1991 Kokkadichcholai massacre — refers to the massacres of minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians in the village Kokkadichcholai near the eastern province town of Batticaloa. The massacre happened in February 12, 1991 in which 152cite journal author = McConnell, D. year = 2008… … Wikipedia
Kokkadichcholai — ( ta. கொக்கட்டிச்சோலை) is a village in Batticaloa District within the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.EtymologyAccording to legend, the name of the village comes from the Kokkatti tree.GeographyIt is located west of the provincial town of… … Wikipedia
Prawn farm massacre — The Prawn farm massacre, also known as the 1987 Kokkadichcholai massacre, took place on January 27, 1987 in the village of Kokkadichcholai, Sri Lanka. At least 83 people who worked at the farm were killed. [cite news last = Rajasingam first = K.… … Wikipedia
Kumarapuram massacre — also known as 1996 Trincomalee massacre refers to the murder of 24 minority Sri Lankan Tamil civilians including 13 women and 9 children below the age of 12 allegedly by the Sri Lankan security forces on February 11, 1996 in a village called… … Wikipedia
Aranthalawa Massacre — The Aranthalawa Massacre was the of 31 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization (the LTTE, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) on June 2, 1987 close… … Wikipedia
Eastern University massacre — [ thumb|200px|Right| The location from where the refugees were rounded up prior to their mass murder] Eastern University massacre also known as Vantharamulai (also Vantharoomulai) campus massacre refers to the arrest and subsequent mass murder of … Wikipedia
Gomarankadawala massacre — Gomarankadawala is a tiny village in the Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka, where 6 Sinhalese civilians were gunned down by suspected LTTE cadres in an incident known as the Gomarankadawala . Incident The Gomarankadawala massacre occurred on… … Wikipedia
1990 Batticaloa massacre — also known as Sathurukondan massacre is a massacre of at least 76 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees including infants from 3 villages in the Batticaloa district by the Sri Lankan Army personnel on September 9, 1990. [cite web | url =… … Wikipedia
Sri Lankan Civil War — Sri Lanka is an island off the coast of India Date July 23, 1983 – May 18, 2009 … Wikipedia
Operation Pawan — Part of Sri Lankan Civil War Date 11–25 October 1987 Location … Wikipedia