Casualties Sri Lankan Civil War

the sri lankan civil war costly, killing more 100,000 civilians , on 50,000 fighters both sides of conflict. tamil centre human rights recorded 1983 2004, 47,556 tamil civilians murdered both sri lankan government , ipkf forces. organization called nesohr published beginning of war 2002 ceasefire, 4000 5000 tamil civilians killed in large scale massacres, total civilian death of around 40,000. civilian casualties occurred on 2009 of major controversy, there no organizations record events during final months of war. sri lankan government revealed 9,000 people killed in final months of war, did not differentiate between ltte cadres , civilians. un, based on credible witness evidence aid agencies , civilians evacuated safe zone sea, estimated 6,500 civilians killed , 14,000 injured between mid-january 2009, when safe zone first declared, , mid-april 2009. there no official casualty figures after period estimates of death toll final 4 months of civil war (mid-january mid-may) range 15,000 20,000. state department report has suggested actual casualty figures higher un s estimates , significant numbers of casualties weren t recorded. former un official has claimed 40,000 civilians may have been killed in final stages of civil war. of details pertaining civilian casualties reported 4 doctors worked in no-fire zone. in joint press conference after war in july 2009 while still in cid custody, recanted initial reports, stating casualty figures exaggerated , handed them ltte. however, leaked diplomatic cable contains dispatches stating doctors upon release in august 2009 have stated embassy personnel heavily coached press conference , had not lied when giving original statements. state department report has suggested actual casualty figures higher un estimates , significant numbers of casualties not recorded. gordon weiss, former un official has claimed 40,000 civilians may have been killed in final stages of war. u.n secretary general s experts panel report had said many 40,000 tamil civilians have been killed in final phases of sri lankan civil war. on contrary, rajiva wijesinha permanent secretary sri lanka s ministry of disaster management , human rights, in june 2009 said altogether 3,000 5,000 civilians may have been killed during period. in november 2011, sri lankan international terrorism expert, rohan gunaratna, estimated number of civilian casualties 1,400 (1200 killed army cross-fire , 200 ltte). estimate in part based on information obtained captured ltte cadres had been granted access , coroners working in , around no-fire zone. in february 2012, sri lankan government released official estimate of civilian deaths in northern province, concluding 8,649 people have died due extraordinary circumstances (reasons other ageing, diseases, natural disasters etc.), in 2009. listed 2,635 people untraceable. report did not differentiate civilians slain ltte cadres.

several human rights groups have claimed death toll in last months of war 70,000. sri lankan government has denied claims of causing mass casualties against tamils, arguing taking care not harm civilians . instead, has blamed ltte high casualty numbers, stating used civilians human shields. both sri lankan government , ltte have been accused u.n war crimes during last phase of war.

while majority of civilian deaths of tamil minority, both sinhalese , moor civilians died in war. ltte estimated responsible 3,700 4,100 civilian deaths in on 200 separate attacks. in response these civilian deaths, ltte leader prabhakaran denied allegations of killing civilians, claiming condemn such acts of violence; , claimed ltte had instead attacked armed home guards death-squads let loose on tamil civilians , sinhalese settlers brought tamil areas forcibly occupy land.

around 27,000+ ltte cadres, 23,790+ sri lankan army personnel, 1000+ sri lankan police, 1500 indian soldiers said have died in conflict. in 2008, ltte revealed 22,390 fighters have lost lives in armed struggle since 27 november 1982, although stopped keeping record in 2009. minister of defence gotabhaya rajapaksa said on interview state television 23,790 sri lankan military personnel killed since 1981 (it not specified if police or other non armed forces personnel included in particular figure). uppsala conflict data program, university-based data collection program considered 1 of accurate , well-used data-sources on global armed conflicts provides free data public , has divided sri lanka s conflicts groups based on actors involved. collectively reported between 1990 , 2009 between 59,193-75,601 people killed in sri lanka during various 3 types of organized armed conflict: state-based conflicts, involved government of sri lanka against rebel groups(ltte , jvp), non-state conflicts, conflicts did not involve government of sri lanka (e.g. ltte vs. ltte-karuna faction, , ltte vs. plote), one-sided violence, involved deliberate attacks against civilians perpetrated either ltte or government of sri lanka.