List of massacres in Sri Lanka
The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Sri Lanka and its predecessors :
Massacres in chronological order
| Massacre | Date | Location | District | Province | Death toll | Perpetrators | Refs |
| Madulla massacre | Madulla | Central | British Colonial Army | ||||
| Uva-Wellassa Uprising massacre | Uva | Thousands | British Colonial Army | ||||
| Tamil conference incident | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | Police | |||
| Puttalam massacre | Puttalam | Puttalam | North Western | - | Police | ||
| Murunkan massacre | Murunkan | Vavuniya | Northern | LTTE | |||
| Thirunelveli massacre | Thirunelveli | Jaffna | Northern | Army | |||
| Welikada prison massacre | Welikada Prison, Colombo | Colombo | Western | Sinhalese prisoners aided by Sinhalese prison guards | |||
| Sampalthoddam massacre | Sampalthoddam | Vavuniya | Northern | - | Army | ||
| Chunnakam Police station massacre | Chunnakam | Jaffna | Northern | - | Police | ||
| Chunnakam market massacre | Chunnakam | Jaffna | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Point Pedro massacre | Point Pedro | Jaffna | Northern | Police | |||
| Kent and Dollar Farm massacres | Mullaitivu | Northern | LTTE | ||||
| Kokilai massacre | Kokilai | Mullaitivu | Northern | LTTE | |||
| Othiyamalai massacre | Othiyamalai | Mullaitivu | Northern | - | Army | ||
| Thennamarawadi massacre | Thennamarawadi | Trincomalee | Eastern | Army | |||
| Manal Aru massacre | Manal Aru | Mullaitivu | Northern | + | Army | ||
| Amaravayal massacre | Amarivayal | Trincomalee | Eastern | - | Army | ||
| Mannar massacre | Murunkan | Mannar | Northern | - | Army | ||
| Kokkilai massacres | Several locations | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Mulliyavalai massacre | Mulliyavalai | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Vadakkandal massacre | Vadakkandal | Mannar | Northern | Air Force, Army | |||
| Puthukkudiyiruppu massacre | Puthukkudiyiruppu | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Trincomalee massacres | Several places | Trincomalee | Eastern | + | Army, Home Guards, Navy | ||
| Valvettithurai massacre | Valvettithurai | Jaffna | Northern | - | Army | ||
| Anuradhapura massacre | Anuradhapura | Anuradhapura | North Central | LTTE | |||
| Kumudini boat massacre | Sea | Jaffna | Northern | Navy | |||
| Thambiluvil massacre | Thambiluvil | Ampara | Eastern | - | Police | ||
| Killiveddy massacre | Killiveddy | Trincomalee | Eastern | Police | |||
| Muttur massacre | Muttur | Trincomalee | Eastern | - | Air Force, Army, Navy | ||
| Kantalai massacre | Kantalai | Trincomalee | Eastern | Army | |||
| Akkaraipattu massacre | Akkaraipattu | Ampara | Eastern | Army | |||
| Air Lanka Flight 512 | BIA, Katunayake | Gampaha | Western | LTTE | |||
| Prawn farm massacre / Kokkadichcholai massacre | Kokkadichcholai | Batticaloa | Eastern | Police | |||
| Aluth Oya massacre | Habarana | Anuradhapura | North Central | LTTE | |||
| Central Bus Station bombing | Colombo | Colombo | Western | LTTE | |||
| Aranthalawa massacre | Aranthalawa | Ampara | Eastern | LTTE | |||
| 1987 Eastern Province massacres | - | Eastern | LTTE | ||||
| Jaffna hospital massacre | Jaffna | Jaffna | Northern | - | IPKF | 50 injured | |
| Valvettiturai massacre | Valvettiturai | Jaffna | Northern | IPKF | 43 injured | ||
| Nittambuwa massacre | Nittambuwa | Gampaha | Western | Police | |||
| Police officers massacre | Eastern | - | LTTE | ||||
| Thiriyai massacre | mid- | Thiriyai | Trincomalee | Eastern | - | Army | |
| Kalmunai massacre | Kalmunai | Ampara | Eastern | - | Army | ||
| Kattankudy mosque massacre | Kattankudy | Batticaloa | Eastern | LTTE | |||
| Veeramunai massacre | Veeramunai | Ampara | Eastern | Home Guards | |||
| Eastern University massacre / Vantharamulai campus massacre | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | Eastern | Army | |||
| Batticaloa massacre / Sathurukondan massacre | Batticaloa | Batticaloa | Eastern | Army | |||
| Chavakachcheri market massacre | Chavakachcheri | Jaffna | Northern | Army | |||
| Kondaichchi massacre | Kondaichchi | Mannar | Northern | Army | |||
| Eravur massacre | Eravur | Batticaloa | Eastern | Home Guards | |||
| Iruthayapuram massacre | Iruthayapuram | Batticaloa | Eastern | Police | |||
| Nayanmar Thidal massacre | Nayanmar Thidal, Tampalakamam | Trincomalee | Eastern | ||||
| Kokkadichcholai massacre | Kokkadichcholai | Batticaloa | Eastern | Army | |||
| Palliyagodella massacre | Palliyagodella | Polonnaruwa | North Central | LTTE | |||
| Polonnaruwa massacre | Muthugal and Karapola | Polonnaruwa | North Central | Home Guards, LTTE, Police | |||
| Mylanthanai massacre | Mylanthanai | Batticaloa | Eastern | Army | |||
| Paliyadvaddai massacre | Paliyadvaddai | Batticaloa | Eastern | - | |||
| Jaffna lagoon massacre / Kilaly massacre | Jaffna Lagoon | Jaffna | Northern | - | Navy | ||
| Vannathi Aru massacre | Vannathi Aru | Batticaloa | Eastern | Army | |||
| Kalviankadu massacre | Kalviankadu | Jaffna | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Jaffna lagoon massacre | Jaffna Lagoon | Jaffna | Northern | Navy | |||
| Kallarawa massacre | Kallarawa | Trincomalee | Eastern | LTTE | |||
| Pulmoddai massacre | Pulmoddai | Trincomalee | Eastern | Army | |||
| Navaly church bombing | Navaly | Jaffna | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Nagerkovil school bombing | Nagerkovil | Jaffna | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Eastern Sri Lanka massacres | Villages in eastern Sri Lanka | Eastern | LTTE | ||||
| Central Bank bombing | Colombo | Colombo | Western | LTTE | |||
| Kumarapuram massacre / Trincomalee massacre / Killiveddy massacre | Kumarapuram | Trincomalee | Eastern | Army | |||
| Dehiwala train bombing | Dehiwala | Colombo | Western | LTTE | |||
| Temple of the Tooth attack | Temple of the Tooth, Kandy | Kandy | Central | LTTE | |||
| Tampalakamam massacre | Tampalakamam | Trincomalee | Eastern | Home Guards, Police | |||
| Lionair Flight 602 | Sea | Mannar | Northern | LTTE | |||
| Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing | Puthukkudiyiruppu | Mullaitivu | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Gonagala massacre | Gonagala | Ampara | Eastern | LTTE | |||
| Pallikuda bombing | Pallikuda | Kilinochchi | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Silivaturai massacre | Silivaturai | Mannar | Northern | Navy | |||
| Columbuthurai massacre | Columbuthurai | Jaffna | Northern | Army | |||
| Bindunuwewa massacre | Bindunuwewa | Badulla | Uva | Sinhalese villagers | |||
| Mirusuvil massacre | Mirusuvil | Jaffna | Northern | Army | |||
| Trincomalee massacre | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | Eastern | Police | |||
| Gomarankadawala massacre | Gomarankadawala | Trincomalee | Eastern | LTTE | |||
| Allaipiddy massacre | Allaipiddy | Jaffna | Northern | EPDP, Navy | |||
| Kebithigollewa massacre | Kebithigollewa | Anuradhapura | North Central | LTTE | |||
| Pesalai Church attack | Pesalai | Mannar | Northern | Navy | |||
| Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers / Muttur massacre | Muttur | Trincomalee | Eastern | Home Guards, Police | |||
| St. Philip Neri Church shelling | Allaipiddy | Jaffna | Northern | - | Army | ||
| Chencholai bombing | Mullaitivu | Mullaitivu | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Digampathana bombing / Habarana massacre | Digampathaha | Matale District | Central | - | LTTE | ||
| Vaharai Bombing / Vaharai Shelling | Kathiraveli | Batticaloa | Eastern | Army | |||
| Massacre at Thandikulam | Thandikulam | Vavuniya | Northern | Army, Police | |||
| Padahuthurai bombing / Illuppaikadavai bombing | Illuppaikadavai | Mannar | Northern | Air Force | |||
| Murukandy claymore attack | Murukandy | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Tharmapuram Hospital shelling | Tharmapuram | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Vallipuram Hospital shelling | Vallipuram | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Suthanthirapuram shelling | Suthanthirapuram Junction | Mullaitivu | Northern | + | Army | ||
| Udayaarkaddu Hospital shelling | Udayaarkaddu | Mullaitivu | Northern | Army | |||
| Puthukkudiyiruppu Hospital shelling | Puthukkudiyiruppu | Mullaitivu | Northern | + | Army | ||
| Ponnambalam Memorial Hospital bombing | Near Puthukkudiyiruppu | Mullaitivu | Northern | ||||
| Putumattalan Hospital shelling | Putumattalan | Mullaitivu | Northern | + | Army | ||
| Valayanmadam makeshift hospital bombing | Valayanmadam | Mullaitivu | Northern | - | Air Force | ||
| Mullivaikkal Hospital bombings | Mullivaikkal | Mullaitivu | Northern | + | Air Force, Army | ||
| Mulivaikal massacre | Mullivaikkal | Mullaitivu | Northern | Tamil civilians | Army | ||
| Welikada prison riot | Welikada Prison | Colombo | Western | Army, Police | |||
| Weliweriya Protestors' Attack | Weliweirya | Gampaha | Western | Army | |||
| Easter sunday massacre | Colombo, Batticaloa, Negombo | Colombo, Gampaha, Batticaloa | Western, Eastern | + | ISIS, NTJ |