Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice

Victims of Sri Lanka’s Civil War Seek Justice

Last weekend, Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009. As they have for the last 16 years, they also called for justice.

Why May 18 is marked as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day?

Photo credit: Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day May 18 is solemnly commemorated around the world as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. It marks the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which culminated in a brutal military offensive by the Sri Lankan government against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and, more tragically, the mass killing of tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in the northern region of Mullivaikkal in 2009. This day stands as…

Sixteen Years Since the Guns Fell Silent: Sri Lanka Prepares to Honour End of Civil Conflict - LNW Lanka News Web

By: Isuru Parakrama May 18, Colombo (LNW): Today marks sixteen years since the curtain fell on one of South Asia’s most protracted and devastating internal conflicts. The civil war in Sri Lanka, which claimed tens of thousands of lives and left deep scars on the island nation, drew to a close on May 18, 2009, following the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, the long-time leader of the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The final a…

Sri Lanka marks 16 years since the end of civil war - LankaXpress

Today (18) marks 16 years since the end of Sri Lanka’s three-decade-long civil war, which concluded with the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the armed separatist group – the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) – by Sri Lankan security forces at the Nandikadal Lagoon on May 18, 2009. This day commemorates the defeat of the LTTE, a terrorist group that had waged war in the country for over thirty years. The brutal conflict came to a…

Sri Lanka marks 16 years since end of war against LTTE

(File Photo) Today (May 18) marks 16 years since the end of the brutal war against the LTTE terrorism that plagued Sri Lanka for over three decades. The conflict, which caused immense suffering across the country, officially came to an end on May 18, 2009, when LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed by Sri Lankan armed forces in the Nandikadal lagoon. The end of the war also marked the success of the world’s largest humanitarian operation…