Mullivaikkal massacre

Mullivaikkal massacre was the mass killing of tens of thousands of Sri Lankan Tamils in 2009 during the closing stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War ending in May 2009 in a tiny strip of land in Mullivaikkal, Mullaitivu. The Sri Lankan government designated a no fire zone in Mullivaikkal towards the end of the war. It is in this zone where it is believed up to 40,000 entrapped Tamil civilians were killed by the actions of Government Forces.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

During the battle government forces heavily shelled the area, including hospitals, UN centres and Red Cross ships, while the LTTE held hostage much of the civilian population for cover, and enforced this by shooting escaping Tamil civilians.[10][11][12][13]

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References
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  13. Darusman, Marzuki; Sooka, Yasmin; Ratner, Steven R. (31 March 2011). Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka (PDF). United Nations.

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