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Ceasefire Violations

CFA Violations at a Glance

February 22, 2002 – January 31, 2006 (Cumulative statistics)

February 2002 to January 2006
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the GOSL	163
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the LTTE	3519

Most Common Violations Committed by the GOSL

February 2002 to January 2006
Harassment	65
Hostile acts against the civilian population	12
Other measures to restore normalcy	10
Other restrictions of movement	10
Occupation of private property	8
Intimidation	7
Extortion	6
Activities at checkpoints	5
Construction of new positions	5
Provocative acts by parties	5
Confiscations	4
Fishing restrictions	3
Movement in zone of separation	3
Abduction of adults	3
Firing of weapons	3
Restriction of movement for SLMM	3
Offensive army, air force amd STF actions	2
Failure to vacate public buildings	2
Failure to vacate places of worship	1
Moving military equipment	1

Most Common Violations Committed by the LTTE

February 2002 – January 2006
Child recruitment	1802
Abduction of adults	594
Harassment	247
Abduction of children	209
Other measures to restore normalcy (i.e. Flag hoisting)	166
Provocative acts by parties	68
Hostile acts against the civilian population	58
Intimidation	50
Extortion	37
Forced recruitment of adults	32
Movement in zone of separation	27
Occupation of private property	23
Assassinations	22
Restriction of movement for SLMM	22
Confiscations	17
Firing of weapons	17
Moving military equipment	17
Illegal carrying of arms	16
Assault	15
Construction of new positions	13
Torture	13
Other restrictions of movement	9
Other ( Seperation of forces )	7
Activities at check points	7
Offensive Naval actions	5
Denied access to specified military areas	4
Abductions, military related	3
Deployment of weapons	1
Sabotage	1
Offensive Army, Air Force, STF action	1

The highlighted rows indicate an increase since the last month

District with the most number of GOSL violations :	Jaffna (53)
District with the most number of LTTE violations :	Batticaloa (1013) & Jaffna (810)
District with the least number of GOSL violations :	Trincomalee (9)
District with the least number of LTTE violations :	Ampara (257) & Trincomalee (273)

Source : Based on statistics provided by SLMM

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