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

See also: List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces, List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, and List of attacks attributed to the LTTE

Massacre	Date	Location	Deaths	Perpetrators	Refs
Madulla massacre	9 December 1817	Madulla	22	British Army	[1][2][3]
Uva Rebellion	1818	Uva-Wellassa	Thousands	British Army	[a][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
1915 Sinhalese-Muslim riots	28 May – 8 August 1915	Nationwide	63 (official)	Police	[13][14][15]
1956 anti-Tamil pogrom	5–16 June 1956	Nationwide	150	Government, Sinhalese and Tamil rioters	[16]
1958 anti-Tamil pogrom	May – June 1958	Nationwide	300−1500	Government, Sinhalese and Tamil rioters	[16][17]
Attacks on civilians during the suppression of the JVP insurrection	1971	Nationwide	Tens of thousands	Government	[18][19][20][21][22]
Tamil conference incident	10 January 1974	Jaffna	9	Police	[23][24][25]
Puttalam massacre	2 February 1976	Puttalam	6–7	Police	[23][26][27][28]
1977 anti-Tamil pogrom	August 1977	Nationwide	300	Government, Sinhalese and Tamil rioters	[29]
Murunkan massacre	7 April 1978	Murunkan, Vavuniya	4	LTTE	[citation needed]
1981 anti-Tamil pogrom	June 1981-August 1981	Nationwide	25	Government	[30]
Attacks on Tamils in Trincomalee	3-30 June 1983	Trincomalee	19	Armed Forces	[31][32][33]
1983 anti-Tamil pogrom	May 1983-July 1983	Nationwide	3,000	Army, Government	[34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]
Thirunelveli massacre	24 July 1983	Thirunelveli, Jaffna	51	Army	[35]
Welikada prison massacre	25–27 July 1983	Welikada Prison, Colombo	53	Sinhalese prisoners aided by Sinhalese prison guards	[44][45][46]
Sampalthoddam massacre	January 1984	Sampalthoddam, Vavuniya	55–70	Army	[35]
Chunnakam Police station massacre	8 January 1984	Chunnakam	19–20	Police	[35]
Chunnakam market massacre	18 March 1984	Chunnakam	10	Air Force	[47][48][49]
Spring 1984 Jaffna massacres	28 March 1984-May 1984	Various places in Jaffna	250	Army	[50][51][52][53]
1984 Vavuniya massacre	13 August 1984	Vavuniya	6+	Army	[54]
August 1984 Mannar massacre	13 August 1984	Mannar	90	Army	[55]
Kaithady massacre	14 August 1984	Kaithady, Jaffna	9	Army	[56]
1984 Point Pedro massacre	2 September 1984	Point Pedro, Jaffna	18	STF, Army	[57][58][59]
Mallavi junction massacre	6 September 1984	Mallavi, Mullaitivu	5	Army	[60]
Colombo-Jaffna coach massacre	11 September 1984	Mathawachchi	17	Army	[61][35]
Jaffna grand bazaar massacre	1 November 1984	Jaffna	9	Army	[62]
Jaffna army rampage	2 November 1984	Jaffna	8	Army	[63]
Urumpirai killings	2 November 1984	Urumpirai, Jaffna	50	Army	[63]
Mullaitivu massacre	6 November 1984	Mullaitivu	8	Army	[63][64]
Jaffna town massacre	9 November 1984	Jaffna	10	Army	[63]
Kasturiar Road/Power House road junction massacre	10 November 1984	Jaffna	5	Army	[65]
Jaffna-Colombo train shooting of Tamil civilians	15 November 1984	Meesalai, Jaffna	several killed	Army	[66]
Kopay massacre	18 November 1984	Kopay, Jaffna	6	Army	[66]
Army rampage at Chavakachcheri	20 November 1984	Chavakachcheri, Jaffna	4	Army	[67]
Killing of 4 Tamil civilians including a 7 year old boy	24 November 1984	Jaffna	4	Army	[67]
Kent and Dollar Farm massacres	30 November 1984	Kent and Dollar Farms, Vavuniya	62	LTTE	[citation needed]
December 1984 massacres of Tamils	December 1984	Several places in Northern and Eastern provinces	1,200+	Armed Forces	[68]
Kokilai massacre	1 December 1984	Kokilai	11	LTTE	[citation needed]
Othiyamalai massacre	December 1984	Othiyamalai, Mullaitivu	29–32	Army	[69][70][71]
Nedunkerny massacre	1 December 1984	Nedunkerny, Vavuniya	200+	Army	[72]
Semamadu massacre	2 December 1984	Semamadu, Vavuniya	29	Army	[73][74]
Cheddikulam massacre	2 December 1984	Cheddikulam, Vavuniya	64	Army	[75][35]
Kumulamunai massacre	2 December 1984	Kumulamunai, Mullaitivu	7	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Vavuniya army camp massacre	2 December 1984	Iratperiyakulam, Vavuniya	100+	Army	[76][77]
Thennamarawadi massacre	2–4 December 1984	Thennamarawadi, Trincomalee	26	Army	[78]
Manal Aru massacre	3 December 1984	Manal Aru, Mullaitivu	100+	Army	[35]
Amaravayal massacre	3–4 December 1984	Amarivayal, Trincomalee	30–50	Army	[78]
Mannar massacre	4 December 1984	Murunkan, Mannar	107–150	Army	[79][80][81][82][83]
Vavuniya massacre	4 December 1984	Vavuniya	100	Army	[84]
Asikulam massacre	4 December 1984	Asikulam, Vavuniya	6	Government armed mob	[84]
Massacre of 18 Tamil fishermen	9 December 1984	Mullaitivu	18	Home Guards	[85]
Madawachchiya massacre	11 December 1984	Madawachchiya	65	Home Guards	[85]
Mullikulam massacre	13 December 1984	Mullikulam, Mannar	6	Army	[85]
Kokkilai massacres	15 December 1984	Several locations, Mullaitivu	131	Army	[35]
Mulliyavalai massacre	16 January 1985	Mulliyavalai, Mullaitivu	52	Army	[35]
Thiriyai massacre	21 December 1984	Thiriyai, Trincomalee	9	Army	[86]
Windsor cinema junction massacre	22 December 1984	Jaffna	Several killed	Army	[86]
Muthur massacre	22-24 December 1984	Muthur, Trincomalee	7	Army	[86]
Mullaitivu massacre	22-24 December 1984	Mullaitivu	24	Army	[86]
Chemmani road massacre	5 January 1985	Chemmani road, Jaffna	4	Army	[86]
Massacre of Tamil family in Vavuniya	5 January 1985	Vavuniya	5	Army	[86]
Vankalai church massacre	6 January 1985	Vankalai	23	Army	[86][87]
Vadakkandal massacre	30 January 1985	Vadakkandal, Mannar	52	Air Force, Army	[35]
Army rampage in Jaffna town	6 February 1985	Jaffna	5	Army	[88]
Mullaitivu massacre	15 February 1985	Mullaitivu	58	Army	[88]
Pannai bridge massacre	24 March 1985	Jaffna	7	STF	[89]
Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre	21 April 1985	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	30	Army	[35]
Maviddapuram massacre	26 February 1985	Maviddapuram, Jaffna	4	Army	[90]
Mannar massacre	16 April 1985	Mannar	27	Army	[91]
Karaitivu massacre	17 April 1985	Karaitivu, Ampara	27	STF	[92][93]
Myliddy massacre	19 April 1985	Myliddy, Jaffna	4	Army	[91]
Nelliaddy massacre	21 April 1985	Nelliaddy, Jaffna	9	Army	[91]
1985 anti-Tamil pogrom in Karaitivu	22 April 1985	Karaitivu, Ampara	30	STF, state sponsored mobs	[94][95][96][97]
Karaveddi massacre	29 April 1985	Karaveddi, Jaffna District	25+	Army	[98]
1985 Trincomalee massacres	May–September 1985	Several places in Trincomalee	280+	Navy, Army, Home Guards	[99][100][35]
Jaffna massacre	4 May 1985	Jaffna	4	Army	[98]
Oorani massacre	9 May 1985	Oorani, Jaffna	30	Army	[101]
Point Pedro massacre	10 May 1985	Point Pedro, Jaffna	100+	Army	[102]
Valvettithurai massacre	12 May 1985	Valvettithurai, Jaffna	46–70	Army	[35][81][103][104]
Anuradhapura massacre/Attack on Sri Maha Bodhi	14 May 1985	Anuradhapura	146	LTTE	[105][106]
Kumudini boat massacre	15 May 1985	Jaffna	23	Navy	[107][108]
Anaikottai massacre	15 May 1985	Anaikottai, Jaffna	5	Army	[109]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Anuradhapura	15 May 1985	Anuradhapura	7	Army	[110]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Vavuniya	15 May 1985	Vavuniya	7	Army	[110]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Anuradhapura army camp	17 May 1985	Anuradhapura	6−11	Army	[110][111]
Thambiluvil massacre	17 May 1985	Thambiluvil, Ampara	20–40	Police (STF)	[112][113]
Massacre of Tamil family in Pankulam	24 May 1985	Pankulam, Trincomalee District	7	Army	[110]
Killiveddy massacre	30 May 1985	Killiveddy, Trincomalee	44	Police	[114]
Massacre of Tamil civilians in Trincomalee	3 June 1985	Trincomalee	13	Army	[110]
Thiriyai massacre	8 June 1985	Thiriyai, Trincomalee	10	Army	[87]
Mannar massacre	14 June 1985	Kokudiyan and Adampanthalvu, Mannar	22	Army	[115]
Karainagar massacre	22 July 1985	Karainagar, Jaffna	3	Navy	[116]
Sampalthivu massacre	4-9 August 1985	Sampalthivu, Trincomalee	25+	Army, Navy, Air	[87]
Vavuniya shooting spree and arson attacks	10 August 1985	Vavuniya	10	Police, Sri Lanka Armed Forces	[117]
1985 Vavuniya massacre	16 August 1985	Vavuniya	200+	Army	[118]
Vayaloor massacre	24 August 1985	Vayaloor, Kilinochchi	40	Army	[87]
Murugapuri massacre	8 September 1985	Murugapuri Trincomalee	3	Army, Home Guards	[119]
Thuvarankadu massacre	12 September 1985	Thuvarankadu, Trincomalee	22	Army	[120]
Nilaveli massacre	16 September 1985	Nilaveli, Trincomalee	40	Army, Home Guards	[120][87]
Kalvettu massacre	20 September 1985	Kalvettu, Ampara	15	Home guards	[121]
Sinnawathai massacre	20 September 1985	Sinnawathai, Batticaloa	10	STF	[122]
Aarapathai massacre	26 September 1985	Aarapathai, Navatkudah, Batticaloa	7	STF	[122]
Sambaltivu massacre	1 October 1985	Sambaltivu, Trincomalee	4	Army	[122]
Piramanthanaru massacre	2 October 1985	Piramanthanaru, Kilinochchi	16	Army, Keenie Meenie Services	[94][87]
Oddusuddan massacre	2 October 1985	Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu	18	Army	[122]
Murakkottanchenai massacre	5 October 1985	Murakkottanchenai, Batticaloa	12	STF	[122]
1985 Muttur massacre	8-10 November 1985	Muttur, Trincomalee	30-100	Army, Navy, Air Force	[123][35]
Kantalai massacre	9 November 1985	Kantalai, Trincomalee	6	Army	[124][35]
Batticaloa Lake Road massacre	13 November 1985	Lake Road, Batticaloa	13	STF	[125][126]
Army rampage in Batticaloa	16 November 1985	Bar Road, Batticaloa	8-scores killed	Army	[127][125]
Onthachimadam shooting	23 November 1985	Onthachimadam, Batticaloa	8	Army	[125]
Sampur massacre	27 November 1985	Sampur, Trincomalee	21	Army, Navy, Home guards	[128][129]
Muttur massacres	28 November 1985	Sampur and Kaddaiparichchan, Trincomalee	16	government forces	[130]
Mandur massacre	28 November 1985	Mandur, Batticaloa	24	Sri Lankan Air Force	[130]
Thiruvaiyaru attack	29 November 1985	Thiruvaiyaru, Kilinochchi	4	Sri Lankan Army	[131][132]
Thampalakamam raid	30 November 1985	Thampalakamam, Trincomalee	7	Sri Lankan Army	[133]
Kalladi shooting	1 December 1985	Kalladi, Batticaloa	6	Sri Lankan Army	[134]
Uruthirapuram massacre	10 December 1985	Uruthirapuram, Kilinochchi	10	Army	[135][136]
Jaffna helicopter shootings	21 December 1985	Suthumalai, Manipay, Sanguveli, Thavadi, Uduvil, Inuvil, Kokkuvil, Vayavilan, Kadduvan and Myliddy, Jaffna	7	Air Force	[137][138][139]
Jaffna helicopter massacres	4 January 1986	Jaffna	17	Air Force	[140]
Vankalai church massacre	6 January 1986	Vankalai, Mannar	8	Army	[87]
Jaffna massacres	23 January 1986	Tellipalai, Veemankamam, Kadduvan	16	Armed Forces	[141]
Iruthayapuram massacre	19 January 1986	Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa	23	Police	[142]
Kilinochchi Railway Station massacre	25 January 1986	Kilinochchi	12	Army	[87]
Thampalakamam massacre	27 January 1986	Thampalakamam, Trincomalee	10	Army	[143]
Massacre of Tamil private van passengers	1 February 1986	Elephant Pass, Jaffna	29	Army	[143]
Bombing raid on Jaffna	19 February 1986	Jaffna	7	Air Force	[144]
Akkaraipattu massacre	19 February 1986	Akkaraipattu, Ampara	80	Army	[145][146][147]
Nainativu massacre	3 March 1986	Nainativu, Jaffna	4	Army	[148]
Myliddy bombings	13 March 1986	Jaffna	5	Air Force	[149]
Kilinochchi massacre	16 March 1986	Kilinochchi	7	Army	[148]
Muthur massacre	16 March 1986	Muthur, Trincomalee	5	Army	[148]
Mallikaitivu junction massacre	17 March 1986	Muthur, Trincomalee	5	Army	[149]
Kilinochchi massacre	18 March 1986	Kilinochchi	4	Army	[150]
Vavuniya massacres	19-20 March 1986	Eeddimurnchan village. Nedunkerny	20	Army	[151]
Puthukudirruppu massacre	21 March 1986	Puthukudirruppu, Mullaitivu	7	Army	[150]
Selvasannithy temple attack	21-22 March 1986	Jaffna	4	Army	[152]
Vavuniya massacre	25 March 1986	Vavuniya	5	Army	[148]
Massacre of Trincomalee Tamil refugees	30 April 1986	Muthur, Thiriyay Trincomalee	17	Army	[153]
Air Lanka Flight 512	3 May 1986	Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake	21	LTTE	[154]
Gurunagar fishermen sea massacre	10 June 1986	Mandaitivu, Jaffna	33	Navy	[155][156][157][35]
Seruvila massacre	12 June 1986	Seruvila, Trincomalee	21	Home Guards	[158]
1986 Thambalakamam massacre	28 June 1986	Thambalakamam, Trincomalee	34	Home Guards	[159]
Pavatkulam massacre	13 July 1986	Pavatkulam, Vavuniya	9	Army	[160]
Peruveli refugee camp massacre	15 July 1986	Peruveli, Trincomalee	48	Army, Home Guards	[161][162]
Thanduvan bus massacre	17 July 1986	Thanduvan, Mullaitivu	17	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Manalchenai massacre	18 July 1986	Manalchenai, Trincomalee	67	Army	[163][164]
Batticaloa Munnai street massacre	18 September 1986	Batticaloa	47	Army	[165]
Kurikattuvan massacre	16 October 1986	Kurikattuvan, Jaffna	13	Navy	[166]
Jaffna Hospital bombing	29 October 1986	Jaffna	4	Army	[167]
Massacre of Batticaloa refugees	31 October 1986	Batticaloa	6	Army	[168]
Jaffna bombings	11 November 1986	Jaffna	6	Army	[169]
Periya-pullumalai massacre	11 November 1986	Periya-pullumalai, Ampara	20	Army	[170][171]
Coolavady colony massacre	23 November 1986	Coolavady colony, Batticaloa	3	STF	[172]
Kalmunai police rampage	13 December 1986	Kalmunai, Ampara	4	Police, STF	[173]
Attacks on civilians during the suppression of the 2nd JVP insurrection	1987-89	Nationwide	60,000-80,000	Government	[174][175][176][177][178][179][180][181]
Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacre	27-29 January 1987	Kokkadichcholai, Batticaloa	200+	Police (STF)	[182][183][184][185][186]
Jaffna bombings	7 March 1987	Jaffna	21	Air Force	[187][188]
Pavatkuli Chenai Pillaiyar Kovil massacre	3 July 1987	Pavatkuli Chenai, Batticaloa	48	STF	[189]
Aluth Oya massacre	17 April 1987	Habarana, Anuradhapura	127	LTTE	[190][191][192]
Central Bus Station bombing	21 April 1987	Colombo	116	LTTE	[193][194]
Aranthalawa massacre	2 June 1987	Aranthalawa, Ampara	33	LTTE	[195][196]
1987 Eastern Province massacres	29 September – 8 October 1987	Eastern Province	200+	LTTE	[197]
Jaffna hospital massacre	21–22 October 1987	Jaffna	68–70	IPKF
Tissamaharama massacre	November 1987	Tissamaharama		Sri Lankan Armed Forces	[198]
Batticaloa police rampage	24 December 1987	Batticaloa	25	Police	[199]
Valvettiturai massacre	2–3 August 1989	Valvettiturai, Jaffna	64	IPKF
Eppawala massacre	20 March 1989	Eppawala	14	Black Cat group	[200]
1989 Kandy massacre	16 September 1989	Several places in Kandy District	100-150	Eagles of the Central Hills	[201][202]
Hambantota district massacres	21 December 1989	Hambantota, Tissamaharama, Ambalantota, Beliatta	177	Army, Police	[203]
Nittambuwa massacre	27 February 1990	Nittambuwa	12	Police	[204]
Killings of Tamils in Amparai	June - October 1990	Amparai	3,000	government forces	[205]
Disappearances of Tamils in Batticaloa	June - December 1990	Batticaloa	1,500	government forces	[205]
Sammanthurai massacre	10 June 1990	Sammanthurai, Ampara	37	Home Guards	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Police officers massacre	11 June 1990		600–774	LTTE	[206][207]
Kalmunai massacre	12 June 1990	Kalmunai, Ampara	160-250	Army	[208][209][210][211]
Vavuniya massacre	13 June 1990	Vavuniya	15	Army	[212]
Trincomalee Base Hospital mass arrest and disappearances	15 June 1990	Base Hospital, Trincomalee	30	Army	[213]
Thiriyai massacre	June 1990 (mid)	Thiriyai, Trincomalee	25-35	Army	[214]
Vellaveli massacre	June 1990	Vellaveli, Batticaloa	15	Army	[215]
Veeramunai massacres	20 June 1990 - 15 August 1990	Veeramunai, Ampara	253	Home Guards	[216][35]
Kalmunai massacres	22-23 June 1990	Kalmunai, Ampara	36+	Army	[217]
Veeramunai massacres	20 June 1990 - 15 August 1990	Veeramunai, Ampara	253	Home Guards	[216][35]
China Bay Police custody killings	4 July 1990	China Bay, Trincomalee	5	Police	[213]
Kalmunai massacre	10 July 1990	Kalmunai, Ampara	31	Army, Home Guards	[218]
McHeyzer Stadium mass arrest and disappearances	11 July 1990	Plantain Point Army Camp, Trincomalee	52	Army	[213]
Paranthan junction massacre	24 July 1990	Paranthan, Kilinochchi	10	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Siththandy massacre	20 July 1990 and 27 July 1990	Siththandy, Batticaloa	137	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Pottuvil massacre	30 July 1990	Pottuvil, Ampara	125	Army	[219][220][35]
Kattankudy mosque massacre	3 August 1990	Kattankudy, Batticaloa	147	LTTE	[221]
Tiraikerny massacre	6 August 1990	Tiraikerny, Ampara	40	Home Guards	[222][35]
Xavierpuram massacre	7 August 1990	Alikampai, Ampara	7	Home Guards	[223][224]
Kalmunai massacres	11-12 August 1990	Karaitivu military camp, Ampara	62	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[225]
Thuranilavani massacre	12 August 1990	Thuranilavani, Batticaloa	60+	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Koraveli massacre	14 August 1990	Koraveli, Batticaloa	15	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Oddusuddan bombing	14 August 1990	Oddusuddan, Mullaitivu	23	Air Force	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Neliiyadi marketing bombing	29 August 1990	Neliiyadi, Jaffna	16	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Eastern University massacre (September 1990)	5 September 1990	Vantharumulai, Batticaloa	158	Army	[112][226][227]
Batticaloa massacre / Sathurukondan massacre	9 September 1990	Batticaloa	205	Army	[112][228][229][230][231][232][233]
Natipiddymunai masscre	10 September 1990	Natipiddymunai, Ampara	23	Police STF	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Killing of Tamils in Pottuvil	October 1990	Pottuvil, Ampara	160	Police STF	[205]
Chavakachcheri market massacre	9 October 1990	Chavakachcheri, Jaffna	12	Army	[234]
Karaitivu massacre	13 October 1990	Karaitivu, Ampara	20	STF	[235]
Karainagar naval attack	15 November 1990	Karainagar, Jaffna	5	Navy	[236]
Velanai bombing	16 December 1990	Velanai Jaffna	4	Air Force	[237]
Thathamalai massacre	17 December 1990	Thathamalai, Batticaloa	5	Army	[237]
Massacre of Tamil civilians near Samadhu Pillaiyar Temple	18 December 1990	Trincomalee	5	Army	[237]
Valaichchenai massacre	22 December 1990	Valaichchenai, Batticaloa	9	Home guards	[237]
Puthukudiyiruppu bombing	31 January 1991	Puthukudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	23	Air Force	[238][239]
Valvettithurai bombings	20-23 January 1991	Valvettithurai, Jaffna	10	Air Force	[239]
Jaffna bombings	February 1991 (first week)	Jaffna	27	Air Force	[240]
Kondaichchi massacre	February 1991	Kondaichchi, Mannar	4	Army	[234]
Vankalai junction massacre	17 February 1991	Vankalai, Mannar	4	Army	[234]
Eravur massacre	20 February 1991	Eravur, Batticaloa	6	Home Guards	[234][241]
Iruthayapuram massacre	30 March 1991	Iruthayapuram, Batticaloa	11	Police	[234]
Nayanmar Thidal massacre	12 April 1991	Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam, Trincomalee	4	Army	[242]
Kokkadichcholai massacre	12 June 1991	Kokkadichcholai, Batticaloa	152-220	Army	[112][183][184][227][243][244][245]
Palliyagodella massacre	15 October 1991	Palliyagodella, Polonnaruwa	109	LTTE	[106][190]
Disappearances of Tamils in Batticaloa	January - November 1992	Batticaloa	400	government forces	[246]
Mandur massacre	April 1992	Mandur, Batticaloa	8	Army, Paramilitaries	[247]
Tampalakamam massacre	April 1992	Tampalakamam, Trincomalee	4	Army	[246]
Polonnaruwa massacre	29 April 1992	Muthugal and Karapola	87	Home Guards, Police	[112][248][249]
Vathappali Kannagi Amman temple massacre	18 May 1992	Vathappali, Mullaitivu	23	Army	[250]
Sri Durga Devi temple massacre	31 May 1992	Tellipalai, Jaffna	6	Air Force	[251]
Mylanthanai massacre	9 August 1992	Mylanthanai, Batticaloa	35-50	Army	[112][252][253][254]
Paliyadivaddai massacre	24 October 1992	Paliyadivaddai, Batticaloa	10-11		[255]
1993 Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacre	2 January 1993	Jaffna Lagoon	50-100	Navy	[256][257][258][259][260]
Vannathi Aru massacre	17 February 1993	Vannathi Aru, Batticaloa	16	Army	[112]
Kalviankadu massacre	27 July 1993	Kalviankadu, Jaffna	6	Air Force	[261]
Jaffna lagoon massacre	29 July 1993	Jaffna Lagoon	19	Navy	[261]
Chundikulam massacre	18 February 1994	Chundikulam, Kilinochchi	10	Navy	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
1994 Jaffna lagoon massacre	27 February 1994	Jaffna Lagoon	30	Air Force	[262]
Pulmoddai massacre	6 May 1995	Pulmoddai, Trincomalee	5	Army	[263]
Kallarawa massacre	25 May 1995	Kallarawa, Trincomalee	42	LTTE	[264]
Navaly church bombing	9 July 1995	Navaly, Jaffna	125-150	Air Force	[265][266][267]
Bolgoda killings	April–September 1995	Colombo	31	STF	[268]
Nagerkovil school bombing	22 September 1995	Nagerkovil, Jaffna	71-113	Air Force	[269][270][271]
Jaffna killings	October 1995	Jaffna	104	Air Force, Army	[272]
Eastern Sri Lanka massacres	16 October 1995	Villages in Eastern Sri Lanka	120	LTTE	[264]
Padaviya massacre	21 October 1995	Padaviya, Anuradhapura	19	LTTE	[264]
Boatta massacre		Botalla, Polonnaruwa	36	LTTE	[264]
Central Bank bombing	31 January 1996	Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo	91	LTTE	[105]
Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacre	11 February 1996	Kumarapuram, Trincomalee	26	Army	[273][274][275][276][277]
Nachchikuda strafing	16 March 1996	Poonagari, Jaffna	16	Army	[278][35]
Dehiwala train bombing	24 July 1996	Dehiwala	64	LTTE
Kilinochchi town massacre	August 1996	Kilinochchi	184	Army	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Disappearances and mass graves in Jaffna	1995-1996	Jaffna, Chemmani	600	Army	[279][280][281]
Vavunikulam church bombing	18 August 1997	Vavunikulam, Mullaitivu	9	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[282]
Tamil 4th colony massacre	24 September 1997	Amparai	8-15	Home Guards	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[283]
Temple of the Tooth attack	25 January 1998	Temple of the Tooth, Kandy	17	LTTE	[284][285][286]
Tampalakamam massacre	1 February 1998	Tampalakamam, Trincomalee	8	Police, Home Guards	[287][288][289]
Vattakkachchi and Periyakulam bombings	26 March 1998	Vaddakachchi, Periyakulam, Kilinochchi	8	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[290]
Suthanthirapuram bombing	10 June 1998	Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu	20+	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[291]
Lionair Flight 602	29 September 1998	Mannar	55	LTTE	[292]
Kilinochchi bombing	24 November 1998	Kilinochchi-Mullaithivu	4	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[293]
Visuvamadhu shelling	25 November 1998	Puthukkudiyiruppu	8	Air Force	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Chundikulam massacre	2 December 1998	Chundikulam, Kilinochchi	7	Air Force	According to pro-rebel NESOHR[35]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing	15 September 1999	Puthukkudiyiruppu	21	Air Force	[294]
Jaffna Lagoon massacre	15 September 1999	Thenmaradchi	7	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[295]
Gonagala massacre	18 September 1999	Gonagala, Ampara	50	LTTE	[citation needed]
Madhu church shelling	20 November 1999	Madhu, Mannar	40	Air Force	[296][35]
Pallikuda bombing	12 May 2000	Pallikuda, Kilinochchi	5	Air Force	[297]
Silivaturai massacre	13 May 2000	Silivaturai	5	Navy	[297]
Columbuthurai massacre	15 May 2000	Columbuthurai, Jaffna	5	Army	[297]
Bindunuwewa massacre	25 October 2000	Bindunuwewa	25	Mobs, Police, Army	[298]
Mirusuvil massacre	20 December 2000	Mirusuvil, Jaffna	8	Army	[299][300][301][302]
Pesalai massacre	23 December 2005	Pesalai, Mannar	4	Navy	[303][304]
Murders of Kilinochchi civilians	27 December 2005	Kilinochchi, Kanakarayankulam, Pallai	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[305]
Murders of Tamil civilians at Mutthirai Junction	28 December 2005	Nallur, Jaffna	2	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[306]
Trincomalee student massacre	2 January 2006	Trincomalee	5	Police (STF)	[307][308][309][310]
2006 murder of TRO workers	31 January 2006	Batticaloa	7	TMVP	[311]
2006 anti-Tamil riots in Trincomalee	12 April 2006	Trincomalee	19	Sinhalese mobs, Navy, Army	[312][313]
Vatharavathai massacre	19 April 2006	Vatharavathai, Jaffna	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[314]
Gomarankadawala massacre	23 April 2006	Gomarankadawala, Trincomalee	6	LTTE	[citation needed]
Attack on Muthur villages by SL Navy, Army, and Air Force	25 April 2006	Trincomalee	16	SL Navy, Army, and SLAF	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[315][316][317]
Jaffna civilian youths massacre	4 May 2006	Jaffna	7	Army	[318]
Manthuvil massacre	8 May 2006	Manthuvil, Jaffna	8	Army	[319]
Allaipiddy massacre	13 May 2006	Allaipiddy, Jaffna	13	Navy, EPDP	[320][321][322]
Nedunkal pressure mine attack	7 June 2006	Nedunkal, Batticaloa	10	Army	According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[323]
Vankalai massacre	8 June 2006	Vankalai, Mannar	4	|Army	[324][35][325]
Kebithigollewa massacre	15 June 2006	Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura	66	LTTE	[citation needed]
Pesalai Church attack	17 June 2006	Pesalai, Mannar	6	Navy	[326][327][328]
Indiscriminate artillery fire of Muttur	4 August 2006	Trincomalee	22	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[329]
Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers / Muttur massacre, Trincomalee District	4 August 2006	Muttur	17	Police, Home Guards	[330][331]
Shelling of Nallur and Upooral villages	6 August 2006	Muttur and Eachchilampathu, Trincomalee District	15	Army and Navy	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[332]
Killing of Tamil civilians in Kathiraveli	10 August 2006	Kathiraveli and surrounding villages, Batticaloa	50	Air Force and Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[333]
Disappearance of Tamil civilians by GoSL-controlled Karuna paramilitaries	11 August 2006 - 13 August 2006	Batticaloa	15	Army and TMVP	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[334]
Artillery attack on Jaffna Hindu devotees	12 August 2006	Near Muhamalai, Jaffna	7	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[335]
St. Philip Neri Church shelling	13 August 2006	Allaipiddy, Jaffna	40	Army	[336][337][338][339][340]
Chencholai bombing	14 August 2006	Mullaitivu	61	Air Force	[341][342][343][344]
Sampoor shelling and bombing	28 August 2006	Sampoor, Trincomalee	20	Army and Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[345]
Digampathana bombing / Habarana massacre	16 October 2006	Digampathaha, Matale	92–103 navy sailors	LTTE	[346][347]
Kilinochchi bombing	2 November 2006	Kilinochchi	5	Air Force	[348]
Vaharai Bombing / Vaharai Shelling	7 November 2006	Kathiraveli, Batticaloa	47	Army	[349][350]
Massacre at Thandikulam	19 November 2006	Thandikulam, Vavuniya	5	Police, Army	[351][352][353]
Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombing	2 January 2007	Illuppaikadavai, Mannar	16	Air Force	[354][355][356][357]
Mannar mass killings	January 2007-February 2007	Mannar	55	Armed Forces	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[358]
Siththaandi massacre	30 March 2007	Siththaandi, Batticaloa	9	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[359]
Piramanalankulam massacre	8 April 2007	Piramanalankulam, Vavuniya	8	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[360]
Andiyapuliayankulam massacre	24 April 2007	Andiyapuliayankulam, Mannar	4	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[361]
Batticaloa shootings	12 June 2007	Batticaloa	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[362]
Kizhavankulam massacre	10 July 2007	Kizhavankulam, Kilinochchi	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[363]
Kaithadi killings	13 August 2007	Kaithadi, Jaffna	8	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[364]
Paasiththenral massacre	1 September 2007	Paasiththenral, Mannar	12	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[365]
Tharmapuram massacre	25 November 2007	Tharmapuram, Kilinochchi	4	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[366]
Massacre of school girls at Iyangkea'ni	27 November 2007	Iyangkea'ni, Kilinochchi	7	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[367]
Massacre of civilians near VoT radio station	27 November 2007	Kilinochchi	11	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[368]
Poonakari massacre	22 February 2008	Poonakari, Kilinochchi	8	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[369]
Massacre of Tamil civilians by Deep Penetration Unit	27 February 2008	Mullaitivu	8	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[370]
Murukandy claymore attack	23 May 2008	Murukandy, Kilinochchi	16	Army	According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[371]
Shelling of Jaffna coastal villages	29 May 2008	Jaffna	6	Army	According to pro-LTTE TamilNet[372]
Puthoor massacre	2 June 2008	Puthoor, Mullaitivu	6	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[373]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing	15 June 2008	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	4	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[374]
Puthumurippu massacre	30 August 2008	Puthumurippu, Kilinochchi	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[375]
Thirukkoayil massacre	16 October 2008	Thirukkoayil, Ampara	4	STF	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[376]
Murasumoaddai bombing	31 December 2008	Murasumoaddai, Kilinochchi	5	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[377]
Bombing of Murasumoaddai	1 January 2009	Murasumoaddai, Kilinochchi	5	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[378]
Mullaitivu petrol station and bus depot bombing	2 January 2009	Mullaitivu	4	Air Force	[379][380]
Shelling and bombardment of Kilinochchi	1-7 January 2009	Kilinochchi	12	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[381]
Thevipuram and Vaddakachchi shelling	8 January 2009	Thevipuram, Vaddakachchi, Mullaitivu	5	Army	[382]
Tharmapuram Hospital shelling	8 January 2009	Tharmapuram, Mullaitivu	7	Army	[382][383]
Shelling of Puthukkudiyiruppu	11 January 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	4	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[384]
Shelling and bombardment of Kaiveali, Koampaavil, and Visuvamadu	16 January 2009	Kaiveali, Koampaavil, and Visuvamadu, Mullaitivu	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[385]
Visuvamadu shelling	17-20 January 2009	Visuamadu, Mullaitivu	17	Army	[386]
Shelling and bombardment of Mullaitivu and Kilinochchi suburbs	18 January 2009	Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi	18+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[387]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	19 January 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	16	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[388]
Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling	20 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu, Vallipuram, Mullaitivu	18+	Army	[386]
Vallipuram Hospital shelling	22 January 2009	Vallipuram, Mullaitivu	5	Army	[383][386]
Moonkilaru, Thevipuram and Udayarkattu shelling	22 January 2009	Moonkilaru, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu, Mullaitivu	40	Army	[386]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	23 January 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[389]
Suthanthirapuram shelling	24 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram Junction, Mullaitivu	11+	Army	[390]
Udaiyaarkaddu shelling	24 January 2009	Udaiyaarkaddu, Mullaitivu	12	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[391]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	25 January 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	22	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[392]
Suthanthirapuram and Udayarkattu shelling	26 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Udayarkattu, Mullaitivu	11	Army	[393]
Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	26-31 January 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	210	Army	[394]
Udayaarkaddu Hospital shelling	26 January 2009	Udayaarkaddu, Mullaitivu	12	Army	[383][393]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	26-28 January 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	346	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[395][396][397]
Suthanthirapuram bombardment	29 January 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu	44	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[398]
Moongkilaaru bombardment	31 January-1 February 2009	Moongkilaaru, Mullaitivu	43+	Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[399]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling	1-3 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	9+	Army	[383][390][400][401]
Suthanthirapuram shelling	3 February 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu	3-58	Army	[402]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	3-4 February 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	150+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[403]
Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombing	5-6 February 2009	Near Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	75 (up to)	Army	[383][390][402]
Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shelling	6 February 2009	Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu, Vallipuram, Mullaitivu	48	Army	[402]
Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	7 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	126	Army	[404]
Putumattalan shelling	7 February 2009	Putumattalan, Mullaitivu	4	Army	[405]
Suthanthirapuram shelling	7 February 2009	Suthanthirapuram, Mullaitivu	80	Army	[405][406]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	9 February 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	36	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[407]
Devipuram shelling	9 February 2009	Devipuram, Mullaitivu	7	Army	[405]
Mattalan shelling	9 February 2009	Mattalan, Mullaitivu	16	Army	[405]
Putumattalan Hospital shelling	9 February-20 April 2009	Putumattalan, Mullaitivu	51+	Army	[383][390][408][409]
Indiscriminate shelling in Mullaitivu	10-12 February 2009	Mullaitivu	240+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[410]
Mattalan, Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling	11-12 February 2009	Mattalan, Thevipuram, Vallipuram, Mullaitivu	69	Army	[411]
Iranaipalai shelling	13 February 2009	Iranaipalai, Mullaitivu	9	Army	[411]
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling	13 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	14	Army	[411]
Thevipuram and Vallipuram shelling	14 February 2009	Thevipuram, Vallipuram, Mullaitivu	36	Army	[412]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	14-16 February 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	275	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[413]
Mullivaikkal and Putumattalan bombing and shelling	15 February 2009	Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan, Mullaitivu	19	Army, Air Force	[412]
Valayanmadam shelling	15 February 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	62	Army	[412]
Mattalan shelling	16 February 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	65	Army	[412]
Valayanmadam shelling	17 February 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	48	Army	[412]
Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	18 February 2009	Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	128	Army	[412]
Valayanmadam bombing	19 February 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	100+	Air Force	[414]
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal and Puthukkudiyiruppu shelling	19 February 2009	Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	17	Army	[414]
Valayanmadam shelling	20 February 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	12	Army	[414]
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Valayanmadam shelling	20 February 2009	Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu, Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	92	Army	[414]
Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai and Valayanmadam shelling	21 February 2009	Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai, Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	69	Army	[415]
Ananthapuram and Iranaipalai shelling	21 February 2009	Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullaitivu	13	Army	[416]
No Fire Zone shelling	21-22 February 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	50	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[417]
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing and shelling	25-26 February 2009	Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu	45	Army, Air Force	[416]
Mullaitivu shelling	31 February-2 March 2009	Mullaitivu	122	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[418]
Mattalan hospital bombing	3 March 2009	Mattalan, Mullaitivu	13	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[419]
No Fire Zone shelling	4 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	78	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[420][421]
Ampalavakanai and Mullivaikkal shelling	4 March 2009	Ampalavakanai, Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	58	Army	[422]
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling	5 March 2009	Mattalan, Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	57	Army	[422]
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shelling	7 March 2009	Mattalan, Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	51-52	Army	[422]
No Fire Zone shelling	9 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	21-52	Army	[422]
No Fire Zone shelling	10 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	133	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[423]
No Fire Zone shelling	11 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	72	Army	[424]
No Fire Zone shelling	12 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	32-38	Army	[424]
No Fire Zone shelling	12 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	82	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[425]
Pokkanai shelling	12 March 2009	Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	5	Army	[424]
Mattalan, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai shelling	13 March 2009	Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	52	Army	[426]
Mattalan shelling	13 March 2009	Mattalan, Mullaitivu	8	Army	[426]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	14 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	69	Army, Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[427]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	15-17 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	137	Army, Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[428]
Valayanmadam bombing	17 March 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	26	Air Force	[429]
No Fire Zone shelling	18-20 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	102	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[430]
Valayanmadam shelling	20 March 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	5	Army	[431]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	21 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	42	Army, Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[432]
No Fire Zone bombardment	22-23 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	128	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[433]
Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan and Valayanmadam shelling	23 March 2009	Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan, Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	100+	Army	[434]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	24 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	62	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[435]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	25 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	131	Army, Air Force	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[436]
Puthumattalan hospital bombing	26 March 2009	Puthumattalan, Mullaitivu	5	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[437]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	26-28 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	179	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[438]
No Fire Zone shelling	27 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	61	Army	[439]
No Fire Zone shelling	28 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	51	Army	[439]
No Fire Zone shelling and bombardment	29 March 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	53	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[440]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullaitivu	30 March 2009	Mullaitivu	88	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[441]
Cluster bombing of No Fire Zone	31 March 2009	Mullaitivu	45	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[442]
Killing of 12 pregnant mothers	March 2009	Mullaitivu	12	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[443]
Indiscriminate attacks on No Fire Zone	1-3 April 2009	Mullaitivu	90	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[444]
Indiscriminate attacks on No Fire Zone	5 April 2009	Mathalan, Pokkanai, Valaignarmadam, Iraddaivaikkal, Mullaitivu	71	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[445]
Pokkanai shelling	7 April 2009	Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	20	Army	[446]
Primary Health clinic shelling	8 April 2009	Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	50	Army	[447]
No Fire Zone shelling	8 April 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	60	Army	[448]
Indiscriminate attacks at Pokkanai and Valaignarmadam	13 April 2009	Pokkanai and Valaignarmadam, Mullaitivu	47	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[449]
No Fire Zone Shelling	12 April 2009	No Fire Zone, Mullaitivu	31	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[450]
Indiscriminate attacks at Valaignarmadam and Mullivaikkal	13 April 2009	Valaignarmadam and Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	23	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[451]
Indiscriminate attacks on civilian zone in Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai	15 April 2009	Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	180	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[452]
Shelling of No Fire Zone	16 April 2009	Iraddaivaikkal, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	57	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[453]
Pokkanai shelling	19 April 2009	Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	4-5	Army	[454]
Shelling of Iraddaivaikkal and Mullivaikkal	19 April 2009	Iraddaivaikkal and Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	60	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[455]
Shelling of Mathalan and Pokkanai	20 April 2009	Mathalan and Pokkanai, Mullaitivu	300	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[456]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing	21 April 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	4-5	Air Force	[383][454]
Mass killing of civilians at Puthumathalan	April 2009	Puthumathalan, Mullaitivu	1,500+	Army	[457]
Valayanmadam shelling	23 April 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	10	Army	[458]
Mullivaikkal Hospital bombings	23 April-12 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	100+	Army, Air Force	[383][459][460][461][462][463][464]
Iraddayvaikkal and Mullivaikkal bombing	28 April 2009	Iraddayvaikkal, Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	29	Air Force, Navy	[465]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing	29 April 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	9	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[466]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullivaikkal	29 April 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	300	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[467]
Indiscriminate shelling at Mullivaikkal	1 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	27+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[468]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing	2 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	68	Army	[383][469]
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing	8 May 2009	Valayanmadam, Mullaitivu	4-5	Army	[470]
Indiscriminate shelling at Mullivaikkal	8 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	45+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[471]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullivaikkal	10-12 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	2,600+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[472][473][474][475]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing	12 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	47	Army	[476][472]
Mullivaikkal makeshift hospital bombing	13 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	100+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[477]
Massacre of civilians at Mullivaikkal	15 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	Hundreds killed	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[478]
Indiscriminate attacks at Mullivaikkal	16 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	100+	Army	According to pro-rebel TamilNet[479]
17–19 May 2009 disappearances of Tamils in Army custody	17-19 May 2009	Mullaitivu	500	Army	[480][481]
Massacre of civilians at Mullivaikkal	18 May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	Spree of massacres	Army	[457][482][483]
Mulivaikal massacre (2009)	May 2009	Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu	40,000–70,000	Largely Army; LTTE	[484][485][486][487][488][489][490][491][492][493][494]
Gun Site killings of Tamil-speaking youths	late May 2009	Trincomalee Naval Base	11	Navy	[495][496]
Welikada prison riot	9-10 November 2012	Welikada Prison	27	Police (STF), Army	[497][498]
Weliweriya Protestors' Attack	1 August 2013	Weliweirya, Gampaha	3	Army	[499][500][501]
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings	21 April 2019	Colombo, Batticaloa, Negombo	269	NTJ, ISIS
Mahara prison riot	29 November 2020	Mahara	11	Police	[502]

Notes

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