The Sri Lankan Civil War was fought from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, an insurgent group seeking an independent Tamil state in the island's north and east, amid longstanding tension between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority. The Tamil Tigers became known internationally for pioneering the large-scale, organized use of suicide bombing as a battlefield and assassination tactic, and the war passed through several rounds of failed negotiation and ceasefire over its quarter-century course. The conflict ended in May 2009 when government forces, in a final offensive that also caused significant civilian casualties drawing international scrutiny, cornered and killed Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, effectively destroying the organization and ending the insurgency.
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CombatantsSri Lanka; Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 1 OutcomeSri Lankan government victory 1 Classification
Conflict Type Sri Lankan Civil War
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23 July 1983 ? 18 May 2009
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lankan government victory
Conflict-type attribute (sri-lankan-civil-war)
The Sri Lankan Civil War was fought from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, an insurgent group seeking an independent Tamil state in the island's north and east, amid longstanding tension between the Sinhalese majority and the Tamil minority.
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Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
Uses: FIM-92 Stinger, Infobox, wars field
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Wikipedia: Type 56 assault rifle
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Wikipedia: Heckler & Koch HK69A1
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Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
Wikipedia: W85 heavy machine gun
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Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
Wikipedia: Type 81 assault rifle
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Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
Wikipedia: T-54/T-55
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Due to the operation demands of the escalating Sri Lankan Civil War, T-55As of the regiment were deployed in pairs to forward bases to support infantry with limited training.
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Due to the operation demands of the escalating Sri Lankan Civil War, T-55As of the regiment were deployed in pairs to forward bases to support infantry with limited training.
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The Daimlers served with the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps till the late 1990s having served with the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment in the 1971 JVP insurrection and early part of the Sri Lankan civil war most notably during the First Battle of Elephant Pass in which at least one Daimler was knocked out.
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