14 years today - A massacre in Mullivaikkal
The Sri Lankan military overruns the last remaining ‘No Fire Zone’.
Source: tamilguardian.com
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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.
Source: tamilguardian.com
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.
Source: tamilguardian.com
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.
Source: tamilguardian.com
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.
Source: tamilguardian.com