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U.S. Department of State2009
Report to Congress on Incidents During theRecent Conflict in Sri LankaUNCLASSIFIED
 
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Table of Contents
 I.
 
Acronyms and Terms ........................................................................................ 1
 
II.
 
Map of the area ................................................................................................. 2
 
III.
 
Executive Summary .......................................................................................... 3
 
IV.
 
Background ....................................................................................................... 5
 
Context of the Conflict ...................................................................................... 5
 
Legal Framework .............................................................................................. 6
 
Methodology ..................................................................................................... 9
 
Limitations ........................................................................................................ 9
 
V.
 
Children in Armed Conflict ............................................................................11
 
VI.
 
Harms to Civilians and Civilian Objects ........................................................15
 
January ............................................................................................................ 16
 
February .......................................................................................................... 20
 
March .............................................................................................................. 26
 
April ................................................................................................................ 34
 
May ................................................................................................................. 39
 
VII.
 
Killing of Captives or Combatants Seeking to Surrender ..............................45
 
VIII.
 
Disappearances................................................................................................47
 
IX.
 
Humanitarian Conditions ................................................................................50
 
Appendix A: Photos .................................................................................................60
 
Appendix B: Satellite Imagery .................................................................................67
 
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