Through out our time as human beings, many things have changed for better or for worse. Things have been done that cannot be changed backed to how they were before. There is one awful thing that has happened many times through out our history, mainly during wars between culture, race, and religion. Recently, one of these events has come to a close, after more than 25 years of killing. This event was laced with the civil war that was happening between the minority and the majority. Mixed with this civil war, there were mass killings committed, child soldiers being used, abuse, and assassinations. This event was called the Sri Lankan Civil War.[This is your introduction. It's the first thing people read, and first impressions count. Take the opportunity to say something profound and important, not waffly and useless and vague.]
Within this civil war in Sri Lanka, many insurgencies are involved and are [were - get your tenses consistent, if not right] fighting for the same goal; to create a separate country for the Tamils. The main insurgency group is called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).There are also two main ethical[You mean ethnic] groups involved, the Tamils and the Sinhalese. The Sinhalese has help from the Indian government during a short period of time; they were doing a peace keeping mission which ultimately ended when the two sides started fighting again.
For 9431 days, the civil war raged on in Sri Lanka, that’s 25 years 9 months and 25 days of fighting, failed peace talks, rape, murder, abuse, assassinations, and many of horrible things the people of Sri Lanka had to deal with. Along side all of this, there was also a genocide going on. The Tamils were being targeted by the Sinhalese for various reasons, but genocide usually comes after a war in which the bases of it are not for economical reasons. The genocide wasn’t a quick one, but it was a long and drawn out event that happened immediately after the start of the civil war.
This civil war and genocide took place in Sri Lanka, a small country that lies in the Indian Ocean, just south of India. The country is in the shape of a tear drop and consists of many beaches, mountains, forests and arid plains. Sri Lanka is also known for their tea and also for their coconuts. - [no shit. It's called the Sri Lankan genocide because it happened in Brazil? And unless any of the information here has any direct bearing on what you're going to say, it's completely unnecessary.]
[move the Black July explanation up here; that makes this paragraph redundant] This all started on July 23rd 1983, with an event called Black July; which was also considered the beginning of the genocide. Even though the official starting date was the 23rd of July, there has always been a tension between the Sinhalese and the Tamils. On May 18th 2009, after 9431 days of war, the Sri Lankan government announced that it had defeated the LTTE and also boldly stated that it had become the first nation to eradicate terrorism all together.[Move this last part to the end of your account of the actual war]
May things contributed to the start of the civil war,[Factors contributing to the war go back] going all the way back to when the British controlled Sri Lanka. During 1919, the Sinhalese and the Tamils worked together to try to allow more rights[for whom?]. They worked together and well until late 1960 when rumors circulated about a separate Tamil state being in the works. Meanwhile, an employee of the British High Commission began collaborating with the separatist[who? More detail is needed here at just about every level, if you think this is important]. This is around the time that the LTTE was formed [closely followed by many other similar groups - or somesuch]Following some violence against the government, many other groups formed with the same or somewhat similar ideology as the LTTE. Many of these groups also formed their own political parties as well, to back up their ideology in the government[legitimize their ideology]. As the years draged on, [over time] many of the groups merged with the LTTE, making it a larger, stronger, and more sophisticated group [you use 'group' too often - try organization] allowing for more high profile assassinations and attacks. This was the beginning of a long and expensive war for the Tamils, the Sinhalese, and the people of Sri Lanka.
When it comes to wars, there are many reasons for this act, ranging from economical purposes to political reasons. The civil war however, was for a small minority wanting to be separated from the others.[there are better ways to phrase this] The Tamils, the small minority with only 7% of the population, wanted to take on the larger Sinhalese, the larger with 74%, and find a way to form their own little country[The minority Tamils desired independence from the Sinhalese - or some such] They felt discriminated from the rest. This was their fuel for their fire.[There are better ways to phrase this] When they Tamils did a small attack, the Sinhalese came back hard and an even called Black July occurred, which was what help create a larger fire and enraged the Tamil population even more.[Useless now. And ditch the fire metaphor] These little things slowly added up until the Tamils couldn’t take it any longer and they launched an assault against the Sinhalese and the Sri Lankan government. The Sinhalese and the government do what comes natural, they defend themselves, and the government now pronounces them as a terrorist group; condemning them and their cause.[We can imagine what happens next. If you're going to be so vague about it, you might as well leave it to the reader - we already know]
Through out this paper, the event called Black July has come up multiple times. This event happened on July 23rd 1983, which later also became the official start of the Sri Lankan Civil War. This was an anti-Tamil pogrom and angry mobs attacked anything involving Tamils or have some meaning to them, from stores to statues. These attacks and riots came after the LTTE killed 13 Sri Lankan soldiers, making this the LTTE’s first high profile attack on the government. The riots killed anywhere from hundred to thousands of Tamils and it launched a wave of fleeing. The riots took place everywhere, from the streets all the way to prison. No one who was a Tamil was considered safe. This is the first act of genocide by the people; who were angry and wanted to retaliate.[The seminal event of the civil war occured on July 23 1983, now known as Black July. In retaliation for the LTTE killing of 13 Sri Lankan soldiers, riots broke out throughout the country, attacking anyone and anything associated with Tamils. Hundreds or thousands of Tamils were killed and triggered a mass exodus... - look, I'm even writing it for you. It needs work, but you get the picture. Paper space is precious. Use it wisely.]
There is a great wealth of news about the LTTE, the main group behind many of the attack against the Sri Lankan government. This group was very organized and had specific divisions for certain tasks (a total of 31 divisions ranging from armed forces to global communications), a lot like[analogously to] the United States Armed Forces. For example, the LTTE had a division called the “Sea Tigers” which were a group trained to attack vessels at sea and help with sea attacks, a lot[if you want to use 'a lot', you have to quantify] like our Navy, but the Sea Tigers did have a small advantage; which were the[had a] fleet of suicide bomber vessels which were used to sink at least 20 vessels, one of which was a freighter[What were the rest? Kayaks? What is the significance of this?]. The LTTE worked to insure[ensure] that anyone willing to help for the cause was used, since there were[also had] two [combat]divisions specifically for women only, Malathi brigade and Sothiya brigade. Those two divisions were used for all tasks including fighting. The LTTE followed a simple ideology, which was Tamil nationalism. They also had a very steady income of about 200 to 300 million dollars a year with many people on their payroll who were working for them, ranging from[employing, among others,] intelligence officers to[and] homeland defense. This group was a very hard on the Sri Lankan government and the civilians living there as well.[if you want to talk about the LTTE effect on everyone else, talk about it. Don't dance around the subject.]
The civil war and genocide in Sri Lanka wrecked[wreaked] havoc on the Tamils, the Sinhalese, and the other minorities living in the country. It caused a lot of damage to the Sri Lankan economy[You haven't specified] and this civil war will always be part of their history. Even though the war against them is officially over, there is always a chance of this group making a comeback and avenging those who were killed. There is a great deal of knowledge from this event taking place.[What does this sentence even mean?] Many countries can learn from this event, knowing that anger can trigger the mass killing on a single group[This isn't the only genocide. Also, too vague.].
