Nearly two decades have passed since the 26-year civil war ended in Sri Lanka. Yet, Muslims displaced from the island nation still face significant challenges in returning to their homes and ...

July 1983, known as ‘Black July’ in Sri Lanka’s history, marks the beginning of the civil war. The LTTE bushwhacked an army convoy and killed 13 soldiers, which triggered a day of riots ...

It systematically documents the events, small and big, in the life of a family in Jaffna during the time of the Civil War in Sri Lanka from 1985-89, and the clashes between the Sinhalese ...

Both had escaped Sri Lanka’s wantonly vicious civil war, pitting the army, controlled by the majority Sinhalese, against Tamil rebels. She had fled Jaffna with her family, leaping over the ...

This article by Ruki Fernando originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited version is published ... Government officials and civil society ...

J AFFNA/ MULLAITIVU: November 2024 was the first time in 36 years that 75-year-old Anantharajah Kandiah had visited the Palali-Achuveli road in Jaffna district in Sri Lanka. Ruins of the retired ...