The Sri Lankan Civil War
For almost thirty years between 1983 and 2009, Sri Lanka was torn apart by Civil War. Suicide bombings were a part of daily life in the cities, and in the north, an escalating cycle of killings and terror. This video tells the story of the Sri Lankan Civil War and looks at the effects on civilians, both Tamils and Sinhalese.
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Sources:
-A History of Sri Lanka, K. M. de Silva
-Elephant Complex; Travels in Sri Lanka, John Gimlette
-The Cage: The Fight for Sri Lanka and the Last Days of the Tamil Tigers, Gordon Weiss
-The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History, Sanjeev Sanyal
-This Divided Island: Stories from the Sri Lankan War, Samanth Subramanian
Various news sources, especially The Economist
00:00 Intro
01:55 Eelam Wars I-III
06:49 Jaffna and Delft Island
14:45 Eelam War IV
17:29 Government Repression
23:26 Kilinochchi
30:50 The Cage
36:28 Road to Mullaitivu