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1273:Dalvir Singh
1200:Karuna Amman
879:Major events
855:Vidattaltivu
717: /
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528:in the 1970s
518:Black Tigers
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1190:Pottu Amman
1086:Dick Perera
1043:H. A. Silva
840:Point Pedro
825:A-9 highway
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800:Vavunathivu
690:Eelam War I
466:Home Guards
337:(1983–2009)
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1672:Categories
1580:Quotations
1537:Wikisource
1521:Wiktionary
1413:Casualties
1390:War crimes
850:Thoppigala
820:Oddusuddan
765:Balavegaya
513:Sea Tigers
508:Air Tigers
408:Combatants
399:Black July
280:8 December
183:References
28:80°01′00″E
1584:Wikiquote
1553:Wikibooks
1549:Textbooks
1462:Non-state
1457:Terrorism
1423:Massacres
1370:Reactions
1341:Aftermath
1209:Political
1078:Air Force
952:Sri Lanka
795:Sath Jaya
503:Divisions
449:Air Force
425:Sri Lanka
150:, former
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120:(alleged)
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1600:Wikinews
1374:Protests
1348:Genocide
1287:Civilian
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780:Riviresa
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249:Archived
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1169:LTTE
1030:Navy
967:Army
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578:list
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282:2020
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