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Sri Lanka's Genocidal War - '95 to '01
A chronology of 20 months of Sri Lanka airforce attacks on Tamil civilian centres...
Below are some of the attacks carried out by the SLAF on Tamil civilians in the past 20 months. Whilst these are included either because of the resultant casualties or because of an unusual intensity of the raid, it should be noted that Tamil areas are being bombed almost on a daily basis.
21 January 1996
SLAF Puccara bombs refugee camps in Mannar: 5 civilians killed, 20 seriously injured2 February 1996
Batticaloa villages strafed repeatedly by flight of 4 SLAF aircraft24 February 1996
SLAF jets bomb Thampirai(Vanni), killing 2 civilians , wounding 4.1 March 1996
SLAF jets attack civilians fleeing army offensive around Koduvamadu, Batticaloa.2 March 1996
SLAF jet destroys several houses in Chundikulam.5 March 1996
SLAF Kfirs bomb Kilinochchi after breaking sound barrier over city, causing panic.11 March 1996
SLAF aircraft launch large raid on Vellaveli village and surrounding areas.16 March 1996
SLAF Mi-24 gunships destroy Nachchikkudah village, Mannar: 16 civilians killed, 64 seriously injured.17 March 1996
SLAF uses SL Army held Puthur, Avarankal and Atchuveli villages in Jaffna for bombing practice.26 March 1996
Coastal villages of Vadamaratchi are attacked by a SLAF jet: 2 civilians seriously injured, widespread destruction.4 April 1996
SLAF Mi-24 gunships fire several salvos of rockets into Watharavathai, Kapputhu and Mandan villages, destroying several houses.20 April 1996
SLAF Kfir bombs Muhammalai village, killing 7 civilians and wounding several more.21 April 1996
SLAF Kfirs and Mi-24 gunships strafe large columns of refugees (fleeing massive SL army attack) heading for Kilaly, Jaffna. 15 people are killed and 45 injured.Kilaly is also attacked and several people killed.
Coastal areas of Mullaitivu are attacked by SLAF Puccaras: several civilians injured.22 April 1996
Several people are killed when SLAF jets and gunships strafe refugee concentrations near Kachchai, Jaffna.24 April 1996
SLAF aircraft attack refugees waiting to cross Kilaly lagoon, causing panic.25 April 1996
SLAF Mi-24 gunships strafe refugee boats crossing Kilaly lagoon, injuring several people.SLAF Kfir bombs Muhamalai, Jaffna, killing a child, her mother and her grand-father.
15 May 1996
Mullaitivu villages are bombed by 2 SLAF Kfir jets: 1 civilian killed and 6 seriously wounded.16 May 1996
2 SLAF Kfirs attack Maruthankerni and Sempianpattu on the Jaffna peninsula, killing 6 civilians and injuring many others.17 May 1996
SLAF air raids on Thambirai, Vanni kills 8 civilians and wounds 16. Crowded market takes several direct hits.2 SLAF Kfirs attack Nedunkerni, Vanni killing 3 civilians and wounding 8 others.
19 June 1996
SLAF Kfirs bomb Chundikulam and Poonaithoduvai in Mullaitivu, killing 5 civilians and injuring 12.20 June 1996
2 SLAF Kfirs bomb Mayavanur, Kilinochchi killing 3 people and destroying 6 houses.18 July 1997
SLAF Kfirs repeatedly attack Tamil villages in Mullaitivu in revenge for LTTE attack on SLA camp.19 July 1996
SLAF Kfirs launch punitive raids on Tamil villages far from Mullaitivu.22 July 1996
SLAF Kfirs bomb concentrations of refugees fleeing Sri Lankan shelling of their villages.24 July 1996
SLAF Kfirs bomb Malavi town, killing 7 civilians and injuring 20.27 July 1996
SLAF Kfirs bomb Mankulam destroying several houses.2 August 1996
SLAF planes bomb Kilinochchi town and its outskirts, destroying several houses.4 August 1996
SLAF blitz on Kilinochchi continues, systematically reducing parts of the town to rubble.5 August 1996
SLAF planes bomb Murugandy village, killing 2 people. All residents flee into Vanni jungle.SLAF masses several aircraft and continuously bombs Kilinochchi town.
7 August 1996
Kilinochchi town almost completely leveled by systematic bombing, combined with continuous artillery strikes.SLAF aircraft attack other Vanni towns and villages, targeting large public building such as schools and temples.
24 September 1996
SLAF gunships strafe refugee column, wounding several civilians.25 September 1996
SLAF aircraft continue to attack refugee columns at Puthumurippu, Kilinochchi, killing at least 5 civilians, and wounding 15 others.SLAF Mi-24s attack Poonaithoduvai, Kilinochchi killing another 5 civilians and seriously wounding 20 others.
26 September 1996
SLAF Kfirs bomb Vavunikulam town, killing 4 and seriously wounding 12 others. Several houses are flattened.SLAF Mi-24s strafe Punaithodduvai village, wiping out a family of 4.
27 September
SLAF Kfirs attack Konavil, Kilinochchi killing 4 civilians and wounding 8 others.2 October 1996
SLAF aircraft attack villages in Mullaitivu and Batticaloa, killing several civilians.20 October 1996
SLAF aircraft attack Chundikulam village, killing 3 civilians and injuring several others. Vehicles moving the wounded are pursued and strafed.14 November 1996
SLAF Kfirs launch widespread raids on Vanni villages, killing 1 and wounding 6 others.15 December 1996
SLAF aircraft destroy a school in Pavatkodichenai, Batticaloa, killing 4 civilians.24 December 1996
SLAF aircraft continue to scatter bombs across rice fields in Batticaloa, rendering fields too dangerous to work.9 January 1997
SLAF planes attack Tamil villages in Kilinochchi district: 3 people are killed at Visvamadu and 3 others at Chundikulum.10 January 1997
SLAF dawn raids destroys a Hindu temple at Kandawalai.12 January 1997
SLAF aircraft slaughter herds cattle and goats in the vicinity of Kilinochchi.31 January 1997
SLAF jets bomb Udayarkaddu, Mullaitivu, killing 2 people, wounding several others. Herds of cattle are slaughtered.7 March 1997
SLAF jets bomb Mullaitivu and Manal Aru areas in punitive air strikes following LTTE attack on SLAF base at China bay.13 March 1997
SLAF Kfirs and Puccaras launch continuous 8 hour air raid on villages in Mullaitivu. Several people are killed, devastation is widespread and thousands become refugees.17 April 1997
SLAF Kfirs bomb fishing boats, killing 3 people, injuring six others and destroying 20 boats near Nachchikudah.13 May 1997
SLAF Kfirs bomb Mullaitivu coast, killing six fishermen and injuring seven.15 May 1997
Nedunkerni town is devastated by SLAF Kfirs and Mi-24s. The entire population flees.
SLAF jets devastate Puliyankulam and Omanthai. Destruction is widespread and residents flee.9 June 1997
SLAF Kfirs slaughter 50 cows in a field by a Hindu temple in Puthukulam, Vanni.2 July 1997
SLAF Kfirs pound Mankulum, severely wounding 2 children.
15 July 1997
Hundreds of cattle are slaughtered by SLAF aircraft and SLA shelling.3 August 1997
SLAF launches repeated air attacks on Mullaitivu villages.6 August 1997
SLAF blitz on Mullaitivu continues unabated. Schools, Houses, fishing boats and livestock bear the brunt.7 August 1997
SLAF planes hit schools holding exams in several parts of the Vanni.12 August 1997
Mullaitivu, Thiriyai and Puliyankulum towns are hit by SLAF aircraft, resulting in widespread destruction of homes.15 August 1997
SLAF Kfirs bomb Vavunikulum church, killing 9 people and wounding 15 others. Kfirs return to hit Puthuvilankulam village, seriously wounding 10 people. (Source: Tamilnet, 22 August 1997)
