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Eelam War II is the name given to the second phase ___MASK47___ armed conflict between Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers ___MASK47___ Tamil Eelam . The war started after the failure ___MASK47___ peace talks between the Premadasa government and the LTTE . This phase ___MASK47___ the war was initiated by the LTTE who massacred almost 600 sinhalese and Muslim police personnel after they were ordered by the Premadasa government to surrender to the LTTE . The truce was broken on June 10 , 1990 . The LTTE in October expelled all the 28 , 000 Muslims residing in ___MASK8___ . ___MASK87___ (" Mullaittvu Mvaam ") is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka , the second level administrative division of the country . The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary ( previously known as a Government Agent ) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka . The capital of the district is the town of Mullaitivu . ___MASK30___ ( Sinhala :    " Kolamba ", pronounced ) is the commercial capital and largest city ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ . According to the Brookings Institution , ___MASK30___ metropolitan area has a population ___MASK47___ 5 . 6 million , and 752 , 993 in the city proper . It is the financial centre ___MASK47___ the island and a popular tourist destination . It is located on the west coast ___MASK47___ the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte , the legislative capital ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ . ___MASK30___ is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is within the urban area ___MASK47___ , and a satellite city ___MASK47___ , ___MASK30___ . It is also the administrative capital ___MASK47___ Western Province , ___MASK89___ and the district capital ___MASK47___ ___MASK30___ District . ___MASK30___ is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture ___MASK47___ modern life and colonial buildings and ruins . It was the legislative capital ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ until 1982 . Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally , ethnically , or religiously adhering to aspects ___MASK47___ Hinduism . It has historically been used as a geographical , cultural , rather than a religious identifier for people indigenous to South Asia . An island country is a country whose primary territory consists ___MASK47___ one or more islands or parts ___MASK47___ islands . As ___MASK47___ 2011 , 46 ( approximately 24 %) ___MASK47___ the 193 UN member states are island countries . ___MASK8___ is the capital city of the ___MASK98___ Province of ___MASK89___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK8___ district located on a peninsula of the same name . With a population of 88 , 138 , ___MASK8___ is ___MASK89___ ' s 12th largest city . Being strategically located and known for rich cultural heritage and natural beauty , ___MASK8___ is approximately away from Kandarodai which served as a famous emporium in the ___MASK8___ peninsula from classical antiquity . ___MASK8___ ' s suburb Nallur served as the capital of the four - century - long medieval ___MASK8___ kingdom . Prior to the Sri Lankan civil war , it was ___MASK89___ ' s second ___MASK29___ populated city after the commercial capital Colombo . The 1980s insurgent uprising led to extensive damage , expulsion of part of the population , and military occupation . Since the end of civil war in 2009 , refugees and internally displaced people have started to return to their homes and government and private sector reconstruction has begun . The Liberation Tigers ___MASK47___ Tamil Eelam (" Tamia viutalaip pulika ", " Dhemala lm vimukthi koti ", commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers ) was a militant organization that was based in northeastern ___MASK89___ . Founded in May 1976 by Velupillai Prabhakaran , it waged a secessionist nationalist insurgency to create an independent state ___MASK47___ Tamil Eelam in the north and east ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ for Tamil people . This campaign led to the Sri Lankan Civil War , which ran from 1983 until 2009 , when the LTTE was defeated by the Sri Lankan military during the presidency ___MASK47___ Mahinda Rajapaksa . The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ . Beginning on 23 July 1983 , there was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers ___MASK47___ Tamil Eelam ( the LTTE , also known as the Tamil Tigers ), which fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the north and the east ___MASK47___ the island . After a 26 - year military campaign , the Sri Lankan military defeated the Tamil Tigers in May 2009 , bringing the civil war to an end . Lanka is the name given in Hindu mythology to the island fortress capital ___MASK47___ the legendary demon ___MASK73___ Ravana in the epics ___MASK47___ the " Ramayana " and the " Mahabharata ". The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known as the Trikuta Mountains . The ancient city ___MASK47___ Lankapura is thought to have been burnt down by Hanuman . After its ___MASK73___ , Ravana , was killed by Rama with the help ___MASK47___ Ravana ' s brother Vibhishana , the latter was crowned ___MASK73___ ___MASK47___ Lankapura . The mythological site ___MASK47___ Lank is identified with Sri Lanka . His descendants were said to still rule the kingdom during the period ___MASK47___ the Pandavas . According to the " Mahabharata ", the Pandava Sahadeva visited this kingdom during his southern military campaign for the rajasuya ___MASK47___ Yudhishthira . ___MASK1___ Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the ___MASK6___ ___MASK47___ the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the ___MASK93___ and ___MASK17___ . Topographically , it is dominated by the ___MASK21___ Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts ___MASK47___ ___MASK96___ situated south ___MASK47___ the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . ___MASK1___ Asia is bounded on the south by the ___MASK21___ Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from ___MASK93___ ) by West Asia , Central Asia , East Asia , and Southeast Asia . Koneswaram ___MASK85___ of Trincomalee or Thirukonamalai Konesar ___MASK85___  The ___MASK85___ of the Thousand Pillars and Dakshina - Then Kailasam is a classical - medieval Hindu ___MASK85___ complex in Trincomalee , a Hindu religious pilgrimage centre in ___MASK24___ , Sri Lanka . It is one the Pancha Ishwarams dedicated to Shiva . Built significantly during the reign of the early Cholas and the Five Dravidians of the Early Pandyan Kingdom atop Konesar Malai , a promontory overlooking ___MASK14___ , Gokarna bay and the Indian Ocean , its Pallava , Chola , Pandyan and Jaffna design reflect a continual Tamil Saivite influence in the Vannimai region from the classical period . The monument contains its main shrine to Shiva in the form " Kona - Eiswara ", shortened to " Konesar " and is a major place for Hindu pilgrimage , labelled the " Rome of the Gentiles / Pagans of the Orient ". Connected at the mouth of the Mahavilli Ganga River to the footprint of Shiva at Sivan Oli Padam Malai at the river  s source , the ___MASK85___ symbolically crowns the flow of the Ganges River from Shiva  s head of Mount Kailash to his feet . ___MASK46___ (" Maakkaappu " " Madakalapuwa ") is a major city in the ___MASK24___ , Sri Lanka , and its former capital . It is the administrative capital ___MASK47___ the ___MASK46___ District . The city is the seat ___MASK47___ the Eastern University ___MASK47___ Sri Lanka and is a major commercial city . It is on the ___MASK17___ coast , south by south ___MASK17___ ___MASK47___ Trincomalee , and is situated on an island . Pasikudah is popular tourist destinations situated 35 km northwest with beaches and flat year - round warm - water shallow - lagoons . ___MASK89___ ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of ___MASK89___ ( formerly known as Ceylon ), is an island country in South Asia near south - east ___MASK96___ . ___MASK89___ has maritime borders with ___MASK96___ to the ___MASK16___ and the Maldives to the ___MASK90___ . Eelam War III is the name given to the third phase ___MASK47___ armed conflict between Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers ___MASK47___ Tamil Eelam . After the period ___MASK47___ 100 days cease - fire the hostilities broke out on the 19th ___MASK47___ April 1995 . The LTTE - Sea Tigers planted explosives in two gun boats known as SLNS ' Sooraya ' and ' Ranasuru ', and blew them up . Also , a new weapon " Stinger ", a shoulder - launched anti - aircraft missile was used in this conflict by the LTTE . This was used to take down two Sri Lankan Air Force AVRO aircraft flying over the ___MASK8___ peninsula . Eelam War III also marked the rise ___MASK47___ the LTTE and the decline ___MASK47___ the Sri Lankan Army . Percy Mahendra " Mahinda " Rajapaksa , MP (, ; born 18 November 1945 ) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the sixth President ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015 . A lawyer by profession , Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ in 1970 , and he served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his ___MASK100___ in the 2005 presidential election . He was sworn in for his first six - year term as President on 19 November 2005 . He was ___MASK99___ - elected for a second term on 27 January 2010 . He was defeated in his bid for a third term in the 2015 presidential election by Maithripala Sirisena and left office on 9 January 2015 . Eelam War I is the name given to the initial phase ___MASK47___ the armed conflict between the government ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ and the LTTE . Although tensions between the government and Tamil militant groups had been brewing since the 1970s , full - scale war did not break out until an attack by the LTTE on a ___MASK89___ Army patrol in Jaffna , in the north ___MASK47___ the country , on July 23 , 1983 , which killed 13 soldiers . The attack , and the subsequent riots in the south ( dubbed Black July ), are generally considered as the start ___MASK47___ the conflict . This fighting continued until 1985 , when peace talks were held between the two sides in ___MASK20___ , Bhutan , in hopes ___MASK47___ seeking a negotiated settlement . They proved fruitless and fighting soon resumed . Kallarawa is a coastal village 35 miles ( 56 km ) off ___MASK55___ in Eastern ___MASK89___ . It happens to be on one of the strongest Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE , also known as the Tamil Tigers ) supply routes between the ___MASK24___ and north eastern areas , including Mullaitivu . Kallarawa was the site of the Kallarawa massacre on May 25 , 1995 during the Eelam War III , and of the Battle of Kallarawa on March , 25 2008 . Asia is ___MASK42___ ' s largest and ___MASK29___ populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass ___MASK47___ Eurasia with the continent ___MASK47___ Europe . Asia covers an area ___MASK47___ , about 30 % ___MASK47___ ___MASK42___ ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % ___MASK47___ the ___MASK42___ ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority ___MASK47___ the human population , was the site ___MASK47___ many ___MASK47___ the first civilizations . Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent ___MASK47___ 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK14___ (" Tirukamalai Mvaam ;" ) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka , the second level administrative division of the country . The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary ( previously known as a Government Agent ) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka . The capital of the district is the city of Trincomalee . Tamil Eelam (" tami am ", generally rendered outside Tamil - speaking areas as      ) is a proposed independent state that Tamils in ___MASK89___ and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora aspire to create in the north and east of ___MASK89___ . Tamil Eelam has no official status or recognition by world states though sections of the Eelam were under " de facto " control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ( LTTE ) for ___MASK29___ of the 2000s . The name is derived from the ancient Tamil name for ___MASK89___ , Eelam . ___MASK55___ ( Tirukamalai , Trikumalaya ) also known as Gokanna , is the administrative headquarters ___MASK47___ the ___MASK14___ and major resort port city ___MASK47___ Eastern Province , Sri Lanka . Located on the east coast ___MASK47___ the island overlooking the ___MASK55___ Harbour , 113 miles south ___MASK47___ Jaffna and 69 miles north ___MASK47___ Batticaloa , ___MASK55___ has been one ___MASK47___ the main centres ___MASK47___ Tamil language speaking culture on the island for over two millennia . With a population ___MASK47___ 99 , 135 , the city is built on a peninsula ___MASK47___ the same name , which divides its inner and outer harbours . People from ___MASK55___ are known as Trincomalians and the local authority is ___MASK55___ Urban Council . ___MASK55___ city is home to the famous Koneswaram temple alluded to in its historic Tamil name " Thirukonamalai " and is home to other historical monuments such as the Bhadrakali Amman Temple , ___MASK55___ , the ___MASK55___ Hindu Cultural Hall and , opened in 1897 , the ___MASK55___ Hindu College . ___MASK55___ is also the site ___MASK47___ the ___MASK55___ railway station and an ancient ferry service to Jaffna and the south side ___MASK47___ the harbour at Muttur . The ___MASK98___ Province (" Vaa Mkam "; " Uturu Pata ") is one of the nine provinces of ___MASK89___ , the first level administrative division of the country . The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of ___MASK89___ established provincial councils . Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the ___MASK24___ to form the North ___MASK24___ . The capital of the province is Jaffna . The majority of the Sri Lankan Civil War was played out in this province . ___MASK55___ Harbour is a seaport in ___MASK55___ Bay or Koddiyar Bay , a large natural harbour situated on the ___MASK76___ - ___MASK17___ cost of ___MASK89___ . ___MASK96___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK96___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the ___MASK90___ , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK69___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK96___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK96___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Mullaitivu (" Mullaittvu ") is the main town ___MASK47___ ___MASK87___ , situated on the north - eastern coast ___MASK47___ Northern Province , Sri Lanka . A largely fishing settlement , the town in the early 20th century grew as an anchoring harbour ___MASK47___ the small sailing vessels transporting goods between Colombo and Jaffna . The town has a District Secretary ' s office , many other government institutions and schools located in and around the area . The Kallarawa massacre was carried out by the LTTE , an organisation which has been banned in 32 countries including the US , ___MASK32___ , ___MASK79___ , ___MASK96___ and Canada due to its terrorist activities . The ___MASK18___ off Kallarawa was a naval ___MASK18___ that occurred on March 25 , 2008 after a Sea Tiger patrol was intercepted by a Sri Lankan naval patrol . The ___MASK52___ (, or ), officially the Republic of ___MASK52___ (""), is a South Asian island country , located in the ___MASK21___ Ocean . It lies ___MASK90___ of India and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the ___MASK52___ is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . Tamil (""; ) is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people ___MASK47___ ___MASK96___ and Sri Lanka , and also by the Tamil diaspora , Sri Lankan Moors , Burghers , Douglas , and Chindians . Tamil is an official language ___MASK47___ two countries , Singapore and Sri Lanka . It has official status in the Indian state ___MASK47___ Tamil Nadu and the Indian Union Territory ___MASK47___ Puducherry . It is also used as one ___MASK47___ the languages ___MASK47___ education in Malaysia , along with English , Malay and Mandarin . In ___MASK96___ , outside ___MASK47___ Tamil Nadu and Puducherry , Tamil is also spoken in the states ___MASK47___ Kerala and Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a secondary language , and by significant minorities in ___MASK19___ and Andhra Pradesh . It is one ___MASK47___ the 22 scheduled languages ___MASK47___ ___MASK96___ . Thiruvenkadam Velupillai Prabhakaran ((); November 26 , 1954May 19 , 2009 ) was the founder and leader ___MASK47___ the Liberation Tigers ___MASK47___ Tamil Eelam ( the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers ), a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and ___MASK17___ ___MASK47___ ___MASK89___ .