The Sri Lankan civil war[a] was fought in Sri Lanka from 1983 to 2009. Beginning on 23 July 1983, it was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil …

May 18, 2025 · In the late 20th century, the island nation of Sri Lanka tore itself apart in a brutal civil war. At the most basic level, the conflict arose from the ethnic tension between Sinhalese …

Aug 31, 2020 · The Sri Lankan government began growing its power during the civil war—a conflict that stemmed from ethnic tensions rooted in the legacy of British imperialism on the …

May 20, 2024 · The war ended in 2009 when the Sri Lankan government killed the LTTE leader and proclaimed victory. Beginning with the Black July riots and ending with the Mullivaikal …

Sep 1, 2024 · The Sri Lankan Civil War was a brutal and protracted conflict that took place from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam …

Sri Lanka endured a brutal civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from 1983 to 2002 and again from 2006 to May 2009.

Civil war and terrorism transformed Sri Lanka from an island paradise into a battleground. A bloody civil that has accomplished little other than killing lots of people, ruined the country's …

May 19, 2025 · Last weekend, Tamils in Sri Lanka gathered to commemorate those who died or went missing in the country’s civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009.

The violent civil war on the island of Sri Lanka off the Indian subcontinent reflects the tension between the ethnically, linguistically, and religiously different Sinhalese and Tamils.

Mar 11, 2025 · The Sri Lankan Civil War remains one of the most significant conflicts in South Asia, shaping the nation’s political and social landscape. While the guns have fallen silent, the …