"civilian" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- Most victims of the strife have been Government soldiers and Sinhalese civilians killed by rebels in the north and east, where most Tamils live.
- During these massacres, 120 Sinhalese civilians were killed by LTTE cadres.
- Tamil miltiants stepped up pressure on Indian forces and Sinhalese civilians in the Eastern Province today.
- But after surrendering some weapons, the Tigers changed their mind and attacked both Sinhalese civilians and Indian soldiers.
- Sinhalese civilians were equipped with voter registration lists, burning and attacking only Tamil residences and business, while army and government officials stood by.
- Even Sinhalese civilians who harbored Tamil families in their households (or suspected of doing so) were set upon by the mobs.
- In September 1999 the LTTE massacred 50 Sinhalese civilians at Gonagala.
- The clash stepped up after negotiations toward greater Tamil autonomy broke down last winter amid terrorist incidents that left scores of Sinhalese civilians dead.
- The rebels did not comply at first, however, and killed about 200 Sinhalese civilians.
- The ambush of six vehicles in Trincomalee left 127 people dead, the majority of them Sinhalese civilians.
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