The 2004 Asian tsunami killed over 35,000 in Sri Lanka . From 1985 to 2006 , the Sri Lankan government and Tamil insurgents held four rounds of peace talks without success . Both LTTE and the government resumed fighting in 2006 , and the government officially backed out of the ceasefire in 2008 . In 2009 , under the Presidency of Mahinda Rajapaksa , the Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the LTTE and re-established control of the entire country by the Sri Lankan Government . Overall , between 60,000 and 100,000 people were killed during the 26 years of conflict
2004 Asian tsunami
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Sri Lanka