[666]
Poonakari massacre 22 February 2008 Poonakari, Kilinochchi 8 3 houses destroyed, many more damaged Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[667]
Murders of fishmongers Vadivelu (31) and Ravi Geed (25) 26 February 2008 Akkaraipattu, Ampara 2 STF According to pro-rebel TamilNet[668]
Massacre of Tamil civilians by Deep Penetration Unit 27 February 2008 Mullaitivu 8 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[669]
Murder of Selvarajah Kodeeswaran 14 March 2008 Jaffna 1 1 wounded Navy According to pro-rebel TamilNet[670]
Murder of Mahalingam Sasikumar 18 March 2008 Poonakari, Kilinochchi 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[671]
Murders of Sivananthan Uthayakumar (38) and Chinnavan Masilamany (32) 7 April 2008 Vavu'natheevu, Batticaloa 2 STF According to pro-rebel TamilNet[672]
Murders of Rasanayagam Shantharoopan 9 April 2008 Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[673]
Murders of Thuraiappa Nadarasa (50) 11 April 2008 Poonakari, Kilinochchi 1 2 houses destroyed Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[674]
Murder of Anchalas Sulaksana (15) 17 April 2008 Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu 1 Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[675]
Murder of S. Ukanthan (18) 21 April 2008 Alampil, Mullaitivu 1 7 seriously injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[676]
Murder of Nakalingam Shanumgarajah (52) 30 April 2008 Nedungkea'ni, Mullaitivu 1 1 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[677]
Murukandy claymore attack 23 May 2008 Murukandy, Kilinochchi 16 Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[678]
Murders of R. Vijith (3) and P. Kayalvili (14) 23 May 2008 Vadamaraadchi East, Jaffna 6 1 wounded Air Force According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[679]
Shelling of Jaffna coastal villages 29 May 2008 Jaffna 6 12 injured Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[680]
Puthoor massacre 2 June 2008 Puthoor, Mullaitivu 6 4 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[681]
Murders of A. Jeyaseelan (45) and I. Tharmeswaran (24) 5 June 2008 Maanthai East, Mullaitivu 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[682]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing 15 June 2008 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 4 10 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[683]
Kaluthaavalai killings 22 June 2008 Kaluthaavalai, Batticaloa 2 15 wounded STF According to pro-rebel TamilNet[684]
Murder of IDP P. Sriharan 22 June 2008 Mallavi, Mullaitivu 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[685]
Murder of fish vendor Maruthamuthu Kaalichelvam (31) 25 June 2008 Nedungkea'ni, Vavuniya 1 Police According to pro-rebel TamilNet[686]
Murder of student Senaathirajah Senthooran (16) 25 June 2008 Nedungkea'ni, Mullaitivu 1 4 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[687]
Murder of Divisional Secretary (AGA) Mr. N. Nanthakumar, 36 29 June 2008 Thu'nukkaay, Mullaitivu 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[688]
Murder of student R. Jeevithan 3 July 2008 Mallavi, Mullaitivu 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[689]
Murder of Ponnuthurai Vijayaratnam (32) 21 July 2008 Ilavalai, Jaffna 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[690]
Theavanpiddi shelling 27 July 2008 Mannar 1 2 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[691]
Vadmaraadchi East shelling 6 August 2008 Jaffna 2 1 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[692]
Mullaitivu shelling 8 August 2008 Mullaitivu 1 16 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[693]
Murder of S. Nadarasa (56) 8 August 2008 Nedungkea'ni, Mullaitivu 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[694]
Iranaippaalai bombing 9 August 2008 Iranaippaalai, Mullaitivu 2 4 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[695]
Vanneari shelling 9 August 2008 Vanneari, Kilinochchi 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[696]
Visuvamadu bombing 10 August 2008 Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu 1 6 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[697]
Kumulamunai shelling 12 August 2008 Kumulamunai, Mullaitivu 1 2 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[698]
Thunukkaay claymore attack 27 August 2008 Thunukkaay, Kilinochchi 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[699]
Olumadu claymore attack 29 August 2008 Olumadu, Mullaitivu 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[700]
Puthumurippu massacre 30 August 2008 Puthumurippu, Kilinochchi 5 3 critically injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[701]
Vavuniya claymore attack 5 September 2008 Kurichuddakulam, Vavuniya 1 1 injured Army According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[702]
Murder of Samithamby Kanthappoadi 7 September 2008 Eruvil, Batticaloa 1 TMVP According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[703]
Kumulamunai shelling 8 September 2008 Kumulamunai, Mullaitivu 1 1 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[704]
Bombing of passenger bus on A9 road 18 September 2008 Pothoor, Kilinochchi 3 5 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[705]
Murder of A. Krishnaveny (47), mother of two 19 September 2008 Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu 1 2 injured Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[706]
Murder of trader Visvalingam Thambirasa 26 September 2008 Mandur, Batticaloa 1 STF According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[707]
Iraththinapuram bombing 27 September 2008 Iraththinapuram, Kilinochchi 1 8 wounded, including 4 children Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[708]
Kilinochchi bombing 1 October 2008 Kilinochchi 2 13 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[709]
Paranthan bombing 10 October 2008 Paranthan, Kilinochchi 3 6 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[710]
Murder of Subramaniam Tharmenthiran (45) 10 October 2008 Thenmaraadchi, Jaffna 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[711]
Thirukkoayil massacre 16 October 2008 Thirukkoayil, Ampara 4 STF According to pro-rebel TamilNet[712]
Kilinochchi bombing 25 October 2008 Kilinochchi 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[713]
Murder of Muniyandi Chandranayagam 30 October 2008 Iraththinapuram, Kilinochchi 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[714]
Murder of Selvarasa Satheeskaran 30 October 2008 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 1 1 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[715]
Murder of P. Packiyaluxmy 5 November 2008 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[716]
Murder of Tamil father in Nedunkerny 10 November 2008 Nedunkerny, Vavuniya 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[717]
Murder of Thillainathan Aroakkiyanathan 16 November 2008 Kollar Pu'liyangku'lam, Mullaitivu 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[718]
Murder of 24 year old Tamil youth in Paranthan 17 November 2008 Paranthan, Kilinochchi 1 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[719]
Murder of Marumenthirarasa Naguleswaran (12), his father Marumenthirarasa (53) and Karunakaran (34) 18 November 2008 Channasip-Paranthan, Kilinochchi 3 2 seriously injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[720]
Killing of school girl Arulanandam Nirojini (6) 1 December 2008 Vaddakkachchi, Kilinochchi 1 1 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[721]
Mulliyavalai massacre 8 December 2008 Mulliyavalai, Mullaitivu 3 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[722]
Vaddakkachchi massacre 13 December 2008 Vaddakkachchi, Kilinochchi 3 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[723]
Vaddakkachchi bombing 17 December 2008 Vaddakkachchi, Kilinochchi 2 13 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[724]
Vaddakkachchi shelling 20 December 2008 Vaddakkachchi, Kilinochchi 2 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[725]
Iyakkachchi and Vaddakkachchi bombings 27 December 2008 Iyakkachchi and Vaddakkachchi, Kilinochchi 1 10 severely injured, including a 18 year old girl who lost both her legs Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[726]
Murasumoaddai bombing 31 December 2008 Murasumoaddai, Kilinochchi 5 16 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[727]
Bombing of Murasumoaddai 1 January 2009 Murasumoaddai, Kilinochchi 5 28 wounded Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[728]
Shelling of Murasumoaddai 2 January 2009 Murasumoaddai, Kilinochchi 1 10 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[729]
Mullaitivu petrol station and bus depot bombing 2 January 2009 Mullaitivu 4 Air Force [730][731]
Shelling and bombardment of Kilinochchi 1-7 January 2009 Kilinochchi 12 77 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[732]
Thevipuram and Vaddakachchi shelling 8 January 2009 Thevipuram,
Vaddakachchi, Mullaitivu		 5 Army [730]
Tharmapuram Hospital shelling 8 January 2009 Tharmapuram, Mullaitivu 7 Army [730][733]
Shelling of Puthukkudiyiruppu 11 January 2009 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 4 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[734]
Shelling and bombardment of Kaiveali, Koampaavil, and Visuvamadu 16 January 2009 Kaiveali, Koampaavil, and Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu 5 7 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[735]
Visuvamadu shelling 17-20 January 2009 Visuamadu, Mullaitivu 17 Army [736]
Shelling and bombardment of Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi suburbs 18 January 2009 Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi 18+ 42 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[737]
Killing of Balraj Ram Prakash and Kumarasingham Vishnukumar 19 January 2009 Gambirigaswewa, Anuradhapura 2 Military [738][739]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 19 January 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 16 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[740]
Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling 20 January 2009 Suthanthirapuram,
Thevipuram,
Udayarkattu,
Vallipuram, Mullaitivu		 18+ Army [736]
Vallipuram Hospital shelling 22 January 2009 Vallipuram, Mullaitivu 5 Army [733][736]
Moonkilaru, Thevipuram and Udayarkattu shelling 22 January 2009 Moonkilaru,
Thevipuram,
Udayarkattu, Mullaitivu		 40 Army [736]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 23 January 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 5 83 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[741]
Suthanthirapuram shelling 24 January 2009 Suthanthirapuram Junction, Mullaitivu 11+ Army [742]
Udaiyaarkaddu shelling 24 January 2009 Udaiyaarkaddu, Mullaitivu 12 87 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[743]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 25 January 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 22 60+ wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[744]
Suthanthirapuram and Udayarkattu shelling 26 January 2009 Suthanthirapuram,
Udayarkattu, Mullaitivu		 11 Army [745]
Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling 26-31 January 2009 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 210 Army [746]
Udayaarkaddu Hospital shelling 26 January 2009 Udayaarkaddu, Mullaitivu 12 Army [733][745]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 26-28 January 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 346 1000+ wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[747][748][749]
Suthanthirapuram bombardment 29 January 2009 Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu 44 178 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[750]
Moongkilaaru bombardment 31 January-1 February 2009 Moongkilaaru, Mullaitivu 43+ Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[751]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling 1-3 February 2009 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 9+ Army [733][742][752][753]
Suthanthirapuram shelling 3 February 2009 Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu 3-58 Army [754]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 3-4 February 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 150+ 100+ wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[755]
Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombing 5-6 February 2009 Near Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 75 (up to) Army [733][742][754]
Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling 6 February 2009 Mahtalan,
Moongilaru,
Suthanthirapuram,
Thevipuram,
Udayarkattu,
Vallipuram, Mullaitivu		 48 Army [754]
Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling 7 February 2009 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 126 Army [756]
Putumattalan shelling 7 February 2009 Putumattalan, Mullaitivu 4 Army [757]
Suthanthirapuram shelling 7 February 2009 Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu 80 Army [757][758]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 9 February 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 36 76 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[759]
Devipuram shelling 9 February 2009 Devipuram, Mullaitivu 7 Army [757]
Pokkanai bombing 9 February 2009 Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 3 Air Force [757]
Mattalan shelling 9 February 2009 Mattalan, Mullaitivu 16 Army [757]
Putumattalan Hospital shelling 9 February-20 April 2009 Putumattalan, Mullaitivu 51+ Army [733][742][760][761]
Indiscriminate shelling in Mullaitivu 10-12 February 2009 Mullaitivu 240+ Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[762]
Mattalan, Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling 11-12 February 2009 Mattalan,
Thevipuram,
Vallipuram, Mullaitivu		 69 Army [763]
Iranaipalai shelling 13 February 2009 Iranaipalai, Mullaitivu 9 Army [763]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling 13 February 2009 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 14 Army [763]
Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling 14 February 2009 Thevipuram,
Vallipuram, Mullaitivu		 36 Army [764]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 14-16 February 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 275 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[765]
Mullivaikkal and Putumattalan bombing and shelling 15 February 2009 Mullivaikkal,
Putumattalan, Mullaitivu		 19 Army,
Air Force		 [764]
Valayanmadam shelling 15 February 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 62 Army [764]
Mattalan shelling 16 February 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 65 Army [764]
Valayanmadam shelling 17 February 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 48 Army [764]
Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling 18 February 2009 Ampalavanpokkanai,
Idaikdu,
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu		 128 Army [764]
Valayanmadam bombing 19 February 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 100+ Air Force [766]
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling 19 February 2009 Ananthapuram,
Iranaipalai,
Mullivaikkal,
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu		 17 Army [766]
Valayanmadam shelling 20 February 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 12 Army [766]
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Valayanmadam shelling 20 February 2009 Ananthapuram,
Iranaipalai,
Pokkanai,
Puthukkudiyiruppu,
Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu		 92 Army [766]
Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai and Valayanmadam shelling 21 February 2009 Ampalavanpokkanai,
Mattalan,
Mullivaikkal,
Pokkanai,
Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu		 69 Army [767]
Ananthapuram and Iranaipalai shelling 21 February 2009 Ananthapuram,
Iranaipalai, Mullaitivu		 13 Army [768]
No Fire Zone shelling 21-22 February 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 50 130 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[769]
Iranaipalai shelling 23 February 2009 Iranaipalai, Mullaitivu 3 Army [768]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing and shelling 25-26 February 2009 Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu 45 Army,
Air Force		 [768]
Mullaitivu shelling 31 February-2 March 2009 Mullaitivu 122 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[770]
Mattalan hospital bombing 3 March 2009 Mattalan, Mullaitivu 13 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[771]
No Fire Zone shelling 4 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 78 182 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[772][773]
Ampalavakanai and Mullivaikkal shelling 4 March 2009 Ampalavakanai,
Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu		 58 Army [774]
Abduction and disappearance of 17-year-old Jeromy Kasipillai 4 March 2009 Mullaitivu 1 Army [775][776]
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling 5 March 2009 Mattalan,
Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu		 57 Army [774]
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling 7 March 2009 Mattalan,
Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu		 51-52 Army [774]
No Fire Zone shelling 9 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 21-52 Army [774]
No Fire Zone shelling 10 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 133 273 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[777]
No Fire Zone shelling 11 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 72 Army [778]
No Fire Zone shelling 12 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 32-38 Army [778]
No Fire Zone shelling 12 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 82 130+ wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[779]
Pokkanai shelling 12 March 2009 Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 5 Army [778]
Mattalan, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai shelling 13 March 2009 Mattalan,
Mullivaikkal,
Pokkanai, Mullaitivu		 52 Army [780]
Mattalan shelling 13 March 2009 Mattalan, Mullaitivu 8 Army [780]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 14 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 69 Scores injured Army, Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[781]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 15-17 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 137 200+ injured Army, Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[782]
Valayanmadam bombing 17 March 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 26 Air Force [783]
No Fire Zone shelling 18-20 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 102 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[784]
Valayanmadam shelling 20 March 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 5 Army [785]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 21 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 42 80 Army, Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[786]
No Fire Zone bombardment 22-23 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 128 160 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[787]
Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan and Valayanmadam shelling 23 March 2009 Mullivaikkal,
Putumattalan,
Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu		 100+ Army [788]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 24 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 62 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[789]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 25 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 131 185 wounded Army, Air Force According to pro-rebel TamilNet[790]
Puthumattalan hospital bombing 26 March 2009 Puthumattalan, Mullaitivu 5 11 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[791]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 26-28 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 179 109 children injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[792]
No Fire Zone shelling 27 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 61 Army [793]
No Fire Zone shelling 28 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 51 Army [793]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment 29 March 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 53 119 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[794]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullaitivu 30 March 2009 Mullaitivu 88 156 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[795]
Cluster bombing of No Fire Zone 31 March 2009 Mullaitivu 45 120 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[796]
Killing of 12 pregnant mothers March 2009 Mullaitivu 12 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[797]
Indiscriminate attacks on No Fire Zone 1-3 April 2009 Mullaitivu 90 195 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[798]
Indiscriminate attacks on No Fire Zone 5 April 2009 Mathalan, Pokkanai, Valaignarmadam, Iraddaivaikkal, Mullaitivu 71 143 wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[799]
Pokkanai shelling 7 April 2009 Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 20 Army [800]
Primary Health clinic shelling 8 April 2009 Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 50 Army [801]
No Fire Zone shelling 8 April 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 60 Army [802]
Indiscriminate attacks at Pokkanai and Valaignarmadam 13 April 2009 Pokkanai and Valaignarmadam, Mullaitivu 47 300 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[803]
No Fire Zone Shelling 12 April 2009 No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu 31 36 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[804]
Indiscriminate attacks at Valaignarmadam and Mullivaikkal 13 April 2009 Valaignarmadam and Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 23 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[805]
Indiscriminate attacks on civilian zone in Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai 15 April 2009 Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 180 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[806]
Shelling of No Fire Zone 16 April 2009 Iraddaivaikkal, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 57 300 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[807]
Pokkanai shelling 19 April 2009 Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 4-5 Army [808]
Shelling of Iraddaivaikkal and Mullivaikkal 19 April 2009 Iraddaivaikkal and Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 60 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[809]
Shelling of Mathalan and Pokkanai 20 April 2009 Mathalan and Pokkanai, Mullaitivu 300 600 seriously wounded Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[810]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing 21 April 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 4-5 Air Force [733][808]
Mass killing of civilians at Puthumathalan April 2009 Puthumathalan, Mullaitivu 1,500+ Army [811]
Valayanmadam shelling 23 April 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 10 Army [812]
Mullivaikkal Hospital bombings 23 April-12 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 100+ Army,
Air Force		 [733][813][814][815][816][817][818]
Iraddayvaikkal and Mullivaikkal bombing 28 April 2009 Iraddayvaikkal,
Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu		 29 Air Force,
Navy		 [819]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing 29 April 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 9 15 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[820]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullivaikkal 29 April 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 300 Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[821]
Indiscriminate shelling at Mullivaikkal 1 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 27+ 110+ injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[822]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing 2 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 68 87 injured Army [733][823]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing 8 May 2009 Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu 4-5 Army [824]
Indiscriminate shelling at Mullivaikkal 8 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 45+ 242+ injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[825]
Bombing of 'safe zone' at Mullivaikkal 9 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu At least 50 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[826]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullivaikkal 10-12 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 2,600+ Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[827][828][829][830]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing 12 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 47 55 seriously injured Army [831][827]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing 13 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 100+ Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[832]
Massacre of civilians at Mullivaikkal 15 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu Hundreds killed Hundreds maimed Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[833]
Killing of Vijayabalan (37) 15 May 2009 Mullaitivu 1 2 injured Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[834]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullivaikkal 16 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu 100+ 2000-3000 dead bodies lying around civilian congested area Army According to pro-rebel TamilNet[835]
17-19 May 2009 disappearances of Tamils in Army custody 17-19 May 2009 Mullaitivu 500 Army [836][837]
Massacre of civilians at Mullivaikkal 18 May 2009 Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu Spree of massacres Army [811][838][839]
Killing of Balachandran Prabhakaran 19 May 2009 Mullaitivu 1 Army [840][841]
Gun Site killings of Tamil-speaking youths late May 2009 Trincomalee Naval Base 11 Navy [842][843]
Welikada prison riot 9-10 November 2012 Welikada Prison 27 Police (STF), Army [844][845]
Weliweriya Protestors' Attack 1 August 2013 Weliweirya 3 Army [846][847][848]
Killing of V. Sulakshan and N. Gajan 20 October 2016 Kokkuvil, Jaffna 2 Police [849][850]
Killing of Thiraviyam Ramalingam (24) 20 June 2020 Muhamalai, Kilinochchi 1 Army [851]
Mahara prison riot 29 November 2020 Mahara 11 117 severely injured Police [852]
Killing of Chandran Vithushan (21) 3 June 2021 Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa 1 CID, Police [853][854][855][856]
2022 Rambukkana killing 18 April 2022 Rambukkana 1 Police [857]
Killing of R. Rajakumari (42) 12 May 2023 Welikada Police Station, Colombo 1 Police [858][859]
Killing of Nagarasa Alex (25) 19 November 2023 Sithankerny, Jaffna 1 Police [860][861][862][863]
Killing of Anandadeepan Darsanth (13) 29 November 2023 Kalmunai probation centre, Ampara 1 Department of Probation and Child Care Services [864][865]

See also[edit]

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