What Happened
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) artillery barrage has boxed Theavipuram and Va'l'lipunam villages within the old 'safety zone,' trapping thousands of civilians preventing them from moving to the new 'safe zone'. Around 275 civilians are feared killed since Saturday and the roads remain continuously under heavy artillery barrage, civilians who managed to flee the area said on Monday. At least 5 humanitarian workers were killed while serving the needs of the civilians trapped inside the 'Theavipuram box'. A site of carnage by SLA barrage Three workers attached to Karaithu'raippattu Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society (MPCS) were killed Monday at Theavipuram while they were distributing humanitarian supplies.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=28439