This photo taken on Feb. 23, 2025 shows the Jaffna Public Library in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Located in northern Sri Lanka, Jaffna is a coastal city heavily ravaged during a long-term civil war.

Thousands of people trying to leave Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula are trapped by ethnic conflict. The peninsula is held by the Sri Lankan government.

Reappraisal of herpetofauna recorded from Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka with remarks on conservation, diversity, and distribution. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 26 (5), 247-260. doi: 10 ...

In 1995, after the military recaptured Jaffna from the LTTE, it seized large areas of land and evicted people from their home in order to establish high security zones (HSZs).