Abstract
A major mine-action program has been underway in Sri Lanka since 2002, when a cease-fire agreement between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam was signed. However, after a seemingly inexorable escalation in violence between the LTTE and the government forces, open warfare resumed, and in May 2009, the government announced that it had achieved military victory over the LTTE. This article traces the various ways that the increase in conflict affected mine-action activities in Sri Lanka.
Recommended Citation
Rush, Chris
(2009)
"Sri Lanka: Mine Action in a Deteriorating Environment,"
The Journal of ERW and Mine Action
: Vol. 13
:
Iss.
3
, Article 9.
Available at:
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/cisr-journal/vol13/iss3/9
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