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The protracted search for effective and durable groundrules for relations between the majority Sinhala ethnic community in Sri Lanka and the principal minority ethnic community the Tamils includes 15 years (at the date of writing) of armed hostilities between the predominantly Sinhala state and the main Tamil militant group the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) or Tigers. The conflict has spilled over to affect also the position of another minority community, the Muslims.
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Saravanamuttu, P. (2000). Sri Lanka — the Intractability of Ethnic Conflict. In: Darby, J., Ginty, R.M. (eds) The Management of Peace Processes. Ethnic and Intercommunity Conflict Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780333993668_6
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