Sri Lanka's brutal 33-year civil war pitted minority Tamil separatist paramilitaries against majority Sinhalese government forces. Ethnic/religious polarization created paramilitary Tamil separatism that ended on May 19 2009 when government forces overran the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Over 100,000 men, women, and children died, and thousands were disabled. The war cost billions of dollars. China bankrolled the Sri Lanka government campaign enabling victory. India, Pakistan, Israel, US, France, UK, Malaysia, and Indonesia also supported the government to varying degrees. Dr. Pur
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