The 1985 Vavuniya massacre refers to the mass murder of over 200 Tamil civilians in the Vavuniya District of northern Sri Lanka by the Sri Lankan Army between 16 and 18 August 1985 during the first phase of the Sri Lankan civil war.[1] The massacre led to the collapse of the second phase of the peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil delegation held at Thimphu. It was described as among the "worst anti-Tamil pogroms".[2]
^"ARMY SLAUGHTERS 200 TAMILS, VAVUNIYA, 'A GHOST TOWN'" (PDF). Tamil Times. August 1985. pp. 3, 17.
^"Was Thimpu-II counterproductive?". Frontline. 6 September 1985. p. 91.
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