Sri Lankan Civil War facts for kids

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Tractors. Jan 2009 displacement in the Vanni
Civilians being forced to leave their homes because of the fighting. January 2009.

The Sri Lankan Civil War was a war fought in the island of Sri Lanka. It started on 23 July 1983. There was an insurgency against the government by the terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (also called the Tamil Tigers). They are a separatist militant organisation which fought to create an independent state for Tamil people called Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island.

The war lasted for 26 years. The Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009.

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  • LiberationTigersofTamilEelamFlag

    22px]] [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

  • Elephant Pass armored bulldozer

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  • Extent of territorial control in sri lanka

    Red area shows the approximate areas of Sri Lanka controlled by the LTTE and the Government, as of December 2005.

  • Shelter from tarp and sticks

    Shelter built from tarp and sticks. Pictured are displaced persons from the civil war in Sri Lanka

  • Tamil protest on University Avenue

    Canadian Tamils block University Avenue, Toronto demonstrating against the Sri Lankan forces.


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