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Anuradhapura massacre
Anuradhapura massacre: 14 May 1985 LTTE attack on the Sri Maha Bodhi and bus stand in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, killing 146 (some sources 120) Sinhalese pilgrims and civilians, in reprisal for the Valvettiturai army massacre, triggering Tamil reprisal killings and a June 1985 cease-fire.
Aranthalawa massacre
Aranthalawa massacre: 2 June 1987 LTTE killing of Buddhist monks, mostly child novices, and civilians on a pilgrimage bus near Nuwaragalatenna, Ampara District, Sri Lanka; 34 of 47 aboard killed; investigation opened only in 2020.
Jaffna hospital massacre
The Jaffna hospital massacre: IPKF troops killed 68 patients and staff, including three doctors, at Jaffna Teaching Hospital on 21–22 October 1987 during Operation Pawan; death tolls and command attribution remain disputed.
Kattankudy mosque massacre
Kattankudy mosque massacre: 3 August 1990 LTTE gun attack on Meera Jumma and Hussainiya mosques in Kattankudy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, killing 103 to 147 Muslim worshippers at prayer, followed by Eravur massacre and northern Muslim expulsion.
Tamil genocide
Tamil genocide is the contested framing of systematic violence against Sri Lanka's Tamil minority from 1956 through the 2009 civil war's end as genocide; advocates and some bodies support the label, while Sri Lanka's government rejects it.