Historical record
What happened
The Kent and Dollar Farm attacks became an important early example of violence against vulnerable civilian settlements. The communities were located in a conflict-sensitive border area and included Sinhalese settlers and their families. Human-rights reporting from the period documented the vulnerability of such settlements to armed attacks. Contemporary accounts describe LTTE cadres attacking the settlements during the night and killing residents, including women and children. The attacks contributed to fear and displacement in border communities and became part of the wider cycle of communal violence in the North and East.
Primary documentation
Human Rights Watch – Playing the Communal Card