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Massacres


Thuranilavani massacre­ 12.08.1990

Thurainilavanai village is situated in the Batticaloa district. On 12.08.1990, morning, Sri Lankan military from the Nilavanai- Kallaru camp rounded […]...
 
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Tiraikerny massacre ­ 06.08.1990

Tiraikerny was originally a coconut estate of about 300 acres in the idyllic region of Amparai. The ownership at the […]...
 
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Poththuvil massacre­ 30.07.1990

In 1990 hostilities between the Sri Lankan military and the LTTE resumed. In the east the Sri Lankan military, Sinhala […]...
 
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Paranthan junction massacre ­ 24.07.1990

Paranthan is in the Kilinochchi district on the A-9 highway. This town hosted a chemical factory in the past. The […]...
 
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Siththandy massacre ­20,27.07.1990

Siththandy village is situated 8 Kms north of the Batticaloa town. The village has an ancient and famous Hindu temple. […]...
 
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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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