List of massacres in Sri Lanka

The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Sri Lanka and its predecessors. (Numbers may be approximate.)

List of massacres

Massacre Date Location Deaths Perpetrators Refs
Madulla massacre9 December 1817Madulla22British Army[1][2][3]
Uva Rebellion1818Uva-WellassaThousandsBritish Army[lower-alpha 1][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
1958 anti-Tamil pogromMay – June 1958Nationwide300−1500Government[13]
Attacks on civilians during the suppression of the JVP insurrection1971NationwideTens of
thousands
Government[14][15][16][17][18]
Tamil conference incident10 January 1974Jaffna9Police[19][20][21]
Puttalam massacre2 February 1976Puttalam67Police[19][22][23][24]
Murunkan massacre7 April 1978Murunkan, Vavuniya51LTTE
Thirunelveli massacre24 July 1983Thirunelveli, Jaffna51Army[25]
Welikada prison massacre25–27 July 1983Welikada Prison, Colombo53Sinhalese prisoners aided by Sinhalese prison guards[26][27][28]
Sampalthoddam massacreJanuary 1984Sampalthoddam, Vavuniya5570Army[25]
Chunnakam Police station massacre8 January 1984Chunnakam1920Police[25]
Chunnakam market massacre18 March 1984Chunnakam10Air Force[29][30][31]
Point Pedro massacre16 September 1984Point Pedro16Police[25]
Kent and Dollar Farm massacres30 November 1984Kent and Dollar Farms, Vavuniya62LTTE
Kokilai massacre1 December 1984Kokilai11LTTE
Othiyamalai massacre1 December 1984Othiyamalai, Mullaitivu2932Army[32][33][34]
Thennamarawadi massacre2–4 December 1984Thennamarawadi, Trincomalee26Army[35]
Manal Aru massacre3 December 1984Manal Aru, Mullaitivu100+Army[25]
Amaravayal massacre3–4 December 1984Amarivayal, Trincomalee3050Army[35]
Mannar massacre4 December 1984Murunkan, Mannar107150Army[36][37][38][39][40]
Kokkilai massacres15 December 1984Several locations, Mullaitivu131Army[25]
Mulliyavalai massacre16 January 1985Mulliyavalai, Mullaitivu52Army[25]
Vadakkandal massacre30 January 1985Vadakkandal, Mannar52Air Force, Army[25]
Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre21 April 1985Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu30Army[25]
Trincomalee massacresMay – September 1985Several locations, Trincomalee280+Army, Home Guards, Navy[25][41]
Valvettithurai massacre12 May 1985Valvettithurai, Jaffna4670Army[25][38][42][43]
Anuradhapura massacre14 May 1985Anuradhapura146LTTE[44][45]
Kumudini boat massacre15 May 1985Jaffna23Navy[46][47]
Thambiluvil massacre17 May 1985Thambiluvil, Ampara2040Police (STF)[48][49]
Killiveddy massacre30 May 1985Killiveddy, Trincomalee44Police[50]
Muttur massacre8–11 November 1985Muttur, Trincomalee30100Air Force, Army, Navy[25]
Kantalai massacre9 November 1985Kantalai, Trincomalee6Army[25]
Akkaraipattu massacre19 February 1986Akkaraipattu, Ampara80Army[51][52][53]
Air Lanka Flight 5123 May 1986Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake21LTTE[54]
Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacre27 January 1987Kokkadichcholai, Batticaloa83Police (STF)[55][56][57][58][59]
Aluth Oya massacre17 April 1987Habarana, Anuradhapura127LTTE[60][61][62]
Central Bus Station bombing21 April 1987Colombo116LTTE
Aranthalawa massacre2 June 1987Aranthalawa, Ampara33LTTE
1987 Eastern Province massacres29 September8 October 1987Eastern Province200+LTTE[63]
Jaffna hospital massacre21–22 October 1987Jaffna6870IPKF
Valvettiturai massacre2–3 August 1989Valvettiturai, Jaffna64IPKF
Nittambuwa massacre27 February 1990Nittambuwa, Gampaha12Police[64]
Police officers massacre11 June 1990600774LTTE[65][66]
Thiriyai massacreJune 1990Thiriyai, Trincomalee2535Army[67]
Kalmunai massacre12 June 1990Kalmunai, Ampara160250Army[68][69][70][71]
Kattankudy mosque massacre3 August 1990Kattankudy, Batticaloa147LTTE[72]
Veeramunai massacre12 August 1990Veeramunai, Ampara21Home Guards[73]
Eastern University massacre / Vantharamulai campus massacre5 September 1990Eastern University, Batticaloa158Army[48][74][75]
Batticaloa massacre / Sathurukondan massacre9 September 1990Batticaloa184Army[48][76][77][78][79][80][81]
Chavakachcheri market massacre9 October 1990Chavakachcheri, Jaffna12Army[73]
Kondaichchi massacreFebruary 1991Kondaichchi, Mannar4Army[73]
Eravur massacre20 February 1991Eravur, Batticaloa6Home Guards[73]
Iruthayapuram massacreMarch 1991Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa11Police[73]
Nayanmar Thidal massacre12 April 1991Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam, Trincomalee4[82]
Kokkadichcholai massacre12 June 1991Kokkadichcholai, Batticaloa152Army[48][56][57][75][83][84][85]
Palliyagodella massacre15 October 1991Palliyagodella, Polonnaruwa109LTTE[45][60]
Polonnaruwa massacre29 April 1992Muthugal and Karapola, Polonnaruwa87Home Guards, LTTE, Police[48][86][87]
Mylanthanai massacre9 August 1992Mylanthanai, Batticaloa35Army[48][88][89][90]
Paliyadvaddai massacre24 October 1992Paliyadvaddai, Batticaloa1011[91]
Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacre2 January 1993Jaffna Lagoon35100Navy[92][93][94][95]
Vannathi Aru massacre17 February 1993Vannathi Aru, Batticaloa16Army[48]
Kalviankadu massacre27 July 1993Kalviankadu, Jaffna6Air Force[96]
Jaffna lagoon massacre29 July 1993Jaffna Lagoon19Navy[96]
Kallarawa massacre25 May 1995Kallarawa, Trincomalee42LTTE
Pulmoddai massacre6 May 1995Pulmoddai, Trincomalee5Army[97]
Navaly church bombing9 July 1995Navaly, Jaffna125Air Force[98][99][100]
Nagerkovil school bombing22 September 1995Nagerkovil, Jaffna39Air Force[101][102][103]
Eastern Sri Lanka massacres16 October 1995Villages in Eastern Sri Lanka120LTTE
Central Bank bombing31 January 1996Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo91LTTE[44]
Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacre11 February 1996Kumarapuram, Trincomalee24Army[104][105][106][107][108]
Dehiwala train bombing24 July 1996Dehiwala64LTTE
Temple of the Tooth attack25 January 1998Temple of the Tooth, Kandy17LTTE[109][110][111]
Tampalakamam massacre3 February 1998Tampalakamam, Trincomalee8Home Guards, Police[112][113][114]
Lionair Flight 60229 September 1998Mannar55LTTE[115]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing15 September 1999Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu21Air Force[116]
Gonagala massacre18 September 1999Gonagala, Ampara50LTTE
Pallikuda bombing12 May 2000Pallikuda, Kilinochchi5Air Force[117]
Silivaturai massacre13 May 2000Silivaturai, Mannar5Navy[117]
Columbuthurai massacre15 May 2000Columbuthurai, Jaffna5Army[117]
Bindunuwewa massacre25 October 2000Bindunuwewa, Badulla26Sinhalese villagers[118][119][120][121][122]
Mirusuvil massacre20 December 2000Mirusuvil, Jaffna8Army[123][124][125][126]
Trincomalee massacre2 January 2006Trincomalee5Police (STF)[127][128][129][130]
Gomarankadawala massacre23 April 2006Gomarankadawala, Trincomalee6LTTE
Allaipiddy massacre13 May 2006Allaipiddy, Jaffna13EPDP, Navy[131][132][133]
Kebithigollewa massacre15 June 2006Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura66LTTE
Pesalai Church attack17 June 2006Pesalai, Mannar6Navy[134][135][136]
Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers / Muttur massacre4 August 2006Muttur, Trincomalee17Home Guards, Police[137][138]
St. Philip Neri Church shelling13 August 2006Allaipiddy, Jaffna1536Army[139][140][141][142]
Chencholai bombing14 August 2006Mullaitivu61Air Force[143][144][145][146]
Digampathana bombing / Habarana massacre16 October 2006Digampathaha, Matale92103LTTE
Vaharai Bombing / Vaharai Shelling7 November 2006Kathiraveli, Batticaloa45Army[147]
Massacre at Thandikulam19 November 2006Thandikulam, Vavuniya5Army, Police[148][149][150]
Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombing2 January 2007Illuppaikadavai, Mannar15Air Force[151][152]
Murukandy claymore attack23 May 2008Murukandy, Mullaitivu16Army[153]
Tharmapuram Hospital shelling8 January 2009Tharmapuram, Mullaitivu7Army[154]
Vallipuram Hospital shelling22 January 2009Vallipuram, Mullaitivu5Army[154]
Suthanthirapuram shelling24 January 2009Suthanthirapuram Junction, Mullaitivu11+Army[155]
Udayaarkaddu Hospital shelling26 January 2009Udayaarkaddu, Mullaitivu12Army[154]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling1–3 February 2009Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu9+Army[154][155][156][157]
Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombing5–6 February 2009Near Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu75[154][155][157]
Putumattalan Hospital shelling9 February – 20 April 2009Putumattalan, Mullaitivu51+Army[154][155][158][159]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing21 April 2009Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu45Air Force[154]
Mullivaikkal Hospital bombings23 April – 12 May 2009Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu100+Air Force, Army[154][160][161][162][163][164][165]
Mulivaikal massacre (2009)May 2009Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu40,00070,000Army, LTTE[166][167][168][169][170][171][172][173][174][175][176]
Welikada prison riot9–10 November 2012Welikada Prison, Colombo27Army, Police (STF)[177][178]
Weliweriya Protestors' Attack1 August 2013Weliweirya, Gampaha3Army[179][180][181]
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings21 April 2019Colombo, Batticaloa, Negombo269NTJ, ISIS
Mahara prison riot2930 November 2020Mahara Prison, Mahara11Prison guards

Notes

  1. All males between 15 and 60 years were driven out, exiled or killed in the Uva Province.[4][5]

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