| Eagles of the Central Hills | |
|---|---|
| මධ්යම කඳුකරයේ රාජාලීන් | |
| Country |  Sri Lanka |
| Allegiance |  Sri Lanka Army (claimed) |
| Ideology | Anti-communism Sinhalese nationalism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Opponents | JVP |
| Battles and wars | 1987–1989 JVP insurrection
|
The Eagles of the Central Hills was a far-right Sinhalese paramilitary group in Sri Lanka. It was mainly active during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, where it was one of the main anti-communist paramilitaries alongside the Black Cat group and violently opposed the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).[1][2][3]
The Eagles of the Central Hills were believed to consist of off-duty police and military personnel. They reached out to local police stations and often claimed responsibility for killing militants or affiliates of the JVP through massacres and assassinations.[4][3]
- ^ C.A Chandraprema (2001). Sri Lanka: The Years of terror 1987-1989. p. 240.
- ^ Sri Lanka: Extrajudicial Executions, 'Disappearances' and Torture, 1987 to 1990 (PDF). United Kingdom: Amnesty International. September 1990. pp. 29–30. ISBN 0862101867. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
UPIwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ SRI LANKA: A LOST REVOLUTION?. pp. 293–296.