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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]]''' - [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]], [[Sri Lanka Navy|Navy]], [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]], [[Sri Lanka Police Service|Police]], state organised mobs and [[paramilitary]] groups ([[Home Guard (Sri Lanka)|Home Guards/Civil Defence Force]], [[EPDP]], [[PLOTE]], [[TMVP]] [[Eagles of the Central Hills|Ukussa]], [[Black Cat group|Black Cats]] etc.). This list does not contain assassinations which are listed in a [[List of people assassinated by Sri Lankan government forces|separate article]].
The following is a '''list of attacks on [[civilians]] attributed to armed groups under the control of the [[Sri Lankan government]]''' - [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]], [[Sri Lanka Navy|Navy]], [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]], [[Sri Lanka Police Service|Police]], state organized mobs and [[paramilitary]] groups ([[Home Guard (Sri Lanka)|Home Guards/Civil Defence Force]], [[EPDP]], [[PLOTE]], [[TMVP]] [[Eagles of the Central Hills|Ukussa]], [[Black Cat group|Black Cats]] etc.). This list does not contain assassinations which are listed in a [[List of people assassinated by Sri Lankan government forces|separate article]].


The [[Sri Lankan Armed Forces]] which is almost exclusively made up of [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] ethnicity<ref name="nakkeran">{{cite web | url=http://www.nakkeran.com/colonization3A.htm | title=At Manal Aru ( Weli Oya ) Sinhalese State Ethnically Cleansed Tamils | publisher=Nakkeran | access-date=8 May 2015 | author=Thangavelu, V | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304024118/http://www.nakkeran.com/colonization3A.htm | archive-date=4 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> has engaged in several counts of violence against Tamils including numerous instances of [[massacre|civilian massacres]], [[ethnic cleansing]], [[pogroms]], [[forced disappearances]], [[sexual violence]], destruction of property and [[assassination]] of Tamil civil leaders.<ref name="ptslgenocide">{{cite web | url=http://www.ptsrilanka.org/images/documents/massacres_pogroms_en.pdf | title=Genocide Against Tamil People: Massacres, Pogroms, Destruction of Property, Sexual Violence and Assassinations of Civil Society Leaders | publisher=People's Tribunal on Sri Lanka (PTSL) | access-date=8 May 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090208/http://www.ptsrilanka.org/images/documents/massacres_pogroms_en.pdf | archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>


In opposition to this list, there is also the [[List of attacks attributed to the LTTE]].
In opposition to this list, there is also the [[List of attacks attributed to the LTTE]].
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| [[1956 anti-Tamil pogrom]] || align=center|June 11–16, 1956 || Gal Oya, [[Colombo]] || || || align=right|{{Nts|150}} || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref>Vittachi, T. Emergency '58: The Story of the Ceylon Race Riots, pp. 7–8</ref>
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| [[1958 anti-Tamil pogrom]] || align=center|May-June 1958|| Nationwide || || || align=right|{{Nts|300-1500}} || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref>Vittachi, T. Emergency '58: The Story of the Ceylon Race Riots</ref>
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| Suppression of the [[1971 JVP Insurrection|JVP insurrection]] || align=center|{{Dts|1971|format=dmy}} || Nationwide || || || align=right|{{Nts|20,000}}<br>(up to) || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=Dhana|title=Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka: Life After Terror|date=2013|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-1135038151|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taU3AAAAQBAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jayasinghe|first1=Amal|title=Analysis: Sworn enemy turned ally|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1523458.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=3 September 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rampton|first1=David|editor1-last=Woods|editor1-first=Eric Taylor|editor2-last=Schertzer|editor2-first=Robert S.|editor3-last=Kaufmann|editor3-first=Eric|title=Nationalism and Conflict Management|date=2013|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-1135708528|pages=111–117|ref=https://books.google.com/books?id=qYXbAAAAQBAJ|chapter="Deeper Hegemony": The Politics of Sinhala Nationalist Authenticity and the Failures of Power-Sharing in Sri Lanka}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Perera|first1=Jehan|editor1-last=Colletta|editor1-first=Nat J.|editor2-last=Lim|editor2-first=Teck Ghee|editor3-last=Kelles-Viitanen|editor3-first=Anita|title=Social Cohesion and Conflict Prevention in Asia: Managing Diversity Through Development|date=2001|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-4874-1|page=385|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=64Fvi7j42wMC|chapter=Approaches to Ending the Civil War in Sri Lanka: The Role of the State and Civil Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=April 1971|url=http://pact.lk/april-1971/|publisher=Peace and Conflict Timeline|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233109/http://pact.lk/april-1971/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| Suppression of the [[1971 JVP Insurrection|JVP insurrection]] || align=center|{{Dts|1971|format=dmy}} || Nationwide || || || align=right|{{Nts|20,000}}<br>(up to) || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref>{{cite book|last1=Hughes|first1=Dhana|title=Violence, Torture and Memory in Sri Lanka: Life After Terror|date=2013|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-1135038151|page=8|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=taU3AAAAQBAJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jayasinghe|first1=Amal|title=Analysis: Sworn enemy turned ally|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1523458.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=3 September 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rampton|first1=David|editor1-last=Woods|editor1-first=Eric Taylor|editor2-last=Schertzer|editor2-first=Robert S.|editor3-last=Kaufmann|editor3-first=Eric|title=Nationalism and Conflict Management|date=2013|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-1135708528|pages=111–117|ref=https://books.google.com/books?id=qYXbAAAAQBAJ|chapter="Deeper Hegemony": The Politics of Sinhala Nationalist Authenticity and the Failures of Power-Sharing in Sri Lanka}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Perera|first1=Jehan|editor1-last=Colletta|editor1-first=Nat J.|editor2-last=Lim|editor2-first=Teck Ghee|editor3-last=Kelles-Viitanen|editor3-first=Anita|title=Social Cohesion and Conflict Prevention in Asia: Managing Diversity Through Development|date=2001|publisher=World Bank Publications|isbn=978-0-8213-4874-1|page=385|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=64Fvi7j42wMC|chapter=Approaches to Ending the Civil War in Sri Lanka: The Role of the State and Civil Society}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=April 1971|url=http://pact.lk/april-1971/|publisher=Peace and Conflict Timeline|access-date=16 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714233109/http://pact.lk/april-1971/|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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| Puttalam massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1976-02-02|format=dmy}} || [[Puttalam]] || [[Puttalam District|Puttalam]] || [[North Western Province, Sri Lanka|North Western]] || align=right|{{Nts|6}}-{{Nts|7}} || [[Sri Lanka Police Service|Police]] ||<ref name=Rajasingham24/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=A. Jeyaratnam|author-link1=A. Jeyaratnam Wilson|title=S.J.V.Chelvanayakam and the Crisis of Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism, 1947-1977|date=1994|publisher=[[C. Hurst & Co.]]|page=112|url=http://noolaham.net/project/87/8603/8603.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Asia Report N°134 - Sri Lanka's Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/134_sri_lanka_s_muslims_caught_in_the_crossfire.pdf|publisher=[[International Crisis Group ]]|page=4|date=29 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225409/http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/134_sri_lanka_s_muslims_caught_in_the_crossfire.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeyaraj|first1=D. B. S.|author-link1=D. B. S. Jeyaraj|title=Ashraff's mystique still lingers among Eastern Muslims|url=http://old.dailymirror.lk/opinion/dbsjeyaraj-column/52638-ashraffs-mystique-still-lingers-among-eastern-muslims.html|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=20 September 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| Puttalam massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1976-02-02|format=dmy}} || [[Puttalam]] || [[Puttalam District|Puttalam]] || [[North Western Province, Sri Lanka|North Western]] || align=right|{{Nts|6}}-{{Nts|7}} || [[Sri Lanka Police Service|Police]] ||<ref name=Rajasingham24/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=A. Jeyaratnam|author-link1=A. Jeyaratnam Wilson|title=S.J.V.Chelvanayakam and the Crisis of Sri Lankan Tamil Nationalism, 1947-1977|date=1994|publisher=[[C. Hurst & Co.]]|page=112|url=http://noolaham.net/project/87/8603/8603.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Asia Report N°134 - Sri Lanka's Muslims: Caught in the Crossfire|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/134_sri_lanka_s_muslims_caught_in_the_crossfire.pdf|publisher=[[International Crisis Group ]]|page=4|date=29 May 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225409/http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/134_sri_lanka_s_muslims_caught_in_the_crossfire.pdf|archive-date=23 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Jeyaraj|first1=D. B. S.|author-link1=D. B. S. Jeyaraj|title=Ashraff's mystique still lingers among Eastern Muslims|url=http://old.dailymirror.lk/opinion/dbsjeyaraj-column/52638-ashraffs-mystique-still-lingers-among-eastern-muslims.html|work=[[The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)]]|date=20 September 2014}}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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| [[1977 anti-Tamil pogrom]] || align=center|August 1977 || Nationwide || || || align=right|{{Nts|300}} || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref name=Kearney1985>{{cite journal|author = Kearney, R.N.|year = 1985|title = Ethnic Conflict and the Tamil Separatist Movement in Sri Lanka|journal = Asian Survey|volume = 25|issue = 9|pages = 898–917|doi = 10.1525/as.1985.25.9.01p0303g|jstor=2644418}}</ref>
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| [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library]] || align=center|1 June 1981 || [[Jaffna]] || [[Jaffna District]] ||[[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]]|| align=right| || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]], [[Sri Lankan Police]] ||<ref>{{cite web
| [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library]] || align=center|1 June 1981 || [[Jaffna]] || [[Jaffna District]] ||[[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]]|| align=right| || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]], [[Sri Lankan Police]] ||<ref>{{cite web
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| [[1981 Anti-Tamil pogrom|1981 anti-Tamil pogrom]] || align=center|{{Dts|1981|06||format=dmy}}-August 1981 || Nationwide || || || align=right|{{Nts|25}} || [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref>Brian Eads - The Cover Up That Failed - The Prohibited Report From Colombo, London Observer - 20 September 1981</ref>
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| [[Black July|1983 anti-Tamil pogrom]] || align=center|{{Dts|1983|05||format=dmy}}-July 1983 || Nationwide || || || align=right|{{Nts|3000}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]], [[Sri Lankan government|Government]] ||<ref name="NESHOR"/>
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| Thirunelveli massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1983-07-24|format=dmy}} || [[Thirunelveli (Sri Lanka)|Thirunelveli]] || [[Jaffna District|Jaffna]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|51}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR"/>
| Thirunelveli massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1983-07-24|format=dmy}} || [[Thirunelveli (Sri Lanka)|Thirunelveli]] || [[Jaffna District|Jaffna]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|51}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR"/>
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| [[Kalmunai massacre]] || align=center|{{Dts|1990-06-12|format=dmy}} || [[Kalmunai]] || [[Ampara District|Ampara]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|160}}-{{Nts|250}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref>{{cite book|last=Rajasingham|first=K. T.|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story|chapter-url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF22Df04.html|chapter=Chapter 45: War continues with brutality}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Report No. 7: The Clash of Ideologies and the Continuing Tragedy in the Batticaloa and Amparai Districts - Chapter 2: Reports|url=http://www.uthr.org/Reports/Report7/chapter2.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=8 May 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Report No. 5: August: A Bloody Stalemate - Chapter 9: The East : Looking Back|url=http://www.uthr.org/Reports/Report7/chapter2.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=10 September 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Briefing No. 1 - Human rights and The Issues of War and Peace|url=http://www.uthr.org/Briefings/Briefing1.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=August 1992}}</ref>
| [[Kalmunai massacre]] || align=center|{{Dts|1990-06-12|format=dmy}} || [[Kalmunai]] || [[Ampara District|Ampara]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|160}}-{{Nts|250}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref>{{cite book|last=Rajasingham|first=K. T.|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story|chapter-url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF22Df04.html|chapter=Chapter 45: War continues with brutality}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Report No. 7: The Clash of Ideologies and the Continuing Tragedy in the Batticaloa and Amparai Districts - Chapter 2: Reports|url=http://www.uthr.org/Reports/Report7/chapter2.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=8 May 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Report No. 5: August: A Bloody Stalemate - Chapter 9: The East : Looking Back|url=http://www.uthr.org/Reports/Report7/chapter2.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=10 September 1990}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Briefing No. 1 - Human rights and The Issues of War and Peace|url=http://www.uthr.org/Briefings/Briefing1.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=August 1992}}</ref>
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| Thiriyai massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|06||format=dmy}} (mid) || [[Thiriyai]] || [[Trincomalee District|Trincomalee]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|25}}-{{Nts|35}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] || <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yz5uAAAAMAAJ&q=thiriyai+killing|title=A Sovereign will to self-destruct: the continuing sage of dislocation & disintegration|last=Lanka)|first=University of Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna, Sri|date=1993|publisher=University Teachers for Human Rights, University of Jaffna|pages=46|language=en}}</ref>
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| Thuranilavani massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|07|12|format=dmy}} || Thuranilavani || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|60}}+ || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Veeramunai massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|07|20|format=dmy}} - 15 August 1990 || Veeramunai || [[Ampara District|Ampara]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|232}} || [[Home Guard (Sri Lanka)|Home Guards]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Paranthan junction massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|07|24|format=dmy}} -15 August 1990 || Paranthan || [[Kilinochchi District|Kilinochchi]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|10}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Siththandy massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|07|27|format=dmy}} - 15 August 1990 || Siththandy || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|137}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Poththuvil massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|07|30|format=dmy}} || Poththuvil || [[Ampara District|Ampara]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|137}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Koraveli massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|08|14|format=dmy}} || Koraveli || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|15}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Natipiddymunai masscre || align=center|{{Dts|1990|08|14|format=dmy}} || Natipiddymunai|| [[Ampara District|Ampara]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|23}} || [[Sri Lanka Police Service|Police]] [[Special Task Force|STF]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Neliiyadi marketing bombing || align=center|{{Dts|1990|08|14|format=dmy}} || Neliiyadi || [[Jaffna District|Jaffna]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|16}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| Oddusuddan bombing || align=center|{{Dts|1990|08|14|format=dmy}} || Oddusuddan || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|23}} || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
| Oddusuddan bombing || align=center|{{Dts|1990|08|14|format=dmy}} || Oddusuddan || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|23}} || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||<ref name="NESHOR" />
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| [[1990 Batticaloa massacre|Batticaloa massacre]] / [[Sathurukondan massacre]] || align=center|{{Dts|1990-09-09|format=dmy}} || [[Batticaloa]] || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|205}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name=AI300694/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hoole|first1=Rajan|author-link1=Rajan Hoole|title=Sri Lanka: the Arrogance of Power : Myths, Decadence and Murder|date=2001|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|url=http://www.uthr.org/Book/|pages=378–397|isbn=978-955-9447-04-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=McDermott|editor1-first=Rachel Fell|title=Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West|year=2008|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|isbn=978-0-520-23240-2|page=121}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Report No. 8: The Debasement of Law and of Humanity and the Drift Towards Total War - Chapter 2: Batticaloa and Amparai Districts|url=http://www.uthr.org/Reports/Report8/chapter2.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=28 August 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Caron|first=Cynthia|title=Floundering Peace Process: Need to Widen Participation|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|volume=38|issue=11|pages=1029–1031|date=15 March 2003|jstor=4413336}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Patricia|title=The Ocean of Stories ; Children's Imagination, Creativity, and Reconciliation in Eastern Sri Lanka|year=2001|publisher=International Centre for Ethnic Studies|isbn=978-955-580-076-1|page=40}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-107266313.html|title=Sri Lankan Tamil rebels commemorate civilian killings in eastern town|access-date=10 July 2007|work=[[Xinhua News Agency]]}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
| [[1990 Batticaloa massacre|Batticaloa massacre]] / [[Sathurukondan massacre]] || align=center|{{Dts|1990-09-09|format=dmy}} || [[Batticaloa]] || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|205}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name=AI300694/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Hoole|first1=Rajan|author-link1=Rajan Hoole|title=Sri Lanka: the Arrogance of Power : Myths, Decadence and Murder|date=2001|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|url=http://www.uthr.org/Book/|pages=378–397|isbn=978-955-9447-04-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|editor1-last=McDermott|editor1-first=Rachel Fell|title=Encountering Kali: In the Margins, at the Center, in the West|year=2008|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|isbn=978-0-520-23240-2|page=121}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Report No. 8: The Debasement of Law and of Humanity and the Drift Towards Total War - Chapter 2: Batticaloa and Amparai Districts|url=http://www.uthr.org/Reports/Report8/chapter2.htm|publisher=[[University Teachers for Human Rights]]|date=28 August 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Caron|first=Cynthia|title=Floundering Peace Process: Need to Widen Participation|journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]]|volume=38|issue=11|pages=1029–1031|date=15 March 2003|jstor=4413336}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Lawrence|first=Patricia|title=The Ocean of Stories ; Children's Imagination, Creativity, and Reconciliation in Eastern Sri Lanka|year=2001|publisher=International Centre for Ethnic Studies|isbn=978-955-580-076-1|page=40}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-107266313.html|title=Sri Lankan Tamil rebels commemorate civilian killings in eastern town|access-date=10 July 2007|work=[[Xinhua News Agency]]}}{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
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| Chavakachcheri market massacre || align="center" |{{Dts|1990-10-09|format=dmy}} || [[Chavakachcheri]] || [[Jaffna District|Jaffna]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|12}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="AI310891">{{cite web|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/196000/asa370141991en.pdf|title=ASA 37/014/1991 Sri Lanka: The Northeast: Human rights violations in a context of armed conflict|date=31 August 1991|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]}}</ref>
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| Kondaichchi massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1991-02|format=dmy}} || Kondaichchi || [[Mannar District|Mannar]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name=AI310891/>
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| Eravur massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1991-02-20|format=dmy}} || [[Eravur]] || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|6}} || [[Home Guard (Sri Lanka)|Home Guards]] ||<ref name=AI310891/>
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| Iruthayapuram massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1991-03|format=dmy}} || Iruthayapuram || [[Batticaloa District|Batticaloa]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|11}} || [[Sri Lanka Police Service|Police]] ||<ref name=AI310891/>
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| Nayanmar Thidal massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1991-04-12|format=dmy}} || Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam || [[Trincomalee District|Trincomalee]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}} || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=ASA 37/001/1992 Sri Lanka: Summary of human rights concerns during 1991|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/192000/asa370011992en.pdf|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=1 January 1992}}</ref>
| Nayanmar Thidal massacre || align=center|{{Dts|1991-04-12|format=dmy}} || Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam || [[Trincomalee District|Trincomalee]] || [[Eastern Province, Sri Lanka|Eastern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}} || ||<ref>{{cite web|title=ASA 37/001/1992 Sri Lanka: Summary of human rights concerns during 1991|url=https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/192000/asa370011992en.pdf|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=1 January 1992}}</ref>
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|[[Vanni Van bombing|Murukandy claymore attack]] || align=center|{{Dts|2008-05-23|format=dmy}} || Murukandy || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|16}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=25734|title=TamilNet|last=TamilNet|website=www.tamilnet.com|language=en|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
|[[Vanni Van bombing|Murukandy claymore attack]] || align=center|{{Dts|2008-05-23|format=dmy}} || Murukandy || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|16}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=25734|title=TamilNet|last=TamilNet|website=www.tamilnet.com|language=en|access-date=25 September 2019}}</ref>
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| Mullaitivu petrol station and bus depot bombing || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-02|format=dmy}} || [[Mullaitivu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}} || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=16}}
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| Thevipuram and Vaddakachchi shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-08|format=dmy}} || Thevipuram,<br>Vaddakachchi || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|5}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=16}}
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| Tharmapuram Hospital shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-08|format=dmy}} || Tharmapuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|7}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=16}}<ref name="HRW2">{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka: Repeated Shelling of Hospitals Evidence of War Crimes|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/08/sri-lanka-repeated-shelling-hospitals-evidence-war-crimes|publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]|date=8 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
| Visuamadu shelling || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-01-17|format=dmy}}|2=17-20 January 2009}} || Visuamadu || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|17}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=17}}
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| Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-20|format=dmy}} || Suthanthirapuram,<br>Thevipuram,<br>Udayarkattu,<br>Vallipuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|18}}+ || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=17}}
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| Vallipuram Hospital shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-22|format=dmy}} || Vallipuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|5}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="HRW2"/>{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=17}}
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| Moonkilaru, Thevipuram and Udayarkattu shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-22|format=dmy}} || Moonkilaru,<br>Thevipuram,<br>Udayarkattu || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|40}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=17}}
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| Suthanthirapuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-24|format=dmy}} || Suthanthirapuram Junction || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|11}}+ || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="ICG">{{cite web|title=Asia Report N°191 - WAR CRIMES IN SRI LANKA|url=http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/191%20War%20Crimes%20in%20Sri%20Lanka.ashx|publisher=[[International Crisis Group]]|date=17 May 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710033127/http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka/191%20War%20Crimes%20in%20Sri%20Lanka.ashx|archive-date=10 July 2010}}</ref>
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| Suthanthirapuram and Udayarkattu shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-26|format=dmy}} || Suthanthirapuram,<br>Udayarkattu || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|11}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=18}}
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| Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-01-26|format=dmy}}|2=26-31 January 2009}} || [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|210}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|pp=18-19}}
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| Udayaarkaddu Hospital shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-01-26|format=dmy}} || Udayaarkaddu || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|12}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="HRW2"/>{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=18}}
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| Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-02-01|format=dmy}}|2=1-3 February 2009}} || [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|9}}+ || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="HRW2"/><ref name="ICG"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka: ICRC maintains support for hospital hit by shelling|url=http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/sri-lanka-interview-020209|publisher=[[International Committee of the Red Cross]]|date=2 February 2009}}</ref>{{sfn|Department of State|2009|pp=20-21}}
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| Suthanthirapuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-03|format=dmy}} || Suthanthirapuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|3}}-{{Nts|58}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=21}}
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| Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombing || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-02-05|format=dmy}}|2=5-6 February 2009}} || Near [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|75}} (up to) || ||<ref name="HRW2"/><ref name="ICG"/>{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=21}}
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| Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-06|format=dmy}} || Mahtalan,<br>Moongilaru,<br>Suthanthirapuram,<br>Thevipuram,<br>Udayarkattu,<br>Vallipuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|48}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=21}}
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| Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-07|format=dmy}} || [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|126}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|pp=21-22}}
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| Putumattalan shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-07|format=dmy}} || Putumattalan || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=22}}
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| Suthanthirapuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-07|format=dmy}} || Suthanthirapuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|80}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=22}}
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| Devipuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-09|format=dmy}} || Devipuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|7}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=22}}
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| Pokkanai bombing || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-09|format=dmy}} || Pokkanai || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|3}} || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=22}}
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| Mattalan shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-09|format=dmy}} || Mattalan || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|16}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=22}}
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| Putumattalan Hospital shelling || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-02-09|format=dmy}}|2=9 February-20 April 2009}} || Putumattalan || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|51}}+ || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||<ref name="HRW2"/><ref name="ICG"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka: ICRC evacuates over 240 wounded and sick from the Vanni by sea|url=http://www.icrc.org/web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/html/sri-lanka-interview-020209|publisher=[[International Committee of the Red Cross]]|date=10 February 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Chamberlain|first=Gethin|title= Sri Lankan hospital shelled in Tamil no-fire zone|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/apr/09/sri-lanka-tamil-tigers-civilians|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=9 April 2010|location=London}}</ref>
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| Mattalan, Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-02-11|format=dmy}}|2=11-12 February 2009}} || Mattalan,<br>Thevipuram,<br>Vallipuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|69}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=23}}
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| Iranaipalai shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-13|format=dmy}} || Iranaipalai || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|9}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=23}}
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| Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-13|format=dmy}} || [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|14}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=23}}
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| Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-14|format=dmy}} || Thevipuram,<br>Vallipuram || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|36}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=24}}
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| Mullivaikkal and Putumattalan bombing and shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-15|format=dmy}} || [[Mullivaikkal]],<br>Putumattalan || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|19}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]],<br>[[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=24}}
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| Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-15|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|62}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=24}}
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| Mattalan shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-16|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|65}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=24}}
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| Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-17|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|48}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=24}}
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| Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-18|format=dmy}} || Ampalavanpokkanai,<br>Idaikdu,<br>[[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|128}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=24}}
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| Valayanmadam bombing || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-19|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|100}}+ || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=25}}
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| Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-19|format=dmy}} || [[Ananthapuram (Sri Lanka)|Ananthapuram]],<br>Iranaipalai,<br>[[Mullivaikkal]],<br>[[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|17}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=25}}
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| Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-20|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|12}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=25}}
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| Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-20|format=dmy}} || [[Ananthapuram (Sri Lanka)|Ananthapuram]],<br>Iranaipalai,<br>Pokkanai,<br>[[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]],<br>[[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|92}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=25}}
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| Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai and Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-21|format=dmy}} || Ampalavanpokkanai,<br>Mattalan,<br>[[Mullivaikkal]],<br>Pokkanai,<br>[[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|69}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|pp=25-26}}
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| Ananthapuram and Iranaipalai shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-21|format=dmy}} || [[Ananthapuram (Sri Lanka)|Ananthapuram]],<br>Iranaipalai || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|13}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=26}}
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| Iranaipalai shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-02-23|format=dmy}} || Iranaipalai || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|3}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=26}}
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| Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing and shelling || align=center|{{Sort|1={{Dts|2009-02-25|format=dmy}}|2=25-26 February 2009}} || [[Puthukkudiyiruppu (Mullaitivu)|Puthukkudiyiruppu]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|45}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]],<br>[[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=26}}
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| Ampalavakanai and Mullivaikkal shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-03-04|format=dmy}} || Ampalavakanai,<br>[[Mullivaikkal]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|58}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=27}}
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| Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-03-05|format=dmy}} || Mattalan,<br>[[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|57}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=27}}
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| Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-03-07|format=dmy}} || Mattalan,<br>[[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|51}}-{{Nts|52}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=27}}
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| No Fire Zone shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-03-09|format=dmy}} || No Fire Zone || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|21}}-{{Nts|52}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=27}}
| No Fire Zone shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-03-09|format=dmy}} || No Fire Zone || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|21}}-{{Nts|52}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=27}}
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| Pokkanai shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-04-19|format=dmy}} || Pokkanai || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}}-{{Nts|5}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=36}}
| Pokkanai shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-04-19|format=dmy}} || Pokkanai || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}}-{{Nts|5}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=36}}
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| Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing || align=center|{{Dts|2009-04-21|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}}-{{Nts|5}} || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||<ref name="HRW2"/>{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=36}}
| Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing || align=center|{{Dts|2009-04-21|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|4}}-{{Nts|5}} || [[Sri Lanka Air Force|Air Force]] ||<ref name="HRW2">{{cite web|date=8 May 2010|title=Sri Lanka: Repeated Shelling of Hospitals Evidence of War Crimes|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/news/2009/05/08/sri-lanka-repeated-shelling-hospitals-evidence-war-crimes|publisher=[[Human Rights Watch]]}}</ref>{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=36}}
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| Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-04-23|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|10}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=37}}
| Valayanmadam shelling || align=center|{{Dts|2009-04-23|format=dmy}} || [[Valayanmadam]] || [[Mullaitivu District|Mullaitivu]] || [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka|Northern]] || align=right|{{Nts|10}} || [[Sri Lanka Army|Army]] ||{{sfn|Department of State|2009|p=37}}

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The following is a list of attacks on

separate article
.


In opposition to this list, there is also the List of attacks attributed to the LTTE.

Attacks in chronological order

Attack Date Location District Province Death
toll 		Perpetrators Refs
Suppression of the
JVP insurrection
 1971 Nationwide 20,000
(up to)
Government
 [1][2][3][4][5]
Tamil conference incident 10 January 1974 Jaffna Jaffna Northern 9
Police
 [6][7][8]
Puttalam massacre 2 February 1976 Puttalam Puttalam North Western 6-7
Police
 [6][9][10][11]
Burning of Jaffna Public Library 1 June 1981 Jaffna Jaffna District Northern
Sri Lankan Police
 [12]
Thirunelveli massacre 24 July 1983
Thirunelveli
 Jaffna Northern 51 Army [13]
Sampalthoddam massacre January 1984 Sampalthoddam Vavuniya Northern 55-70 Army [13]
Chunnakam Police station massacre 8 January 1984 Chunnakam Jaffna Northern 19-20
Sri Lankan Police
 [13]
Chunnakam market massacre 18 March 1984 Chunnakam Jaffna Northern 10 Air Force [14][15][16]
Mathawachchi – Rampawa September 1984 Mathawachchi Vavuniya Northern 15 Army [13]
Point Pedro massacre 16 September 1984 Point Pedro Jaffna Northern 16
Police
 [13]
Othiyamalai massacre 1 December 1984 Othiyamalai Mullaitivu Northern 29-32 Army [17][18][19]
Cheddikulam massacre 2 December 1984 Cheddikulam Vavuniya Northern 52 Army [13]
Kumulamunai massacre 2 December 1984 Kumulamunai Mullaitivu Northern 7 Army [13]
Thennamarawadi massacre 2-4 December 1984 Thennamarawadi Trincomalee Eastern 26 Army [20]
Manal Aru massacre 3 December 1984
Manal Aru
 Mullaitivu Northern 100+ Army [13]
Amaravayal massacre 3-4 December 1984 Amarivayal Trincomalee Eastern 30-50 Army [20]
Mannar massacre 4 December 1984 Murunkan Mannar Northern 107-150 Army [21][22][23][24][25]
Kokkilai massacres
 15 December 1984 Several locations Mullaitivu Northern 131 Army [13]
Mulliyavalai massacre 16 January 1985 Mulliyavalai Mullaitivu Northern 52 Army [13]
Vadakkandal massacre 30 January 1985 Vadakkandal Mannar Northern 52 Air Force,
Army		 [13]
Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre 21 April 1985 Puthukkudiyiruppu Mullaitivu Northern 30 Army [13]
Trincomalee massacres May–September 1985 Several places Trincomalee Eastern 280+
Home Guards
 [13][26]
1985 Valvettithurai massacre 12 May 1985 Valvettithurai Jaffna Northern 46-70 Army [13][23][27][28]
Kumudini boat massacre 15 May 1985 Sea Jaffna Northern 23 Navy [29][30]
Thambattai massacre 17 May 1985 Thambattai Ampara Eastern 23
Police (STF
)		 [31]
Killiveddy massacre 30 May 1985 Killiveddy Trincomalee Eastern 44
Police
 [32]
Vavuniya massacre 16 August 1985 Vavuniya Vavuniya Northern 200+ Army [33]
Muttur massacre 8-11 November 1985
Muttur
 Trincomalee Eastern 30-100 Army, Navy,
Air Force		 [13]
Kantalai massacre 9 November 1985
Kantalai
 Trincomalee Eastern 6 Army [13]
Akkaraipattu massacre 19 February 1986 Akkaraipattu Ampara Eastern 80 Army [34][35][36]
Gurunagar fishermen sea massacre 10 June 1986 Mandaitivu Jaffna Northern 33 Navy [37][38]
Suppression of the
JVP insurrection
 1987-89 Nationwide Tens of
thousands
Government
 [39][40][41][42][43][44]
Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacre 27 January 1987 Kokkadichcholai Batticaloa Eastern 83
Police (STF
)		 [45][46][47][48][49]
Tissamaharama massacre November 1987 Tissamaharama Hambantota Southern
Sri Lankan Armed Forces
 [50]
Eppawala massacre 20 March 1989 Eppawala Anuradhapura North Central 14 Black Cats [51]
1989 Kandy massacre 16 September 1989 Several places Kandy Central 80+ Eagles of the Central Hills [52][53]
Nittambuwa massacre 27 February 1990 Nittambuwa Gampaha Western 12
Police
 [54]
Sammanthurai massacre 27 October 1990 Sammanthurai Ampara Eastern 37
Home Guards
 [13]
Kalmunai massacre 12 June 1990 Kalmunai Ampara Eastern 160-250 Army [55][56][57][58]
Oddusuddan bombing 14 August 1990 Oddusuddan Mullaitivu Northern 23 Air Force [13]
Eastern University massacre / Vantharamulai campus massacre 5 September 1990 Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern 158 Army [31][59][60]
Sathurukondan massacre
 9 September 1990 Batticaloa Batticaloa Eastern 205 Army [31][61][62][63][64][65][66]
Nayanmar Thidal massacre 12 April 1991 Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam Trincomalee Eastern 4 [67]
Kokkadichcholai massacre 12 June 1991 Kokkadichcholai Batticaloa Eastern 152 Army [31][46][47][60][68][69][70]
Polonnaruwa massacre 29 April 1992 Muthugal and Karapola Polonnaruwa North Central 87
Police
 [31][71][72]
Mylanthanai massacre 9 August 1992 Mylanthanai Batticaloa Eastern 35 Army [31][73][74][75]
Paliyadvaddai massacre 24 October 1992 Paliyadvaddai Batticaloa Eastern 10-11 [76]
Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacre 2 January 1993 Jaffna Lagoon Jaffna Northern 35-100 Navy [77][78][79][80]
Vannathi Aru massacre 17 February 1993 Vannathi Aru Batticaloa Eastern 16 Army [31]
Kalviankadu massacre 27 July 1993 Kalviankadu Jaffna Northern 6 Air Force [81]
Jaffna lagoon massacre 29 July 1993 Jaffna Lagoon Jaffna Northern 19 Navy [81]
Gurunagar church bombing 13 November 1993 Gurunagar Jaffna Northern 19 Air Force [13]
Chundikulam massacre 18 February 1994 Chundikulam Kilinochchi Northern 10 Navy [13]
Pulmoddai massacre 6 May 1995 Pulmoddai Trincomalee Eastern 5 Army [82]
Navaly church bombing 9 July 1995 Navaly Jaffna Northern 125 Air Force [83][84][85]
Nagerkovil school bombing 22 September 1995
Nagerkovil
 Jaffna Northern 71 Air Force [86][87][88]
Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacre 11 February 1996 Kumarapuram Trincomalee Eastern 24 Army [89][90][91][92][93]
Nachchikuda strafing 16 March 1996 Poonagari Kilinochchi Northern 16 Army [13]
Kilinochchi town massacre August 1996 Kilinochchi Kilinochchi Northern 184 Army [13]
Tampalakamam massacre 3 February 1998
Tampalakamam
 Trincomalee Eastern 8
Home Guards
 [94][95][96]
Visuvamadhu shelling 25 November 1998 Puthukkudiyiruppu Mullaitivu Northern 8 Air Force [13]
Chundikulam massacre 2 December 1998 Chundikulam Kilinochchi Northern 7 Air Force [13]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing 15 September 1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu Mullaitivu Northern 21 Air Force [97]
Palinagar bombing 3 September 1999 Suthanthirapuram Mullaitivu Northern 25 Air Force [13]
Madhu church massacre 20 November 1999 Madhu Mannar Northern 40 Air Force [13]
Pallikuda bombing 12 May 2000 Pallikuda Kilinochchi Northern 5 Air Force [98]
Silivaturai massacre 13 May 2000 Silivaturai Mannar Northern 5 Navy [98]
Columbuthurai massacre 15 May 2000
Columbuthurai
 Jaffna Northern 5 Army [98]
Mirusuvil massacre 20 December 2000 Mirusuvil Jaffna Northern 8 Army [99][100][101][102]
Trincomalee massacre
 2 January 2006 Trincomalee Trincomalee Eastern 5
Police (STF
)		 [103][104][105][106]
Allaipiddy massacre 13 May 2006
Allaipiddy
 Jaffna Northern 13
EPDP
 [107][108][109]
Nedunkal pressure mine attack 7 June 2006 Nedunkal Batticaloa Eastern 10 Army [110]
Vankalai massacre 8 June 2006 Vankalai Mannar Northern 4
Army
 [111]
Pesalai Church attack 17 June 2006 Pesalai Mannar Northern 6 Navy [112][113][114]
Muttur massacre
 4 August 2006
Muttur
 Trincomalee Eastern 17
Home Guards
 [115][116]
St. Philip Neri Church shelling 13 August 2006
Allaipiddy
 Jaffna Northern 15 - 36 Army [117][118][119][120]
Chencholai bombing 14 August 2006 Mullaitivu Mullaitivu Northern 61 Air Force [121][122][123][124]
Vaharai Shelling
 7 November 2006 Kathiraveli Batticaloa Eastern 45 Army [125]
Massacre at Thandikulam 19 November 2006 Thandikulam Vavuniya Northern 5
Police, Army
 [126][127][128]
Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombing 2 January 2007 Illuppaikadavai Mannar Northern 15 Air Force [129][130]
Murukandy claymore attack 23 May 2008 Murukandy Mullaitivu Northern 16 Army [131]
No Fire Zone shelling 9 March 2009 No Fire Zone Mullaitivu Northern 21-52 Army [132]
No Fire Zone shelling 11 March 2009 No Fire Zone Mullaitivu Northern 72 Army [133]
No Fire Zone shelling 12 March 2009 No Fire Zone Mullaitivu Northern 32-38 Army [133]
Pokkanai shelling 12 March 2009 Pokkanai Mullaitivu Northern 5 Army [133]
Mattalan, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai shelling 13 March 2009 Mattalan,
Mullivaikkal,
Pokkanai		 Mullaitivu Northern 52 Army [134]
Mattalan shelling 13 March 2009 Mattalan Mullaitivu Northern 8 Army [134]
Valayanmadam bombing 17 March 2009 Valayanmadam Mullaitivu Northern 26 Air Force [135]
Valayanmadam shelling 20 March 2009 Valayanmadam Mullaitivu Northern 5 Army [136]
Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan and Valayanmadam shelling 2 March 2009 Mullivaikkal,
Putumattalan,
Valayanmadam		 Mullaitivu Northern 100+ Army [137]
No Fire Zone shelling 27 March 2009 No Fire Zone Mullaitivu Northern 61 Army [138]
No Fire Zone shelling 28 March 2009 No Fire Zone Mullaitivu Northern 51 Army [138]
Pokkanai shelling 7 April 2009 Pokkanai Mullaitivu Northern 20 Army [139]
Pokkanai shelling 8 April 2009 Pokkanai Mullaitivu Northern 31 Army [139]
No Fire Zone shelling 8 April 2009 No Fire Zone Mullaitivu Northern 60 Army [140]
Pokkanai shelling 19 April 2009 Pokkanai Mullaitivu Northern 4-5 Army [141]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing 21 April 2009 Valayanmadam Mullaitivu Northern 4-5 Air Force [142][141]
Valayanmadam shelling 23 April 2009 Valayanmadam Mullaitivu Northern 10 Army [143]
Mullivaikkal Hospital bombings 23 April-12 May 2009 Mullivaikkal Mullaitivu Northern 100+ Army,
Air Force		 [142][144][145][146][147][148][149]
Iraddayvaikkal and Mullivaikkal bombing 28 April 2009 Iraddayvaikkal,
Mullivaikkal		 Mullaitivu Northern 29 Air Force,
Navy		 [150]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing 8 May 2009 Valayanmadam Mullaitivu Northern 4-5 Army [151]
Welikada prison riot 9-10 November 2012 Welikada Prison Colombo Western 27
Police (STF), Army
 [152][153]
Weliweriya Protestors' Attack 1 August 2013 Weliweirya Gampaha Western 3 Army [154][155][156]

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