3. FLAG

4. EMBLEM

5. 72%
15%
8%
5%
Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Christianity
RELIGION

6. DEMOCRATIC
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC
OF SRI LANKA

7. THE CONFLICT
Liberation Tigers
of Tamil Eelam
Sri Lanka Armed
Forces

8. • Was a militant organization.
• They wanted to create an
in the north for Tamil People.
• This lead to a (1983-2009).
Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam or LTTE

9. Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Army Navy Air Force

10. • The Tamil Tigers wanted to create
THE CIVIL WAR
FLAG SEAL

11. THE CIVIL WAR
• The Tamil Tigers were in 2009.
• 90.000 people were during the war.

12. THE CIVIL WAR
• The LTTE acted as a organization.
• The Armed Forces also did abuses.

13. Sri Lanka execution (war crime) video
authenticated - Channel 4 News

14. SEARCHING FOR PEACE
• 4 failed tries at talks.
– Indian Peace Keeping Force (1987-90).
– Cease-Fire (2002)
• 2006: against LTTE, who
responded with: “resume their freedom struggle to
achieve statehood”.

15. SEARCHING FOR PEACE
• 2008: official from cease-fire.
• Government took control of the Tamil Tigers
.
• 2009: LTTE admits .

16. THE END OF THE WAR
• Internally people.
• Some Sri Lankans (5,000).
• 2012: 68,152 Sri Lankans were living in South
India as .

17. SEARCHING FOR PEACE
• more terrorism in Sri Lanka.
• Pro-LTTE suggest a solution.

19. • http://www.channel4.com/news/sri-lanka-
execution-video-evidence-of-war-crimes
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q0F3q2X
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