List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces


The following is a list of attacks on civilians attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government - Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups. This list does not contain assassinations which are listed in a separate article.
The Sri Lankan Armed Forces which is almost exclusively made up of Sinhalese ethnicity has engaged in several counts of violence against Tamils including numerous instances of civilian massacres, ethnic cleansing, pogroms, forced disappearances, sexual violence, destruction of property and assassination of Tamil civil leaders.
In opposition to this list, there is also the List of attacks attributed to the LTTE.

Attacks in chronological order

AttackDateLocationDistrictProvinceDeath
toll		PerpetratorsRefs
Suppression of the JVP insurrectionNationwide
Government
Tamil conference incidentJaffnaJaffnaNorthernPolice
Puttalam massacrePuttalamPuttalamNorth Western-Police
Communal pogrom-July 1983NationwideArmy
Thirunelveli massacreThirunelveliJaffnaNorthernArmy
Sampalthoddam massacreSampalthoddamVavuniyaNorthern-Army
Chunnakam Police station massacreChunnakamJaffnaNorthern-Police
Chunnakam market massacreChunnakamJaffnaNorthernAir Force
Mathawachchi – RampawaMathawachchiVavuniyaNorthernArmy
Point Pedro massacrePoint PedroJaffnaNorthernPolice
Othiyamalai massacreOthiyamalaiMullaitivuNorthern-Army
Cheddikulam massacreCheddikulamVavuniyaNorthernArmy
Kumulamunai massacreKumulamunaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Thennamarawadi massacreThennamarawadiTrincomaleeEasternArmy
Manal Aru massacreManal AruMullaitivuNorthern+Army
Amaravayal massacreAmarivayalTrincomaleeEastern-Army
Mannar massacreMurunkanMannarNorthern-Army
Kokkilai massacresSeveral locationsMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mulliyavalai massacreMulliyavalaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Vadakkandal massacreVadakkandalMannarNorthernAir Force,
Army
Puthukkudiyiruppu massacrePuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Trincomalee massacresSeveral placesTrincomaleeEastern+Navy, Army,
Home Guards
1985 Valvettithurai massacreValvettithuraiJaffnaNorthern-Army
Kumudini boat massacreSeaJaffnaNorthernNavy
Thambattai massacreThambattaiAmparaEasternPolice
Killiveddy massacreKilliveddyTrincomaleeEasternPolice
Vavuniya massacreVavuniyaVavuniyaNorthern+Army
Muttur massacreMutturTrincomaleeEastern-Army, Navy,
Air Force
Kantalai massacreKantalaiTrincomaleeEasternArmy
Akkaraipattu massacreAkkaraipattuAmparaEasternArmy
Gurunagar fishermen sea massacreMandaitivuJaffnaNorthernNavy
Suppression of the JVP insurrectionNationwideTens of
thousands		Government
Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacreKokkadichcholaiBatticaloaEasternPolice
Tissamaharama massacreTissamaharamaHambantotaSouthernSri Lankan Armed Forces
Eppawala massacreEppawalaAnuradhapuraNorth CentralBlack Cats
1989 Kandy massacreSeveral placesKandyCentral+Eagles of the Central Hills
Nittambuwa massacreNittambuwaGampahaWesternPolice
Sammanthurai massacreSammanthuraiAmparaEasternHome Guards
Kalmunai massacreKalmunaiAmparaEastern-Army
Thiriyai massacre ThiriyaiTrincomaleeEastern-Army
Thuranilavani massacreThuranilavaniBatticaloaEastern+Army
Veeramunai massacre - 15 August 1990VeeramunaiAmparaEasternHome Guards
Paranthan junction massacre -15 August 1990ParanthanKilinochchiNorthernArmy
Siththandy massacre - 15 August 1990SiththandyBatticaloaNorthernArmy
Poththuvil massacrePoththuvilAmparaNorthernArmy
Koraveli massacreKoraveliBatticaloaEasternArmy
Natipiddymunai masscreNatipiddymunaiAmparaEasternPolice STF
Neliiyadi marketing bombingNeliiyadiJaffnaNorthernArmy
Oddusuddan bombingOddusuddanMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Eastern University massacre / Vantharamulai campus massacreBatticaloaBatticaloaEasternArmy
Batticaloa massacre / Sathurukondan massacreBatticaloaBatticaloaEasternArmy
Chavakachcheri market massacreChavakachcheriJaffnaNorthernArmy
Kondaichchi massacreKondaichchiMannarNorthernArmy
Eravur massacreEravurBatticaloaEasternHome Guards
Iruthayapuram massacreIruthayapuramBatticaloaEasternPolice
Nayanmar Thidal massacreNayanmar Thidal, TampalakamamTrincomaleeEastern
Kokkadichcholai massacreKokkadichcholaiBatticaloaEasternArmy
Polonnaruwa massacreMuthugal and KarapolaPolonnaruwaNorth CentralHome Guards,
Police
Mylanthanai massacreMylanthanaiBatticaloaEasternArmy
Paliyadvaddai massacrePaliyadvaddaiBatticaloaEastern-
Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacreJaffna LagoonJaffnaNorthern-Navy
Vannathi Aru massacreVannathi AruBatticaloaEasternArmy
Kalviankadu massacreKalviankaduJaffnaNorthernAir Force
Jaffna lagoon massacreJaffna LagoonJaffnaNorthernNavy
Gurunagar church bombingGurunagarJaffnaNorthernAir Force
Chundikulam massacreChundikulamKilinochchiNorthernNavy
Pulmoddai massacrePulmoddaiTrincomaleeEasternArmy
Navaly church bombingNavalyJaffnaNorthernAir Force
Nagerkovil school bombingNagerkovilJaffnaNorthernAir Force
Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacreKumarapuramTrincomaleeEasternArmy
Nachchikuda strafingPoonagariKilinochchiNorthernArmy
Kilinochchi town massacreKilinochchiKilinochchiNorthernArmy
Tampalakamam massacreTampalakamamTrincomaleeEasternPolice,
Home Guards
Visuvamadhu shellingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Chundikulam massacreChundikulamKilinochchiNorthernAir Force
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Palinagar bombingSuthanthirapuramMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Madhu church massacreMadhuMannarNorthernAir Force
Pallikuda bombingPallikudaKilinochchiNorthernAir Force
Silivaturai massacreSilivaturaiMannarNorthernNavy
Columbuthurai massacreColumbuthuraiJaffnaNorthernArmy
Mirusuvil massacreMirusuvilJaffnaNorthernArmy
Trincomalee massacreTrincomaleeTrincomaleeEasternPolice
Allaipiddy massacreAllaipiddyJaffnaNorthernNavy, EPDP
Nedunkal pressure mine attackNedunkalBatticaloaEasternArmy
Vankalai massacreVankalaiMannarNorthernArmy
Pesalai Church attackPesalaiMannarNorthernNavy
Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers / Muttur massacreMutturTrincomaleeEasternPolice,
Home Guards
St. Philip Neri Church shellingAllaipiddyJaffnaNorthern - Army
Chencholai bombingMullaitivuMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Vaharai Bombing / Vaharai ShellingKathiraveliBatticaloaEasternArmy
Massacre at ThandikulamThandikulamVavuniyaNorthernPolice, Army
Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombingIlluppaikadavaiMannarNorthernAir Force
Murukandy claymore attackMurukandyMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mullaitivu petrol station and bus depot bombingMullaitivuMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Thevipuram and Vaddakachchi shellingThevipuram,
Vaddakachchi		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Tharmapuram Hospital shellingTharmapuramMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Visuamadu shellingVisuamaduMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shellingSuthanthirapuram,
Thevipuram,
Udayarkattu,
Vallipuram		MullaitivuNorthern+Army
Vallipuram Hospital shellingVallipuramMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Moonkilaru, Thevipuram and Udayarkattu shellingMoonkilaru,
Thevipuram,
Udayarkattu		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Suthanthirapuram shellingSuthanthirapuram JunctionMullaitivuNorthern+Army
Suthanthirapuram and Udayarkattu shellingSuthanthirapuram,
Udayarkattu		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Puthukkudiyiruppu shellingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Udayaarkaddu Hospital shellingUdayaarkadduMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shellingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthern+Army
Suthanthirapuram shellingSuthanthirapuramMullaitivuNorthern-Army
Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombingNear PuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthern
Mahtalan, Moongilaru, Suthanthirapuram, Thevipuram, Udayarkattu and Vallipuram shellingMahtalan,
Moongilaru,
Suthanthirapuram,
Thevipuram,
Udayarkattu,
Vallipuram		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Puthukkudiyiruppu shellingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Putumattalan shellingPutumattalanMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Suthanthirapuram shellingSuthanthirapuramMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Devipuram shellingDevipuramMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Pokkanai bombingPokkanaiMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Mattalan shellingMattalanMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Putumattalan Hospital shellingPutumattalanMullaitivuNorthern+Army
Mattalan, Thevipuram and Vallipuram shellingMattalan,
Thevipuram,
Vallipuram		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Iranaipalai shellingIranaipalaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shellingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Thevipuram and Vallipuram shellingThevipuram,
Vallipuram		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mullivaikkal and Putumattalan bombing and shellingMullivaikkal,
Putumattalan		MullaitivuNorthernArmy,
Air Force
Valayanmadam shellingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mattalan shellingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Valayanmadam shellingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Ampalavanpokkanai, Idaikdu and Puthukkudiyiruppu shellingAmpalavanpokkanai,
Idaikdu,
Puthukkudiyiruppu		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Valayanmadam bombingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthern+Air Force
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Mullivaikkal and Puthukkudiyiruppu shellingAnanthapuram,
Iranaipalai,
Mullivaikkal,
Puthukkudiyiruppu		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Valayanmadam shellingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Ananthapuram, Iranaipalai, Pokkanai, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Valayanmadam shellingAnanthapuram,
Iranaipalai,
Pokkanai,
Puthukkudiyiruppu,
Valayanmadam		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Ampalavanpokkanai, Mattalan, Mullivaikkal, Pokkanai and Valayanmadam shellingAmpalavanpokkanai,
Mattalan,
Mullivaikkal,
Pokkanai,
Valayanmadam		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Ananthapuram and Iranaipalai shellingAnanthapuram,
Iranaipalai		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Iranaipalai shellingIranaipalaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing and shellingPuthukkudiyiruppuMullaitivuNorthernArmy,
Air Force
Ampalavakanai and Mullivaikkal shellingAmpalavakanai,
Mullivaikkal		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shellingMattalan,
Valayanmadam		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mattalan and Valayanmadam shellingMattalan,
Valayanmadam		MullaitivuNorthern-Army
No Fire Zone shellingNo Fire ZoneMullaitivuNorthern-Army
No Fire Zone shellingNo Fire ZoneMullaitivuNorthernArmy
No Fire Zone shellingNo Fire ZoneMullaitivuNorthern-Army
Pokkanai shellingPokkanaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mattalan, Mullivaikkal and Pokkanai shellingMattalan,
Mullivaikkal,
Pokkanai		MullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mattalan shellingMattalanMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Valayanmadam bombingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernAir Force
Valayanmadam shellingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mullivaikkal, Putumattalan and Valayanmadam shellingMullivaikkal,
Putumattalan,
Valayanmadam		MullaitivuNorthern+Army
No Fire Zone shellingNo Fire ZoneMullaitivuNorthernArmy
No Fire Zone shellingNo Fire ZoneMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Pokkanai shellingPokkanaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Pokkanai shellingPokkanaiMullaitivuNorthernArmy
No Fire Zone shellingNo Fire ZoneMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Pokkanai shellingPokkanaiMullaitivuNorthern-Army
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthern-Air Force
Valayanmadam shellingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthernArmy
Mullivaikkal Hospital bombingsMullivaikkalMullaitivuNorthern+Army,
Air Force
Iraddayvaikkal and Mullivaikkal bombingIraddayvaikkal,
Mullivaikkal		MullaitivuNorthernAir Force,
Navy
Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombingValayanmadamMullaitivuNorthern-Army
Welikada prison riotWelikada PrisonColomboWesternPolice, Army
Weliweriya Protestors' AttackWeliweiryaGampahaWesternArmy