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Arson attacks in Vavuniya: 1 June 1983: Vavuniya: crops, huts, buildings and vehicles destroyed and burned in Gandhiyam farm at Kovilkulam; market, shops and vehicles burned and civilians assaulted; property damage over Rs. 3 million: Sri Lanka Armed Forces [36] Attack on Tamil passengers on the Jaffna-Colombo train: 5 June 1983: Vavuniya ...
On 16 August 1985, at about 5am, a landmine exploded on the outskirts of the Vavuniya town, causing a minor damage to a culvert but no one was injured nor killed.Although the Tamil militants were suspected of having detonated the landmine targeting security personnel, it was reported based on eyewitness accounts that the incident was staged by the Sri Lankan Army itself in order to use it as ...
The Kent and Dollar Farm massacres were the first massacres of Sinhalese civilians carried out by the LTTE during the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1] The massacres took place on 30 November 1984, in two tiny farming villages in the Mullaitivu district in north-eastern Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government labeled this as an attack on civilians by the ...
Contact us; Contribute Help; ... Sri Lanka: Province: Northern Province ... Time zone: UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Vavuniya South Divisional Secretariat is a ...
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Vavuniya District , of Northern Province , Sri Lanka . References
Kurumankadu or Vavuniya 01 is a town in Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka. It is the second-largest town in the district after Vavuniya . It is situated in the Jaffna , Mannar Junction at Vavuniya.
Pandarikulam (/ p ʌ n ˈ d ɑː r ɪ k ʊ l ʌ m /, (PUN-daa-ree-KU-luhm), (Pandãrekuĺam) also known as Pandarikkulam (officially designated as Vavuniya 03 or 214E [2]), is a prominent suburban area located within the northern region of Sri Lanka, in close proximity to the town of Vavuniya. Approximately 2.1 kilometres (1.3 mi) from Vavuniya ...
Security Forces Headquarters – Wanni is a regional command of the Sri Lanka Army, that is responsible for the operational deployment and command all army units stationed in and around the southern part or the Vanni region of the Northern Province, this includes several divisions and the independent brigades. Currently due to ongoing combat ...