Kokkilai-Kokkuthoduvai Massacre

December 15, 1984
Kokkilai, Mullaitivu
Mass killing
131
Killed
2,000
Displaced

What Happened

On 15.12.1984, Sri Lankan military entered the villages of Kokkilai, Kokkuthoduvai, Karunaddukerni, Nayaru, Kumulamunai, and Alampil in the Mullaithivu district. The military killed many civilians and destroyed property.

131 civilians were killed including 31 women and 21 children. More than 2000 families were displaced following this operation and they remain displaced to this date.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Army

Sources & References

  • NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (13 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Woman 1 -
2 Woman 2 -
3 Woman 3 -
4 Woman 4 -
5 Woman 5 -
6 Child 1 -
7 Child 2 -
8 Child 3 -
9 Child 4 -
10 Child 5 -
11 Civilian 1 -
12 Civilian 2 -
13 Civilian 3 -
Children (age ≤ 12)