List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces

The following is a list of attacks on civilians attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government - Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, EPDP, PLOTE, TMVP etc.). This list does not contain assassinations which are listed in a separate article.

The Sri Lankan Armed Forces which is almost exclusively made up of Sinhalese ethnicity[1] has engaged in several counts of violence against Tamils including numerous instances of civilian massacres, ethnic cleansing, pogroms, forced disappearances, sexual violence, destruction of property and assassination of Tamil civil leaders.[2]

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	[3][4][5][6][7]
Tamil conference incident	10 January 1974	Jaffna	Jaffna	Northern	9	Police	[8][9][10]
Puttalam massacre	2 February 1976	Puttalam	Puttalam	North Western	6-7	Police	[8][11][12][13]
Communal pogrom	May 1983-July 1983	Nationwide			3,000	Army	[14]
Thirunelveli massacre	24 July 1983	Thirunelveli	Jaffna	Northern	51	Army	[14]
Sampalthoddam massacre	January 1984	Sampalthoddam	Vavuniya	Northern	55-70	Army	[14]
Chunnakam Police station massacre	8 January 1984	Chunnakam	Jaffna	Northern	19-20	Police	[14]
Chunnakam market massacre	18 March 1984	Chunnakam	Jaffna	Northern	10	Air Force	[15][16][17]
Mathawachchi – Rampawa	September 1984	Mathawachchi	Vavuniya	Northern	15	Army	[14]
Point Pedro massacre	16 September 1984	Point Pedro	Jaffna	Northern	16	Police	[14]
Othiyamalai massacre	1 December 1984	Othiyamalai	Mullaitivu	Northern	29-32	Army	[18][19][20]
Cheddikulam massacre	2 December 1984	Cheddikulam	Vavuniya	Northern	52	Army	[14]
Kumulamunai massacre	2 December 1984	Kumulamunai	Mullaitivu	Northern	7	Army	[14]
Thennamarawadi massacre	2-4 December 1984	Thennamarawadi	Trincomalee	Eastern	26	Army	[21]
Manal Aru massacre	3 December 1984	Manal Aru	Mullaitivu	Northern	100+	Army	[14]
Amaravayal massacre	3-4 December 1984	Amarivayal	Trincomalee	Eastern	30-50	Army	[21]
Mannar massacre	4 December 1984	Murunkan	Mannar	Northern	107-150	Army	[22][23][24][25][26]
Kokkilai massacres	15 December 1984	Several locations	Mullaitivu	Northern	131	Army	[14]
Mulliyavalai massacre	16 January 1985	Mulliyavalai	Mullaitivu	Northern	52	Army	[14]
Vadakkandal massacre	30 January 1985	Vadakkandal	Mannar	Northern	52	Air Force, Army	[14]
Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre	21 April 1985	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	30	Army	[14]
Trincomalee massacres	May–September 1985	Several places	Trincomalee	Eastern	280+	Navy, Army, Home Guards	[14][27]
1985 Valvettithurai massacre	12 May 1985	Valvettithurai	Jaffna	Northern	46-70	Army	[14][24][28][29]
Kumudini boat massacre	15 May 1985	Sea	Jaffna	Northern	23	Navy	[30][31]
Thambattai massacre	17 May 1985	Thambattai	Ampara	Eastern	23	Police (STF)	[32]
Killiveddy massacre	30 May 1985	Killiveddy	Trincomalee	Eastern	44	Police	[33]
Vavuniya massacre	16 August 1985	Vavuniya	Vavuniya	Northern	200+	Army	[34]
Muttur massacre	8-11 November 1985	Muttur	Trincomalee	Eastern	30-100	Army, Navy, Air Force	[14]
Kantalai massacre	9 November 1985	Kantalai	Trincomalee	Eastern	6	Army	[14]
Akkaraipattu massacre	19 February 1986	Akkaraipattu	Ampara	Eastern	80	Army	[35][36][37]
Gurunagar fishermen sea massacre	10 June 1986	Mandaitivu	Jaffna	Northern	33	Navy	[38][39]
Suppression of the JVP insurrection	1987-89	Nationwide			Tens of thousands	Government	[40][41][42][43][44][45]
Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacre	27 January 1987	Kokkadichcholai	Batticaloa	Eastern	83	Police (STF)	[46][47][48][49][50]
Tissamaharama massacre	November 1987	Tissamaharama	Hambantota	Southern		Sri Lankan Armed Forces	[51]
Eppawala massacre	20 March 1989	Eppawala	Anuradhapura	North Central	14	Black Cats	[52]
1989 Kandy massacre	16 September 1989	Several places	Kandy	Central	80+	Eagles of the Central Hills	[53][54]
Nittambuwa massacre	27 February 1990	Nittambuwa	Gampaha	Western	12	Police	[55]
Sammanthurai massacre	27 October 1990	Sammanthurai	Ampara	Eastern	37	Home Guards	[14]
Kalmunai massacre	12 June 1990	Kalmunai	Ampara	Eastern	160-250	Army	[56][57][58][59]
Thiriyai massacre	June 1990 (mid)	Thiriyai	Trincomalee	Eastern	25-35	Army	[60]
Thuranilavani massacre	12 July 1990	Thuranilavani	Batticaloa	Eastern	60+	Army	[14]
Veeramunai massacre	20 July 1990 - 15 August 1990	Veeramunai	Ampara	Eastern	232	Home Guards	[14]
Paranthan junction massacre	24 July 1990 -15 August 1990	Paranthan	Kilinochchi	Northern	10	Army	[14]
Siththandy massacre	27 July 1990 - 15 August 1990	Siththandy	Batticaloa	Northern	137	Army	[14]
Poththuvil massacre	30 July 1990	Poththuvil	Ampara	Northern	137	Army	[14]
Koraveli massacre	14 August 1990	Koraveli	Batticaloa	Eastern	15	Army	[14]
Natipiddymunai masscre	14 August 1990	Natipiddymunai	Ampara	Eastern	23	Police STF	[14]
Neliiyadi marketing bombing	14 August 1990	Neliiyadi	Jaffna	Northern	16	Army	[14]
Oddusuddan bombing	14 August 1990	Oddusuddan	Mullaitivu	Northern	23	Air Force	[14]
Eastern University massacre / Vantharamulai campus massacre	5 September 1990	Batticaloa	Batticaloa	Eastern	158	Army	[32][61][62]
Batticaloa massacre / Sathurukondan massacre	9 September 1990	Batticaloa	Batticaloa	Eastern	205	Army	[32][63][64][65][66][67][68]
Chavakachcheri market massacre	9 October 1990	Chavakachcheri	Jaffna	Northern	12	Army	[69]
Kondaichchi massacre	February 1991	Kondaichchi	Mannar	Northern	4	Army	[69]
Eravur massacre	20 February 1991	Eravur	Batticaloa	Eastern	6	Home Guards	[69]
Iruthayapuram massacre	March 1991	Iruthayapuram	Batticaloa	Eastern	11	Police	[69]
Nayanmar Thidal massacre	12 April 1991	Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam	Trincomalee	Eastern	4		[70]
Kokkadichcholai massacre	12 June 1991	Kokkadichcholai	Batticaloa	Eastern	152	Army	[32][47][48][62][71][72][73]
Polonnaruwa massacre	29 April 1992	Muthugal and Karapola	Polonnaruwa	North Central	87	Home Guards, Police	[32][74][75]
Mylanthanai massacre	9 August 1992	Mylanthanai	Batticaloa	Eastern	35	Army	[32][76][77][78]
Paliyadvaddai massacre	24 October 1992	Paliyadvaddai	Batticaloa	Eastern	10-11		[79]
Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacre	2 January 1993	Jaffna Lagoon	Jaffna	Northern	35-100	Navy	[80][81][82][83]
Vannathi Aru massacre	17 February 1993	Vannathi Aru	Batticaloa	Eastern	16	Army	[32]
Kalviankadu massacre	27 July 1993	Kalviankadu	Jaffna	Northern	6	Air Force	[84]
Jaffna lagoon massacre	29 July 1993	Jaffna Lagoon	Jaffna	Northern	19	Navy	[84]
Gurunagar church bombing	13 November 1993	Gurunagar	Jaffna	Northern	19	Air Force	[14]
Chundikulam massacre	18 February 1994	Chundikulam	Kilinochchi	Northern	10	Navy	[14]
Pulmoddai massacre	6 May 1995	Pulmoddai	Trincomalee	Eastern	5	Army	[85]
Navaly church bombing	9 July 1995	Navaly	Jaffna	Northern	125	Air Force	[86][87][88]
Nagerkovil school bombing	22 September 1995	Nagerkovil	Jaffna	Northern	71	Air Force	[89][90][91]
Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacre	11 February 1996	Kumarapuram	Trincomalee	Eastern	24	Army	[92][93][94][95][96]
Nachchikuda strafing	16 March 1996	Poonagari	Kilinochchi	Northern	16	Army	[14]
Kilinochchi town massacre	August 1996	Kilinochchi	Kilinochchi	Northern	184	Army	[14]
Tampalakamam massacre	3 February 1998	Tampalakamam	Trincomalee	Eastern	8	Police, Home Guards	[97][98][99][99]
Visuvamadhu shelling	25 November 1998	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	8	Air Force	[14]
Chundikulam massacre	2 December 1998	Chundikulam	Kilinochchi	Northern	7	Air Force	[14]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing	15 September 1999	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	21	Air Force	[100]
Palinagar bombing	3 September 1999	Suthanthirapuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	25	Air Force	[14]
Madhu church massacre	20 November 1999	Madhu	Mannar	Northern	40	Air Force	[14]
Pallikuda bombing	12 May 2000	Pallikuda	Kilinochchi	Northern	5	Air Force	[101]
Silivaturai massacre	13 May 2000	Silivaturai	Mannar	Northern	5	Navy	[101]
Columbuthurai massacre	15 May 2000	Columbuthurai	Jaffna	Northern	5	Army	[101]
Mirusuvil massacre	20 December 2000	Mirusuvil	Jaffna	Northern	8	Army	[102][102][103][104][105]
Trincomalee massacre	2 January 2006	Trincomalee	Trincomalee	Eastern	5	Police (STF)	[106][107][107][108][109]
Allaipiddy massacre	13 May 2006	Allaipiddy	Jaffna	Northern	13	Navy, EPDP	[110][111][112]
Nedunkal pressure mine attack	7 June 2006	Nedunkal	Batticaloa	Eastern	10	Army	[113]
Vankalai massacre	8 June 2006	Vankalai	Mannar	Northern	4	Army	[114]
Pesalai Church attack	17 June 2006	Pesalai	Mannar	Northern	6	Navy	[115][116][117]
Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers / Muttur massacre	4 August 2006	Muttur	Trincomalee	Eastern	17	Police, Home Guards	[118][119]
St. Philip Neri Church shelling	13 August 2006	Allaipiddy	Jaffna	Northern	15 - 36	Army	[120][121][122][123]
Chencholai bombing	14 August 2006	Mullaitivu	Mullaitivu	Northern	61	Air Force	[124][125][126][127]
Vaharai Bombing / Vaharai Shelling	7 November 2006	Kathiraveli	Batticaloa	Eastern	45	Army	[128]
Massacre at Thandikulam	19 November 2006	Thandikulam	Vavuniya	Northern	5	Police, Army	[129][130][131]
Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombing	2 January 2007	Illuppaikadavai	Mannar	Northern	15	Air Force	[132][133]
Murukandy claymore attack	23 May 2008	Murukandy	Mullaitivu	Northern	16	Army	[134]
Mullaitivu petrol station and bus depot bombing	2 January 2009	Mullaitivu	Mullaitivu	Northern	4	Air Force	[135]
Thevipuram and Vaddakachchi shelling	8 January 2009	Thevipuram, Vaddakachchi	Mullaitivu	Northern	5	Army	[135]
Tharmapuram Hospital shelling	8 January 2009	Tharmapuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	7	Army	[135][136]
Visuamadu shelling	17-20 January 2009	Visuamadu	Mullaitivu	Northern	17	Army	[137]
Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling	20 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu, Vallipuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	18+	Army	[137]
Vallipuram Hospital shelling	22 January 2009	Vallipuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	5	Army	[136][137]
Moonkilaru, Thevipuram and Udayarkattu shelling	22 January 2009	Moonkilaru, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu	Mullaitivu	Northern	40	Army	[137]
Suthanthirapuram shelling	24 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram Junction	Mullaitivu	Northern	11+	Army	[138]
Suthanthirapuram and Udayarkattu shelling	26 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Udayarkattu	Mullaitivu	Northern	11	Army	[139]
Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	26-31 January 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	210	Army	[140]
Udayaarkaddu Hospital shelling	26 January 2009	Udayaarkaddu	Mullaitivu	Northern	12	Army	[136][139]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling	1-3 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	9+	Army	[136][138][141][142]
Suthanthirapuram shelling	3 February 2009	Suthanthirapuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	3-58	Army	[143]
Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombing	5-6 February 2009	Near Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	75 (up to)		[136][138][143]
Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling	6 February 2009	Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu, Vallipuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	48	Army	[143]
Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	7 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	126	Army	[144]
Putumattalan shelling	7 February 2009	Putumattalan	Mullaitivu	Northern	4	Army	[145]
Suthanthirapuram shelling	7 February 2009	Suthanthirapuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	80	Army	[145]
Devipuram shelling	9 February 2009	Devipuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	7	Army	[145]
Pokkanai bombing	9 February 2009	Pokkanai	Mullaitivu	Northern	3	Air Force	[145]
Mattalan shelling	9 February 2009	Mattalan	Mullaitivu	Northern	16	Army	[145]
Putumattalan Hospital shelling	9 February-20 April 2009	Putumattalan	Mullaitivu	Northern	51+	Army	[136][138][146][147]
Mattalan, Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling	11-12 February 2009	Mattalan, Thevipuram, Vallipuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	69	Army	[148]
Iranaipalai shelling	13 February 2009	Iranaipalai	Mullaitivu	Northern	9	Army	[148]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling	13 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	14	Army	[148]
Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling	14 February 2009	Thevipuram, Vallipuram	Mullaitivu	Northern	36	Army	[149]
Mullivaikkal and Putumattalan bombing and shelling	15 February 2009	Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan	Mullaitivu	Northern	19	Army, Air Force	[149]
Valayanmadam shelling	15 February 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	62	Army	[149]
Mattalan shelling	16 February 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	65	Army	[149]
Valayanmadam shelling	17 February 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	48	Army	[149]
Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	18 February 2009	Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu, Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	128	Army	[149]
Valayanmadam bombing	19 February 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	100+	Air Force	[150]
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	19 February 2009	Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal, Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	17	Army	[150]
Valayanmadam shelling	20 February 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	12	Army	[150]
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Valayanmadam shelling	20 February 2009	Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	92	Army	[150]
Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai and Valayanmadam shelling	21 February 2009	Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai, Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	69	Army	[151]
Ananthapuram and Iranaipalai shelling	21 February 2009	Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai	Mullaitivu	Northern	13	Army	[152]
Iranaipalai shelling	23 February 2009	Iranaipalai	Mullaitivu	Northern	3	Army	[152]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing and shelling	25-26 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mullaitivu	Northern	45	Army, Air Force	[152]
Ampalavakanai and Mullivaikkal shelling	4 March 2009	Ampalavakanai, Mullivaikkal	Mullaitivu	Northern	58	Army	[153]
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling	5 March 2009	Mattalan, Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	57	Army	[153]
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling	7 March 2009	Mattalan, Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	51-52	Army	[153]
No Fire Zone shelling	9 March 2009	No Fire Zone	Mullaitivu	Northern	21-52	Army	[153]
No Fire Zone shelling	11 March 2009	No Fire Zone	Mullaitivu	Northern	72	Army	[154]
No Fire Zone shelling	12 March 2009	No Fire Zone	Mullaitivu	Northern	32-38	Army	[154]
Pokkanai shelling	12 March 2009	Pokkanai	Mullaitivu	Northern	5	Army	[154]
Mattalan, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai shelling	13 March 2009	Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai	Mullaitivu	Northern	52	Army	[155]
Mattalan shelling	13 March 2009	Mattalan	Mullaitivu	Northern	8	Army	[155]
Valayanmadam bombing	17 March 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	26	Air Force	[156]
Valayanmadam shelling	20 March 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	5	Army	[157]
Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan and Valayanmadam shelling	2 March 2009	Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan, Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	100+	Army	[158]
No Fire Zone shelling	27 March 2009	No Fire Zone	Mullaitivu	Northern	61	Army	[159]
No Fire Zone shelling	28 March 2009	No Fire Zone	Mullaitivu	Northern	51	Army	[159]
Pokkanai shelling	7 April 2009	Pokkanai	Mullaitivu	Northern	20	Army	[160]
Pokkanai shelling	8 April 2009	Pokkanai	Mullaitivu	Northern	31	Army	[160]
No Fire Zone shelling	8 April 2009	No Fire Zone	Mullaitivu	Northern	60	Army	[161]
Pokkanai shelling	19 April 2009	Pokkanai	Mullaitivu	Northern	4-5	Army	[162]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing	21 April 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	4-5	Air Force	[136][162]
Valayanmadam shelling	23 April 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	10	Army	[163]
Mullivaikkal Hospital bombings	23 April-12 May 2009	Mullivaikkal	Mullaitivu	Northern	100+	Army, Air Force	[136][164][165][166][167][168][169]
Iraddayvaikkal and Mullivaikkal bombing	28 April 2009	Iraddayvaikkal, Mullivaikkal	Mullaitivu	Northern	29	Air Force, Navy	[170]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing	8 May 2009	Valayanmadam	Mullaitivu	Northern	4-5	Army	[171]
Welikada prison riot	9-10 November 2012	Welikada Prison	Colombo	Western	27	Police (STF), Army	[172][173]
Weliweriya Protestors' Attack	1 August 2013	Weliweirya	Gampaha	Western	3	Army	[174][175][176]

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List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces

Attacks in chronological order

See also

Notes

References