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End of the Sri Lankan Civil War, 2009
The 26-year civil war ended with the LTTE's military defeat, amid large-scale civilian death and displacement in its final phase.
What happened
The Sri Lankan Civil War, fought principally between the government and the LTTE since 1983, ended with the LTTE's military defeat on 18 May 2009; the final months saw large-scale civilian death and the displacement of more than 350,000 people.[1]
Sources for this page
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Claim: The Sri Lankan Civil War, fought principally between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE from 1983, ended with the LTTE's military defeat in May 2009; the war's final months saw the deaths of thousands of civilians and the displacement of more than 350,000 people, alongside allegations of serious violations of international humanitarian law by both the Sri Lankan armed forces and the LTTE. This bundle does not narrate the war's military course in detail.
- Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka (United Nations) link, Overview of the Conflict's End section. Source record