List of people killed by Sri Lankan government forces
(Redirected from List of people assassinated by Sri Lankan government forces)
The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government – Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, Eelam People's Democratic Party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).
Killings in chronological order
editNotes
edit- ^ Other sources blame Kumaranatunga's assassination on the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.[7]
- ^ a b c Other sources blame Jayamaha, Kobbekaduwa and Wimalaratne's assassinations on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[20]
- ^ Other sources blame Athulathmudali's assassination on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.[22]
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