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Ceasefire Violations

CFA Violations at a Glance

Feb 22, 2002 – December 31, 2004 (Cumulative statistics)

Feb 2002– Dec 2004
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the GOSL	115
Number of (ruled) Violations Committed by the LTTE	2668

Most Common Violations Committed by the GOSL

Feb 2002 – Dec 2004
Harassment	44
Other measures to restore normalcy	10
Hostile acts against the civilian population	9
Other restrictions of movement	9
Intimidation	7
Extortion	6
Construction of new positions	5
Occupation of private property	4
Fishing restrictions	3
Movement in zone of separation	3
Abduction of adults	3
Firing of weapons	2
Failure to vacate public buildings	2

Most Common Violations Committed by the LTTE

Feb 2002 – Dec 2004
Child recruitment	1501
Abduction of adults	401
Harassment	210
Other measures to restore normalcy (i.e. Flag hoisting)	140
Abduction of children	69
Hostile acts against the civilian population	55
Provocative acts by parties	46
Extortion	34
Intimidation	31
Occupation of private property	21
Forced recruitment of adults	20
Movement in zone of separation	19
Restriction of movement for SLMM	14
Confiscations	14
Moving military equipment	12
Torture	10
Construction of new positions	10
Illegal carrying of arms	8
Other ( Seperation of forces )	7
Activities at check points	6
Firing of weapons	5
Offensive naval actions	5
Other restrictions of movement	4
Denied access to specified military areas	4
Assassinations	4

The highlighted rows indicate an increase since the last month

District with the most number of GOSL violations :	Jaffna (46)
District with the most number of LTTE violations :	Batticaloa (698) & Jaffna (624)
District with the least number of GOSL violations :	Trincomalee (4) & Ampara (6)
District with the least number of LTTE violations :	Trincomalee (213)

Source : Based on statistics provided by SLMM

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