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Sri Lanka's security forces abducted men and women from the ethnic Tamil minority and tortured them in custody long after the end of a bloody civil war in the South Asian island nation, a human ...
'Operation Justice') is an ongoing anti-drug operation conducted by the Sri Lankan Police following directives from the Ministry of Public Security. [1] Starting from 17 December 2023, the police, the Special Task Force and the Sri Lankan Army carried out islandwide raids with 38,525 suspects being arrested as of 17 January 2024. [ 2 ]
Eelam War IV is the name given to the fourth and final phase of armed conflict between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). ). Renewed hostilities began on the 26 July 2006, when Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed several LTTE camps around Mavil Aru an
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission; Lanka Academic, news site sponsored by Sri Lankan academics worldwide; Sangam.org; Texts of key agreements in the peace process and an analysis of the process by Conciliation Resources; Report on the Sri Lankan peace process by Asiafoundation; hWeb - Sri Lanka’s recent history of ethnic conflict and political ...
Sri Lanka, an island of 22 million, saw its economy contract 7.8% last year during the country's worst economic crisis in more than seven decades, pushing 2.5 million people into poverty ...
He's the younger brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa and the pair, with Gotabaya as defense chief, gave the military a free hand in 2009 to crush the Tamil Tigers and end a 26-year-war.
The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic crisis in the country .
Sarath Fonseka, the commander of the Sri Lanka Army, then requested the public to celebrate the victory with dignity by hoisting the national flag. [15] Before the town was captured, the Sri Lankan army seized two nearby facilities used for making bombs and landmines that reportedly contained 4,000 detonators and 150 kg of explosives. [7]