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14 years today - Soldiers throw grenades into bunkers with surrendering families

Photograph above: Sri Lankan Air Force drone footage showing tens of thousands of Tamil civilians in Mullivaikkal. May 16th 2009. As Tamil civilians attempted to surrender to the oncoming Sri Lankan military, many were slaughtered.

14 years today - 3,000 dead and 25,000 critically injured

Photograph: In this image released by the military, a Tamil man waves a white cloth in the air as he is surrounded by Sri Lankan soldiers in Mullivaikkal on May 17th 2009. The Commander of the LTTE’s Sea Tigers Colonel Soosai sends out a message to journalists from Mullivaikkal. As he speaks, artillery shells can be heard landing in the background.

14 years today - No Fire Zone up in smoke

Photograph : A Sri Lankan soldier, backed by heavy weaponry marches in to Mullivaikkal. May 15th 2009. TamilNet’s correspondent reported that the “entire safety zone area is in smoke” as the Sri Lankan military continued its bombardment.

14 years today - Last hospital stops functioning

The last remaining makeshift hospital in the conflict zone, set up inside a school, ceases to function from this day as Sri Lankan military shelling becomes heavier.

14 years today - Sri Lankan artillery targets makeshift hospital again

More than 100 civilians, including children, medical staff, a voluntary doctor and an Red Cross worker, were killed in Sri Lankan artillery attack that targeted a makeshift hospital for the second time in 24 hours. See more from TamilNet here.

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