The Sri Lankan Civil War was a war fought in the island of Sri Lanka. It started on 23 July 1983. There was a revolt against the government by the terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (also called the Tamil Tigers). They are a separatist militant organisation which fought to create an independent state for Tamil people called Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island. The war lasted for 26 years. The Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009.

1. In Group Sami
Department IPCS
Presentation Sri Lanka Civil war

8. SRI LANKAN CIVIL WAR
 A brutal armed conflict fought for over 26 years in the island nation of
Sri Lanka.
 The war was between Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and Sri Lanka
Government .

9. TWO MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS
Tamils
 North and east of the country
 Hindus
 Tamil Language
 15% Minority
Sinhalese
 South and central regions
 Buddhists
 Sinhala Language
 70% in majority

12. THE POLICIES OF COLONIAL TIMES
 British colony
 More Representation of Tamils in education ,jobs
government civil service both higher and lower
posts.

13. AFTER INDEPENDENCE IN 1948
 A parliamentary democracy with Majoritarian rule
was adopted.
 Tamils could never gain Majority in this system.
 Sinhala language made the only official
Language in 1956.
 Tamils resign from Government Jobs.
 Tamils Media and Literature banned.
 Multiple riots in 1956, 1958, 1977 and 1983.
 In that time discriminatory policies, armed groups
started forming in 1970s.
 LTTE (1972) was one of them.

14. LIBERATION TIGERS OF TAMIL EELAM
 Leader Prabhakaran
 Organization and discipline.
 Suicide bombings against Tamil Liberals too.
 Navy and Air force wings too.

15. MAJOR ASSASSINATIONS
 SL President Ranasinghe Premadasa in 1993.
 EX PM of India Rajiv Gandhi in 1991
 Many cabinet Ministers of SL

16. PAKISTAN ROLE IN SRI LANKA CIVIL WAR
Pakistan was a key supplier of weapons, 22 AL
Khalid the main battle tank, its fighter pilots flying
air strike mission on LTTE bases aircraft for Sri
Lanka military in its decade long civil war against
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that ended in May
2009 with the defeat of the Tamils Tigers

17. INDIAN INVOLVEMENT IN SL WAR
 From 1983 to 97 India government supported
and trained various Tamils armed groups.
 India and SL Tamils were same peoples they
were migrated from India
 Same culture and same religion

18. THE EELAM WARS
 There are four phases in SL war.
 1983 When LTTE killed 13 Soldiers of SL.
 Riot against Tamils.
 War breaks out.

19. INDIAN AND SRI LANKA PEACE ACCORD
 July 1987 Rajiv Gandhi and JR Jayewardene.
 Language recognized.
 Devolution of power to the provinces.
 Merger of north and eastern provinces.
 India sent peace keeping force to SL.
 Most Tamil armed groups accepted peace deal
and laid down weapons except LTTE
 Indian peace keeping forces operation Pawan
 In 1990 South public force SL government to
ask India to withdraw its forces

20. 1990 ERA
 Second and Third EeIam Wars .
 Attempt on life Chandrika Kumartunga .
 Many more Suicide attacks.
 Peace efforts failed .
 LTTE used peace time to re arm and recruit more
fighters.

21. ROLE OF ISRAEL IN SRI LANKA WAR
• Sri Lanka has substantial military ties with Israel. A large section of the Sri Lanka air
force consists of Israel aircraft such as Kfir planes purchased from the Israel government
and a significant part of the Sri Lanka navy consists of Dvora and Shaldag attack craft,
which were either purchased from Israel or built under License in Sri Lanka. There were
also Reports of Israel missile testing from submarines in Sri Lankan waters

22. The Sri Lanka government is reluctant to publicize
its military links with Israel for several reasons Sri
Lanka imports all of its oil from the Middle East and
it does not want to damage its relations with Muslim
countries in the region. Additionally, Muslims region
in Sri Lanka make up 8% of the population and
generally have negative view of Israel
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23. Some western exports believe that Israel and the US
can learn Sri Lanka
On how to defeat Terrorism, however Israel may not
be able to replicate Sri Lanka success in defeating
terrorism due to the following reasons.
Sri Lanka receive and continues to receive
comparatively little media attention , including UN
criticism, compared to Israel , and Muslims countries
gad no interest I the Sri Lanka conflict because the
LTTE were not Muslim. The Sri Lanka military were
thus able to carry out operation without external
influences.
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24. IRANIAN INVOLVEMENT
During 2008, Sri
Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa and Iranian
president Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad held a number of meetings, during
which several agreements
were signed. Iran pledged 1.9 billion dollars in soft
loans and grants in
order to develop irrigation and hydroelectric power
projects, while Sri
Lanka pledged to purchase Iranian oil.40
Another meeting took place recently between
President Rajapaksa and
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, indicating that
ties between the two
countries are strengthening. Iran also agreed to
trained the army of Sri Lanka specially their officers
for the war against LTTE.

25. 2000 ERA
 War on terror (by USA)
 Norway mediated peace process in 2002
 Ceasefire Agreement
 Independent state demand dropped by LTTE for
the First time
 2003-04 talks broke down
 2004 Major split in LTTE
 2004 Tsunami wreaks havoc

26. EELAM WAR 4
 Mahinda Rajapaksa President
 2005 LTTE assassinated the FM
 2006 hostilities resume
 May 2009 SL Army corners last of LTTE fighters
around Kilinochchi
 And final the head of LTTE was killed name was
Prabhkaran.

27. CONCLUSION
 Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed by
Government troops.
 2800 people had sought shelter in India after
war.
 UN reported more than 20,000 Civilians were
killed in this recent war.
 40,000 people were displaced.
 It was civil war.
 It was 22 year war.
 In 2010 the Sri Lanka presidential election was
the sixth presidential election of Sri Lanka.
 Maithripala sirisena president from 9 January
2015.
 PM Rani wickremesinghe.