Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War, also known as the Eelam War, was a violent fight between the rebel Tamils and the Sri Lanka government (particularly their military). The main reason they were fighting, was because Tamil seperationists (LTTE) wanted their own independent Tamil Eelam state.  This brutal war started on July 13th, 1983, and it ended in May of 2009 when the Tamil Tigers were defeated by the Sri Lankan military. Through out the course of this war, 4 peace talks were negotiated, but all failed. Many friece confrontations also occured between the LTTE and the Sri Lankan army. Through out the course of almost 30 years if fighting and violence, it is estimated that 80,000 to 100,000 people were killed in this war. Unfortunately, the majority of the people killed were innocent people, who deserved to live.

Protest of Tamils - trying to raise awareness of the genocide.