Home
LATEST on SATP
CURRENT OPENING
Search
SEARCH ON SATP
SEARCH TERRORISM UPDATE
KEYWORD
Keyword is required.
START DATE
END DATE
KEYWORD
Keyword is required.
START DATE
END DATE
South Asia
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Afghanistan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheet
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Capital Region
Kabul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
East Afghanistan
Kapisa
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kunar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Laghman
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nangarhar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nuristan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Panjsher
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Parwan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Afghanistan
Badakhshan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Baghlan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Balkh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Faryab
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jowzjan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kunduz
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Samangan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sar-e-Pul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Takhar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
South Afghanistan
Daykundi
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kandahar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uruzgan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Zabul
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southwest Afghanistan
Helmand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nimroz
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southeast Afghanistan
Bamyan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Ghazni
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Khost
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Logar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Paktika
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Paktiya
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Wardak
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Afghanistan
Badghis
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Farah
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Ghor
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Herat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bangladesh
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Islamist Terrorism
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Left-wing Extremism
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bhutan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Central
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Eastern
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southern
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Western
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
India
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jammu & Kashmir
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maoist Insurgency
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gujarat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Haryana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jharkhand
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kerala
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Telangana
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Bengal
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Insurgency North East
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Arunachal Pradesh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Assam
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Manipur
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Meghalaya
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mizoram
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nagaland
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tripura
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Backgrounder
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
ISLAMIST/OTHER CONFLICTS
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chandigarh (UT)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Delhi
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gujarat
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Haryana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Himachal Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jharkhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Kerala
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pondicherry
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sikkim
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Telangana
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
West Bengal
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maldives
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Proviencs
Dhekunu (South)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mathi Dhekunu (Upper South)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mathi Uthuru (Upper North)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu (Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu Dhekunu (South Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Medhu Uthuru (North Central)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uthuru (North)
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nepal
Assessments
Bibliography
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Provinces
Province No. 1
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 2
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 3
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 4
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 5
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 6
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Province No. 7
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pakistan
Assessments
Backgrounder
Bibliography
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Balochistan
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
FATA
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Islamabad Capital Territory
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Pakistan Occupied kashmir
Azad Kashmir
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Gilgit-Baltistan
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sindh
Assessments
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sri Lanka
Assessments
Bibliography
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Provinces
Central Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Eastern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Central Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
North Western Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Northern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Sabaragamua Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Southern Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uva Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Western Province
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Arunachal Pradesh
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Assam
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Jammu & Kashmir
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Manipur
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Meghalaya
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Mizoram
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Nagaland
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Punjab
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Tripura
Assessments
Backgrounder
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maoist Insurgency
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Documents
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Andhra Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Bihar
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Chhattisgarh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Goa
Timelines
Gujarat
Timelines
Haryana
Timelines
Jharkhand
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Karnataka
Timelines
Kerala
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Madhya Pradesh
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Maharashtra
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Odisha
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Rajasthan
Timelines
Tamil Nadu
Timelines
Telangana
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
Uttar Pradesh
Timelines
Uttarakhand
Timelines
West Bengal
Assessments
Conflict Maps
Data Sheets
Terrorist Groups
Timelines
ASSESSMENTS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BACKGROUNDER
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
CONFLICT MAPS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
DATA SHEETS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
DOCUMENTS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
TERRORIST GROUPS
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
TIMELINES
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
BOOKS
The Knights of Falsehood
The Global Threat of Terror
Book Store
TERRORISM UPDATE
VIDEOS
FREEDOM FROM FEAR
WAR WITHIN BORDERS
SECOND SIGHT
ICM IN MEDIA
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
RISK ALERT
ISLAMIST EXTREMISM & TERRORISM IN SOUTH ASIA
SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS/PROJECTS/REPORTS
Sri Lanka: Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2013
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Date
Incidents
Expand All..
Collapse All...
February - 1 
Sri Lanka Army on February 1 facilitated a group of Internally Displaced People (IDP) of Sampur town in the Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province to revisit their village, reports Colombo Page. The 224 brigade of Sri Lanka Army provided facili
Read more...
Sri Lanka Army on February 1 facilitated a group of Internally Displaced People (IDP) of Sampur town in the Trincomalee District of the Eastern Province to revisit their village, reports Colombo Page. The 224 brigade of Sri Lanka Army provided facilities to the villagers to revisit their homes in the High Security Zone and 138 families of the Navarathnapuram village visited their old houses which were in dilapidated conditions. Sampur town, located in close vicinity to the Trincomalee harbor was under the control of the Tamil Tiger terrorists Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) until the Army recaptured the area in September 2006. Five villages of the Sampur town are still under the Army High Security Zone.
Read less...
February - 1 
The Sri Lankan Government continued its assault on civil society and failed to take meaningful steps towards accountability for war crimes during the country’s armed conflict that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2013
Read more...
The Sri Lankan Government continued its assault on civil society and failed to take meaningful steps towards accountability for war crimes during the country’s armed conflict that ended in 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2013 released on February 1, reports Daily Mirror. In its 665-page report, HRW assessed progress on human rights during the past year in more than 90 countries, including an analysis of the aftermath of the Arab Spring. There was no fundamental progress on key human rights issues in Sri Lanka over the past year, HRW said. Overly broad detention powers remained in place under various laws and regulations, leaving several thousand people detained without charge. State Security Forces (SFs) committed arbitrary arrests and torture, including sexual assault, against ethnic minority Tamils. Repatriated Tamils allegedly linked to the defeated Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were at particular risk, HRW research found. While the Tamil population in the north benefitted from greater access by humanitarian groups, the military presence kept living conditions from being normalized.
Read less...
February - 3 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on February 3 called for further action by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against the Sri Lanka Government, reports Daily Mirror. The party in a statement said that appropriate action at the UNHRC is abs
Read more...
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) on February 3 called for further action by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) against the Sri Lanka Government, reports Daily Mirror. The party in a statement said that appropriate action at the UNHRC is absolutely necessary to persuade the Sri Lankan Government to adhere to the UN resolution adapted by the UNHRC and to discontinue with what it called ‘harmful agenda’ against the Tamil People of Sri Lanka. TNA accused the Government of refusing to consider the proposals offered by the TNA while the Government has repeatedly asked the TNA to join the Parliamentary Select Committee (PCS) appointed to work out a solution for the ethnic issue. Meanwhile, TNA parliamentarian, S. Sritharan on February 3 said that thousands of civilians in Sri Lanka's North will launch a hunger strike to protest against the lack of access to their lands, reports Colombo Page. Over 20,000 civilians in the North are to participate in the hunger strike scheduled to be held at the Tellippalali Durga Devi temple premises on February 15. The protestors will demand the withdrawal of the Security Forces (SFs) from lands owned by the civilians prior to the end of the war and will continue until the authorities address the civilians' demands.
Read less...
February - 4 
Ruling out granting minority Tamils of the North any political autonomy as a solution to the three-decades-long ethnic conflict, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on February 4 said “It is not practical for this country to have different adminis
Read more...
Ruling out granting minority Tamils of the North any political autonomy as a solution to the three-decades-long ethnic conflict, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on February 4 said “It is not practical for this country to have different administrations based on ethnicity. The solution is to live together in this country with equal rights for all communities,” reports The Hindu. The President said this in his address to the nation on the occasion of the Sri Lankan Independence Day from the eastern port town of Trincomalee the administrative capital of Eastern Province. Mr. Rajapaksa claimed that though nearly four years had passed since the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were routed, Sri Lanka “had to face continued challenges to protect the freedom and independence of our motherland. For this very reason we have now come to a very strong situation. Similarly, facing up to these challenges have increased our desire to be committed to our freedom”.
Read less...
February - 5 
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt confirmed on February 5 that the British Government will support a United Nations resolution on Sri Lanka sponsored by the United States at the upcoming 22nd UN Human Rights Counci
Read more...
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Minister for South Asia Alistair Burt confirmed on February 5 that the British Government will support a United Nations resolution on Sri Lanka sponsored by the United States at the upcoming 22nd UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva later this month, reports Colombo Page. Burt said UK will continue to urge the Sri Lankan Government and the major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to make serious progress towards a political settlement in the country. Addressing the progress on the implementation of Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations, Mr. Burt welcomed the progress made so far but said although the war ended in 2009, the route of conflict as set out by LLRC still needs to be addressed.
Read less...
February - 6 
Sri Lanka Parliament, on February 6, moved a draft revision bill to revise legislation on terrorist financing as the country needs a complete legal framework in order to suppress the financing of terrorism, reports Colombo Page. The draft bill to ame
Read more...
Sri Lanka Parliament, on February 6, moved a draft revision bill to revise legislation on terrorist financing as the country needs a complete legal framework in order to suppress the financing of terrorism, reports Colombo Page. The draft bill to amend the Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act No 25 of 2005 was presented to Parliament by Minister Nimal Siripala de Silval. The Sri Lankan Government, as a response to the threat from the Tamil Tiger terrorist organization, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which is still active overseas, has launched legislative efforts focused on limiting financial support for the remnants of LTTE. Sri Lanka says in order to suppress the financing of terrorism, the country needs a complete legal framework and therefore further revisions of the Act are needed. Speaking on the Draft Bill, Deputy External Affairs Minister Neomal Perera said the objective of the Bill is to prevent collection of funds for terrorist organizations. He said that this act is in operation in Sri Lanka since 2005. Minister of External Affairs Prof. G.L. Peiris brought the proposal in August 2012 to make changes in the law and the cabinet of ministers approved the proposal.
Read less...
February - 8 
Parliament on February 8 approved the draft bill to amend the Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act No 25 of 2005 without a vote after its Third Reading in Parliament, reports Colombo Page. The draft bill when presented to Parliament o
Read more...
Parliament on February 8 approved the draft bill to amend the Convention on Suppression of Terrorist Financing Act No 25 of 2005 without a vote after its Third Reading in Parliament, reports Colombo Page. The draft bill when presented to Parliament on February 6 got hung up in the definition of the word 'terrorist' when the opposition pointed out that the word 'terrorist' had not been defined clearly. The Leader of the House and Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva clarified to the House who a terrorist is today and according to the Minister's definition, a terrorist is a person who is directly or indirectly involved in any terrorist activity or a person who aids and abets him. The Act is amended to prevent collection of funds for terrorist organizations. Sri Lanka has provided a high-level written commitment to work with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an organization that combats international money laundering and terrorist financing, to implement corrective measures to adequately criminalize money laundering and terrorist financing.
Read less...
February - 11 
Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on February 11 said that the West is misled by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathizers, reports Daily News. “The international pressure brought to bear on Sri Lanka esp
Read more...
Defence and Urban Development Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa on February 11 said that the West is misled by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathizers, reports Daily News. “The international pressure brought to bear on Sri Lanka especially by the Western nations misled by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) sympathizers can cause international investors and even tourists to stay away from the country,” he said. Rajapaksa added, “Instead of narrowing the scope of their engagement with Sri Lanka because of the many misrepresentations and lobbying affected by special interest groups in their own countries, the nations that are pressuring Sri Lanka internationally should engage constructively with the Government. It is only then that they will see for themselves the good work being carried out here despite significant constraints.” He said, “Sri Lanka’s journey since the dawn of peace has seen the country transform from a nation in the throes of many post conflict challenges to a country that is amongst the most peaceful, stable and secure in the world.”
Read less...
February - 11 
Secretary of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapaksa while delivering a keynote address in Colombo on February 11 said the Government will not compromise when it comes to providing security to the nation as a part of Liberation Tigers of Ta
Read more...
Secretary of Defence and Urban Development Gotabhaya Rajapaksa while delivering a keynote address in Colombo on February 11 said the Government will not compromise when it comes to providing security to the nation as a part of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) remain active outside the country, reports Colombo Page. He said although the LTTE's military leadership was destroyed during the final offensive, it was only a part of the vast organization and the rest of the LTTE outfit is still at large. He explained that although the remnants of LTTE had adopted a democratic face in its international dealings, its members will try hard to restart the conflict in Sri Lanka and it is a threat that must be guarded against by the Government.
Read less...
February - 11 
The report by human rights experts, which was submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on February 11, said that Sri Lanka has failed to honour promises to investigate serious rights abuses and allegations that thousands of civili
Read more...
The report by human rights experts, which was submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on February 11, said that Sri Lanka has failed to honour promises to investigate serious rights abuses and allegations that thousands of civilians were killed in the final stages of its ethnic war, reports Daily Mirror. The document, compiled by experts who visited Sri Lanka in September 2012, asked the Government to establish a "truth seeking mechanism" to address "transitional justice" in a country emerging from nearly four decades of ethnic strife. It said grave human rights violations, including the killing of 17 aid workers of a French charity in August 2006, had not been probed despite Government promises swiftly to bring perpetrators to justice.
Read less...
February - 12 
Speaking at the Special Development Committee meeting at Tilco City Hotel in Jaffna District, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on February 12 said all countrymen have a responsibility to ensure no room is left for the re-emergence of terrorism which broug
Read more...
Speaking at the Special Development Committee meeting at Tilco City Hotel in Jaffna District, President Mahinda Rajapaksa on February 12 said all countrymen have a responsibility to ensure no room is left for the re-emergence of terrorism which brought suffering to the people of all communities for over three decades, reports Daily News. He said that he was well aware of the misery faced by the people due to terrorism and insisted that they all should keep in mind that the country has only one Government.
Read less...
February - 13 
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda on February 13 said Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leaders are following in the footsteps of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in spreading falsehoods about t
Read more...
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda on February 13 said Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leaders are following in the footsteps of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in spreading falsehoods about the country, reports Daily News. They travel from India to Geneva to concoct stories against the country. The minister said LTTE leaders were also in the habit of traveling in many countries and cities including Oslo and propagating falsehoods. “They preferred to tarnish the country’s image through fabricated accounts than solving their problems within the country. They are traveling from South Africa to North America and from India to Geneva rather than supporting the government’s development endeavour,” he said.
Read less...
February - 15 
The Court of Inquiry appointed by Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya investigating into the controversial instances of shelling referred to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report on February 15 said
Read more...
The Court of Inquiry appointed by Sri Lanka Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya investigating into the controversial instances of shelling referred to the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Report on February 15 said that instances of shelling mentioned in the LLRC report were not caused by the Sri Lanka Army and the civilian casualties might have occurred due to unlawful acts by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Daily News. The report said “These acts include targeting civilians fleeing to the safety of Army held areas and likely routes of escape, dropping of artillery rounds fired by ill trained LTTE gunners on to civilian concentrations, employment of sub standard artillery guns and incompatible and substandard artillery rounds obtained from illegal sources by the LTTE, forced conscription of civilians including children and old people for LTTE combat purposes thus exposing them to danger.”
Read less...
February - 16 
The Government has decided to acquire the land that is now being used as High Security Zones permanently, reports Colombo Page on February 17. The acquisition is to be done under the Land Acquisition Act and the Ministry of Defense had already made a
Read more...
The Government has decided to acquire the land that is now being used as High Security Zones permanently, reports Colombo Page on February 17. The acquisition is to be done under the Land Acquisition Act and the Ministry of Defense had already made a request in this regard from the Ministry of Lands and Land Development. The Government is to acquire an extent of over 2000 acres of land. The Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has recommended the Government to review the existing High Security Zones, as well as small extents of private land currently utilized for security purposes, with a view to release more land while keeping national security needs in perspective. It recommended provision of alternate lands and or payment of compensation within a specific time frame if the Government occupied lands cannot be released to the owners.
Read less...
February - 17 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman on February 17 said that they had received complaints from the family members of three rehabilitated cadres of the former rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Batticaloa District of Eastern Pr
Read more...
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) spokesman on February 17 said that they had received complaints from the family members of three rehabilitated cadres of the former rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Batticaloa District of Eastern Province that they have been arrested by the Police again.
Read less...
February - 18 
European Union (EU) on February 18 decided to support the US sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the forthcoming UNHCR in Geneva, reports Daily Mirror. The document, which was adopted by the EU foreign ministers in Brussels, the capital of Belg
Read more...
European Union (EU) on February 18 decided to support the US sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka at the forthcoming UNHCR in Geneva, reports Daily Mirror. The document, which was adopted by the EU foreign ministers in Brussels, the capital of Belgium reads that, “the EU will also support efforts aimed at keeping the issues of accountability and reconciliation as well as the current human rights situation in Sri Lanka on the agenda of the Human Rights Council.”
Read less...
February - 18 
Fresh questions have been raised over Sri Lanka's armed forces conduct during the final stages of the operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels after new photographs emerged claiming that the 12-year-old Balachandran Prabha
Read more...
Fresh questions have been raised over Sri Lanka's armed forces conduct during the final stages of the operation against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels after new photographs emerged claiming that the 12-year-old Balachandran Prabhakaran son of the LTTE’s leader Villupillai Prabhakaran was summarily executed, reports Times of India on February 19. One of the photos shows the boy sitting in a bunker, alive and unharmed, apparently in the custody of Sri Lankan troops. Another picture which was taken a few hours later shows the boy's body lying on the ground, his chest pierced by bullets. The images were taken in May 2009 at the end of the Sri Lankan Government's operation to crush the LTTE. A forensic pathologist who examined the images said the boy was shot five times in the chest. Furthermore, propellant burns around the wound suggest he was shot at very close range.
Read less...
February - 18 
International terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna on February 18 said that all three pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) factions have started lobbying ahead of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sessions in Geneva in Marc
Read more...
International terrorism expert Rohan Gunaratna on February 18 said that all three pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) factions have started lobbying ahead of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) sessions in Geneva in March, reports Daily News. Gunaratna said the three factions are the Tamil Eelam People’s Assembly led by Perinpanayagam Sivaparan alias Nediyawan in Norway, the Global Tamil Forum led by Father S J Emmanuel in London and the Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam led by V Rudrakumaran in New York. He said trained LTTE cadre Nediyawan, who succeeded slain LTTE chief Vellupillai Prabhakaran, is leading the charge. Operating through the Tamil Coordinating Committee Switzerland, Nediyawan has instructed supporters to gather before the UN Office in Geneva on March 4. Since the Swiss do not regard the LTTE as a terrorist group, he instructed them to fly the LTTE flag. Some LTTE cadres and propagandists like Father Emmanuel are likely to visit primarily to thank the Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), especially Human Rights NGOs, either LTTE fronts or funded by the LTTE for their participation and hard work.
Read less...
February - 18 
Sri Lanka Ministry of Land and Land Development on February 18 said that it will resolve the dispute arisen due to the occupation of civilian lands for military establishments immediately, reports Colombo Page. The Ministry has started a study on the
Read more...
Sri Lanka Ministry of Land and Land Development on February 18 said that it will resolve the dispute arisen due to the occupation of civilian lands for military establishments immediately, reports Colombo Page. The Ministry has started a study on the land in the High Security Zones (HSZ) of Northern and Eastern Provinces. The civilians who resided in the lands now taken under HSZ have been asked to submit their proof to the ownership of lands to the Divisional Secretaries of the area. The Ministry said that the land that is needed to be retained will be acquired and the owners will be compensated. The Lesson Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) has recommended the Government to review the existing HSZs, as well as small extents of private land currently utilized for security purposes, with a view to release more land while keeping national security needs in perspective. It recommended provision of alternate lands and or payment of compensation within a specific time frame if the Government occupied lands cannot be released to the owners.
Read less...
February - 19 
Sri Lanka on February 19 flatly rejected the latest documentary by a British channel that is featuring a new set of images of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son in the final battle, reports Colombo Page. The military rejected Britain
Read more...
Sri Lanka on February 19 flatly rejected the latest documentary by a British channel that is featuring a new set of images of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran's 12-year-old son in the final battle, reports Colombo Page. The military rejected Britain's Channel 4 documentary titled ‘No War Zone - the killing fields of Sri Lanka’ to be aired in Geneva at the next session of the UNHRC scheduled to begin later this month as "concocted lies, half-truths and speculations" to embarrass the country at the summit.
Read less...
February - 20 
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Rodney Perera on February 20 said the Sri Lankan Government will seek the support of several countries including China to fend off a resolution to be brought against the country by the United States at the upcoming
Read more...
External Affairs Ministry spokesman Rodney Perera on February 20 said the Sri Lankan Government will seek the support of several countries including China to fend off a resolution to be brought against the country by the United States at the upcoming 22nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) next month, reports Colombo Page. The United States on February 19 confirmed that it will present a procedural resolution at the upcoming session scheduled to commence on February 25. A three-member U.S. delegation visited Sri Lanka last month to observe the post-war progress said they were not pleased with the pace of the government's progress in implementing the reconciliation measures and investigating the alleged humanitarian law violations and therefore US will sponsor another resolution.
Read less...
February - 20 
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members on February 20 (today) said that at its March 2013 session, the UNHRC should authorize an independent, international investigation into war crimes committ
Read more...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) members on February 20 (today) said that at its March 2013 session, the UNHRC should authorize an independent, international investigation into war crimes committed during the final months of Sri Lanka’s armed conflict, reports Daily Mirror. Since the council adopted a resolution on Sri Lanka at its March 2012 session calling for action, the Sri Lankan Government has taken no significant steps to provide justice for victims of abuse and accountability for those responsible.
Read less...
February - 20 
Land and Land Development Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon on February 20 said in Colombo that measures will be taken within the next two years to resolve disputes arising from the requisition of civilian lands for military establishments. He said w
Read more...
Land and Land Development Minister Janaka Bandara Tennakoon on February 20 said in Colombo that measures will be taken within the next two years to resolve disputes arising from the requisition of civilian lands for military establishments. He said with the end of the conflict in the Northern and Eastern Provinces, civil administration has been established and displaced resettled but some major issues remain unsolved and land issues are among them. “The government allocated Rs 400 million to implement the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations related to land disputes and the ministry has commenced a study of the land in the High Security Zones of Northern and Eastern Provinces. The three Forces and Police handed over 5,000 acres of land to the ministry recently which they used for their camps and check points during the war period,” he said.
Read less...
February - 22 
A delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on February 22 visited the rehabilitation camps housing the former combatants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Maradamadhu Center in Vavuniya District, reports C
Read more...
A delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on February 22 visited the rehabilitation camps housing the former combatants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the Maradamadhu Center in Vavuniya District, reports Colombo Page. The Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation said the ICRC resumed visits to the rehabilitation centers administered under the Bureau. According to the Commissioner General, ICRC had not been provided access to camps since early 2010.
Read less...
February - 24 
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), an independent regional Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in a written statement on February 24 suggested the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced Disappearances to study the situation and conduct in
Read more...
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC), an independent regional Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in a written statement on February 24 suggested the United Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced Disappearances to study the situation and conduct inquiries into to the remains of the 200 or more persons found in the grave in Matale town of Jaffna District, reports Colombo Page. According to the Consultant Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) of Matale Dr. Ajith Jayasena, skeletal remains of 154 people were found during excavations carried out from the 26th of November until the 12th of February at the grave site in the premises of the Matale Hospital. The ALRC with its sister organisation, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), have documented numerous cases of enforced disappearances to the Sri Lankan Government and to the UN Working Group.
Read less...
February - 25 
Sri Lankan Information Department said on February 25 that the Government under its National Plan of Action (NAP) to implement the recommendations Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) prepares to conduct an island wide census on deaths
Read more...
Sri Lankan Information Department said on February 25 that the Government under its National Plan of Action (NAP) to implement the recommendations Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) prepares to conduct an island wide census on deaths and injuries to people and on damages to the properties during the three decades of ethnic conflict. The census, to be conducted jointly by the Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs and the Department of Census and Statistics, will cover the conflict period from 1983 up to the end of war in May 2009. The LLRC in its final report had recommended conducting a professionally designed household survey covering all affected families in all parts of the island to ascertain firsthand the scale and the circumstances of death and injuries to civilians as well as damage to property during the period of the conflict. The LLRC has also recommended devising a centralized system of data collection at the national level, integrating all information with regard to missing persons.
Read less...
February - 25 
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on February 25 said that ‘massive’ human rights violations have occurred in Sri Lanka during the war that ended in 2009, reports Daily Mirror. Making the opening statement at the 22nd session of the H
Read more...
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on February 25 said that ‘massive’ human rights violations have occurred in Sri Lanka during the war that ended in 2009, reports Daily Mirror. Making the opening statement at the 22nd session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Pillay said, “We must continue to nurture and strengthen the system designed to deal with such crimes and violations, and those who commit them. It is also critical that we in the international community do our utmost to prevent such situations from developing or deteriorating.”
Read less...
February - 27 
Plantations Minister and President’s Special Envoy on Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe addressing the 22nd United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva on February 27 said “Undue pressure exerted by external parties on the issue of
Read more...
Plantations Minister and President’s Special Envoy on Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe addressing the 22nd United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions in Geneva on February 27 said “Undue pressure exerted by external parties on the issue of ‘retributive justice and accountability’, is not helpful in the resolution of these issues”, reports Daily News. He said “This is not to state that the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) recommendations on accountability have been ignored. A Court of Inquiry was established by the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army to inquire into the observations made by the LLRC in its report as to alleged civilian casualties during the final phase of the Humanitarian Operation and the Channel-4 video footage irrespective of its authenticity or otherwise. The Court of Inquiry will now proceed to investigate the second part of their mandate - to examine the Channel 4 allegations.”
Read less...
February - 27 
Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former Army Commander and the leader of unregistered Democratic Party, said in a press conference in Colombo on February 27 that he was ready to answer any alleged war crime charges brought by international investigators,
Read more...
Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lanka's former Army Commander and the leader of unregistered Democratic Party, said in a press conference in Colombo on February 27 that he was ready to answer any alleged war crime charges brought by international investigators, reports Colombo Page. He said that the United Nations was preparing to bring a resolution to enforce an international war crime investigation on Sri Lanka and pointed out that the resolution might give powers to an international council to come to Sri Lanka for a probe even without visa. Fonseka recently dismissed the allegation that the minor son of Tamil rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed by Sri Lanka Army.
Read less...
February - 28 
Patrick Ventrell, acting deputy spokesperson of U.S. Department of State said at the daily press briefing on February 28 that the Government of Sri Lanka to date has not initiated any kind of investigation into the alleged rights violations yet, repo
Read more...
Patrick Ventrell, acting deputy spokesperson of U.S. Department of State said at the daily press briefing on February 28 that the Government of Sri Lanka to date has not initiated any kind of investigation into the alleged rights violations yet, reports Colombo Page. He was responding to media inquiries about the reports released by the United Nations and the Human Rights Watch accusing Sri Lanka of human rights violations and violations of international humanitarian law.
Read less...
*Data till , May 01, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
Advanced Search
Timelines Year Wise
Timeline- 2024
Timeline- 2023
Timeline- 2022
Timeline- 2021
Timeline- 2020
Timeline- 2019
Timeline- 2018
Timeline- 2017
Timeline- 2016
Timeline- 2015
Timeline- 2014
Timeline- 2013
Timeline- 2012
Timeline- 2011
Timeline- 2010
Timeline- 2009
Timeline- 2008
Timeline- 2007
Timeline- 2006
Timeline- 2005
Timeline- 2004
Timeline- 2003
Timeline- 2002
Timeline- 2001
Timeline- 2000
Archives
Timeline Country Wise
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Timeline Zone Wise
NA
Timeline State Wise
Timeline District Wise
Country :
--All--
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
Zone :
--All--
State :
--All--
District :
--All--
Date From :
The Valid date is required
Date To:
The Valid date is required