Eelam War I (23 July 1983 - 29 July 1987) is the name given to the initial phase of the armed conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE. == Prelude == Tensions between the government and Tamil militant groups had been brewing since the 1970s. The 1971 JVP insurrection lead to the government to conduct an extensive counter insurgency to subdue a Marxist youth insurgency leading to the imprisonment of the many that were captured though the Criminal Justice Commission.
Eelam War I (23 July 1983 - 29 July 1987) is the name given to the initial phase of the armed conflict between the government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE. == Prelude == Tensions between the government and Tamil militant groups had been brewing since the 1970s. The 1971 JVP insurrection lead to the government to conduct an extensive counter insurgency to subdue a Marxist youth insurgency leading to the imprisonment of the many that were captured though the Criminal Justice Commission.
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