The soil of Jaffna still carries voices from the hospital wards of 1987. The question is whether the world will listen or look away. The Tamil people of the Northern Province continue to live with memories of unhealed wounds. Among the most haunting is the Jaffna Hospital tragedy of October 1987 when a symbol of care and compassion became the scene of one of the most distressing wartime incidents in modern Sri Lankan history. On October 21 to 22, 1987 during heavy fighting in Jaffna, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) advanced towards the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, believing LTTE rebels…
The Unhealed Wounds: The Jaffna Hospital Tragedy 38 Years On
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