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Massacres


Sammanthurai massacre­ 10.06.1990

Sammanthurai village is situated in the Sammanthurai Assistant Government Agent Division in the Amparai district. The village has large paddy […]...
 
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Eastern University massacre­ 23.05.1990

The Eastern University is in the Vantharumulai village in Batticaloa. This is one of the 13 universities in the island. […]...
 
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Alvai temple shelling­ 29.05.1987

Alvai village is situated in Jaffna district. The Muthtumariamman temple in Alvai is one of the famous temples in Jaffna. […]...
 
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Thonithiddamadu massacre­ 27.05.1987

Thonithiddamadu village is situated in the Vaharai Assistant Government Agent Division in the Batticaloa district. This is a Tamil majority […]...
 
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Paddithidalmassacre­ 26.04.1987

Paddithidal is a Tamil village and it is situated 10 Kms from Mutur in Trincomalee. The village is in the […]...
 
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Kokkadichcholai­ ­ 28.01.1987

Kokkadichcholai is situated in the Batticaloa district. Farming, fishing and prawn farming were the main occupations of the people. On […]...
 
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Periyapandivrichchan massacre­ 15.10.1986

Periyapandivirichchan village is in the Madhu Assistant Government Agent division in Mannar district. The village has rice fields adjoining large […]...
 
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Adampan massacre­ 12.10.1986

Adampan village is situated in the Manthai West Assistant Government Agent Division in Mannar district. This is a farming village. […]...
 
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Mutur Manalchenai massacre­ 18.07.1986

On 18.07.1986, Sri Lankan military conducted a cordon and search operation in villages of Manalchenai and Peruveli in Muthur. 44 […]...
 
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Thanduvan bus massacre­ 17.07.1986

Thanduvan is situated on the Mullaithivu-Vavuniya main road, 4 Kms from Nedunkerni, driving towards Mullaithivu. Thanduvan village is part of […]...
 
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