Sri Lanka massacres stir painful memories, 40 years on Alishba Saghir Article Updated: July 27, 2023 Leave a comment Share on FacebookTweet this! Known in Sri Lanka as “Black July”, a period of ethnic violence which broke out in the country forty years ago went on to trigger a 26-year conflict that killed around 100,000 people. Post Views: 662 leave a reply Cancel reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. submit More Articles By the same author Jabeur ‘going full in’ as she targets Wimbledon history Alishba Saghir Jul 14, 2023 Jabeur 'going full in' as she targets Wimbledon history Ons Jabeur says she wants to make history… S.Africa’s graft watchdog clears Ramaphosa in farm cash scandal Alishba Saghir Jul 1, 2023 South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has always denied any wrongdoing South Africa's corruption… UK ‘Partygate’ scandal investigator can work for opposition: watchdog Alishba Saghir Jun 30, 2023 Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has recruited a former senior civil servant whose report on the 'Partygate'… Kashmir Shiites march to mourn martyr after 33-year ban lifted Alishba Saghir Jul 27, 2023 A devotee holds chains attached to blades as Shiite Muslims march through Kashmir's largest city for… US singer Tony Bennett dies at 96 Alishba Saghir Jul 22, 2023 Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit… Seoul says N. Korean nuclear attack would mean ‘end’ of regime Alishba Saghir Jul 21, 2023 The US submarine's port visit is only a "legitimate defensive response" to Pyongyang's ongoing nuclear… Biden visits shipyard to put wind in re-election sails Alishba Saghir Jul 20, 2023 US President Joe Biden says the economy is doing well thanks to his 'Bidenomics', but polls show voters… Senegalese go wild for prized ‘maad’ fruit Alishba Saghir Jun 28, 2023 Outside a bustling fruit market in Senegal's Dakar region, three trucks are blocking the road while… Plea for help as hunger stalks war-devastated Khartoum Alishba Saghir Jul 23, 2023 Smoke billows from Khartoum's battle-scarred sister city of Omdurman In a war-devastated district…