Sunray - Sri Lanka '95

[@OK-lq9tw]

I found your channel through your "Mercenaries of the Congo" video, and since then I am hooked. Your editing, the choice of music, showing wars I've never even heard of, and the way you show the brutality of conflict, it's near perfect. Nay, it's perfect! Keep up the good work Major! Love from the Philippines

[@MajorSamm]

Thanks a lot for sticking around and thank you for watching, I'm glad the feel I'm going for comes across and don't worry, there's many more videos on the way.

[@originalganjaman606]

Big up from Germany as well 4 MajorSamm✌🇩🇪

[@RealFleeceJohnson]

Agreed! I believe that’s when I first subbed was after watching the Mercenaries of the Congo video. Something about the editing plus the vintage videos makes every video a very unique experience, you can almost smell that military surplus smell. Then the music makes you realize that you’re watching from very far away in a different time, the not so distant past.

[@wolvernight206x8]

The mercs in the Congo vid is a thing of beauty

[@semlangenberg1882]

Absolutely

[@richardneureuther6917]

My international relations professor was there as a counselor. He dedicated one lecture on the civil war in Sri Lanka. It was one of the most shocking sessions of the entire semester. I am incredibly thankful that I grew up and currently live in times of peace.

[@ej4458]

Did he go around bashing the army about a "genocide" that never took place and a 40,000 body count nobody can prove?

[@richardneureuther6917]

@@ej4458 as far as I know he worked on peace negotiations and establishing locals programs to support citizens and try to bring the different faction closer together

[@ej4458]

@@richardneureuther6917 that was one of the worst moves ever, there was no making peace with the terrorists and they showed that over and over, every time they tried making peace with them, the terrorists just re armed themselves with more weapons, there annihilation was the best thing that happened to the country and the peopel

[@richardneureuther6917]

@@ej4458 I would argue that an effort for peace is better than no peace at all

[@troubledama9343]

@@ej4458 Are you in favor of the bombardment and targetted killing of civilians?

[@manulaw]

As a Sri Lankan, I am so happy that someone finally made a milhistory video on the civil war. I am also surprised that there's footage on the wars before the final Eelam war. I have never seen such high-quality footage on the Third Eelam war, even on local TV channels, so good job on finding the footage. As for the video itself, man I think this might your best one yet. Somber music fits perfectly with that brutal war where civilians suffered the most be it the southern Sri Lankans or the northern Sri Lankans in war-torn areas. Really thank you for this as this will bring more awareness to the civil war and I also hope you will make more videos on the Sri Lankan civil war especially the final war which has a lot of footage available. Kudos!

[@gtauto7923]

looks like some of the footage is from AP archives,

[@malithaw]

That makes sense.

[@innacrisis6991]

As a Sri Lankan who has spent most of their (relatively short) life overseas, the war has always looked more like a massacre to me. Atrocities fought with atrocities, from suicide bombings to saturation artillery fire on civilian-populated targets, hospitals, infrastructure ect. There are few things that generate more collateral damage than two-way guerrilla warfare among civilian zones. These are situations where ordinary people become an inescapable part of an environment filled with indiscriminate measures. At the end of the day though, we all come home at some point, we all must bury our dead eventually - with honesty, we're all human, all else are occupations.

[@malithaw]

@@innacrisis6991 boy this ain't nothing close to a massacre. This looks pale in comparison to what has happened in the baltics and the middleeast over the last few decades. But yeah I understand your point.

[@aregularperson7573]

@@innacrisis6991 Though I am not from Sri Lanka or from that area of the world I have tried over the last year or two to get a picture of what happened I had looked into the Yugoslav wars before this so I was no stranger to pictures of war crimes but even I was shocked of what happened during the Sri Lankan civil war And how both sides did things that are beyond Words

[@de_ciphered]

The music choice is as great as always, truly fits the atmosphere of the footage used.

[@MajorSamm]

Thanks a lot man, I've been waiting for a chance to use the soundtrack for a while and I'm glad it paid off

[@de_ciphered]

MajorSamm The bleaker tone of this video compared to the other videos you made has made this one of my instant favorites, good job on making it.

[@malithaw]

@@MajorSamm This track actually perfectly fits the state of the country and the civil war before the final stage of the sri lankan civil war; it was bleak and hopeless, neither the government nor the sri lanks had much faith in winning the wara and the morale in the army was very low but after op riviresa the tides changed in favor of the Sri Lankan government. Also showing day-to-day lives of sri lankans at the beginning was an amazing touch because as a Sri Lankan, I can assure you that the civillians suffered the most be it southerners afraid of using public transportation because of suicide bombings or northerns whose very homelands were turned into battlefields. Great job man for this video pays homage to the sri lankan civil war in a great way.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

@@malithaw Sadly , sri Lanka is no longer the same country it was before the war. Love and peace from India.

[@ej4458]

@@bhutochakrabarti4173 what? the war is over.

[@gerryw173ify]

The part with the soldiers walking past the Save the Children sign was a nice touch

[@estebanenrique5777]

the harshness and misery of war

[@ltte_slayer.0]

​@@estebanenrique5777what do you expect😂 this ain't freefire or pubg, it's happening in real grounds/areas

[@OperativeKANE]

That dude in the blue camo looks so badass running up that hill as the music swells

[@elektrotehnik94]

timestamp, pretty please?

[@OperativeKANE]

@@elektrotehnik94 3:07

[@jason8923]

@A dude with a flashlight probably paramilitary. Local paramilitaries were heavily involved in the fighting

[@ej4458]

@@jason8923 might be airforce infantry.

[@elektrotehnik94]

@@OperativeKANE Thank you

[@lemonbot4906]

This channel has made me learn more about history than any of the schools I went to.

[@garythesquidsquid7779]

Than*

[@lemonbot4906]

@@garythesquidsquid7779 thanks

[@garythesquidsquid7779]

@@lemonbot4906 no problem.

[@garythesquidsquid7779]

@@rottingravensblood9106 its all good lol mine too. I just figured it was fitting since you brought up learning. Figured why not correct a little grammar too.

[@garythesquidsquid7779]

@@ljh453 how what

[@IAmTheOnlyLucas]

I like that you included scenery at the beginning that displayed Sri Lankan people living their everyday lives. Plenty of hardship in the day-to-day but getting by and living nonetheless. Also including the odd shot of wounded combatants was poignant. Often in your videos the enemy can't be clearly seen, as they're evading fire, but they're shooting back.

[@kishanchali8752]

The ones fighting in blue uniforms are terrorists, others are Sri Lanka Army troops.

[@vikalawa5301]

Nothing brave in kiling own people it was mess created by sri lanka

[@ej4458]

@@kishanchali8752 nooooo, the ones in blue uniform are either civil defense force, police or airforce infantry men.

[@ej4458]

@@vikalawa5301 not really, the tamils considered themselves a superior and pure race who did not want to live with the majority Sinhalese, so they had a part in it as well.

[@jonaswhitt4322]

@@ej4458 ltte and tamils definitely commited their share of warcrimes but the starting of the war was 100% on the sinhalese. Like after being persecuted for a good 30 years after independence, and countless pogroms culminating in black july, definitely had a good reason to not want to live with the Sinhalese anymore.

[@Collateral0]

Sri Lanka was a conflict that still mesmerizes me, a small country with a relatively heavy fighting and a large mobilization of military troops and equipment. For such a small area it was truly intense.

[@malithaw]

Yeah man, its kinda crazy because at the final stage of the ear, sl army had a total of around 200k men mobilized which was unheard of at that time. Also the opposing LTTE were an interesting bunch. They evolved from a terrorist guerilla outfit who mastered suicidial bombing to a military org which fought conventional battles against the sl army. Not gonna lie, Had they fought the war with guerilla tactics, they would have had a real chance at winning the war- especially at the early stages of war when sri lanka was not only fighting LTTE in the north but also a communist insurgency in the south .

[@spacemarinechaplain9367]

@@malithaw Yeah, they probably should have stuck to the guerrilla warfare angle because trying to go toe-to-toe with an organized military doesn’t tend to go well if you’re the rebels.

[@aregularperson7573]

That is for sure though I am not from Sri Lanka I have at least tried to get a good idea of what happened but I will tell you IT’S HARD to find good info about this war especially info that is not bias this surprises me especially because how Violent and big this war was

[@malithaw]

@ Not really, they could have never won the war and the only reason that the war dragged on for so long is because of the sl gov's incompetence. The moment government made right choices and let the military do its own thing while comitting to a total war with a comprehensive strategy LTTE started to fall apart. Also LTTE had wiped out all other rival eelam groups long before the first eelam war so that really had no effect on the final outcome. As for the china being mentor, it was more of the main weapons supplier than mentor. It was Pakistan that played a role similar to mentor especially when it came to providing close air support and coordinated groud strike training to sl army and SLAF. India too played an important but a covert role in the final war by sharing information and equipment.

[@malithaw]

@@spacemarinechaplain9367 yeah, they were overconfident in their ability to wage conventional warfare against an proper army. If they had sticked to guerilla warfare, the war could be still well and alive to this day.

[@moddedkaine1427]

This looks like it will be quite good EDIT: It was MajorSamm never disappoints

[@MajorSamm]

I try my best, thanks man

[@t.wcharles2171]

@@MajorSamm and the best you do

[@GlidingZephyr]

Almost no one talks about this in U.S. military history courses and publications. And even when it is, it's rarely more than just a cursory mention over one or two pages. Or simply a footnote in a textbook. The length and devastation of the Sri Lankan conflict is never described appropriately. Thank you very much for uploading this footage.

[@Collateral0]

why would they, it’s U.S. military history not Sri Lankan Military History.

[@GlidingZephyr]

@@Collateral0 Something can always be learned from studying a subject in an unfamiliar setting.

[@GhostRanger5060]

It was a remarkable civil war in it's length, it's racial/ethnic nature, in the organizational genius of the LTTE, in the tenacity of the SLA, and in the fact that the government won the war the old fashioned way -- by killing the head (Velupillai Prabhakaran) and crushing the body. Many militaries could learn much from this war. Few people are aware of the influence of the LTTE on Islamic insurgency. LTTE fighters were instructors in places like the Bekka Valley. Ahh, the Bekaa Valley. That would make an interesting Major Samm video!

[@Jules7777]

In school I didn't learn about the Russian civil war, why should I of? Each country teaches what their history is they shouldn't be made to tell other peoples histories because its not their on.

[@jerrell1169]

@@Jules7777 I fully agree, but he is saying *military* history rather than a normal history class. Military history being that taught in military academies for the purpose of improving tactics and reasoning for officers.

[@porothashawarma2339]

My friend is from SL , he used to tell me a lot about the war and how ended up dispersing his entire family all across the world. I can now see what he was talking about . A truly brutal war . Love to all Sri Lankans from your cousins in the North . And thank you MajorSam for this awesome video.

[@porothashawarma2339]

@@digital_curry4776 already did.

[@SaintierSet]

I was born in 95', yet i didn't hear a single thing about this in my life. Thank you Major for making this masterpiece.

[@estebanenrique5777]

The countries of South Asia, and especially those of Southeast Asia, have always been places with a turbulent history in terms of the last century, exciting and tragic stories, but setting aside that, good video major, and happy day :)

[@guachingman]

always feels like the correct spark at the proper time can set of a major disaster in those parts, lived in indonesia for 15+ years and there is always an undercurrent in those seas, literally and figuratively.

Myanmar is still in Flame.

[@vikalawa5301]

Bro south east asia was the most turbulent area since times of jesus christ ,all this conflicts are becuase of various ethnics group and they dont like each other all the kings used to wage wars against each other and it was worsen after islamic invasion thankfully becuase of democracy their is a stablity in th region all this monarchs leave no chance to wreck people lives and now they are all crying because of britishers whatever they say but because of democracy people are niw actually living in peace

[@militaristicsoldier856]

“Fun” fact, the Tamil Tigers are the only internationally designated terrorist group to have its own Air Force, the Air tigers, consisting of several air bases, two civilian helicopters, two ultralight gliders, and 5 civilian single engine prop planes modified to be able to carry four small bombs from its undercarriage

[@tharakanuwan9986]

Now thanks to American president Taliban has billions worth cutting edge militay all sort of stuff.

[@aregularperson7573]

@@tharakanuwan9986 as an American I can say what did you expect from a guy who clearly has dementia

[@kishanchali8752]

They had also started building their own submarines and the SL Navy hadn't even thought of acquiring any at the time.

[@zag_t1550]

but they used their planes as suicide bombers

[@DulenDemitha]

They had also massacred sri lankan people....remmember that!

[@camilojaramillo2830]

This one is a bit more somber than most of ur work I feel. Amazing work major

[@MajorSamm]

That was the goal, I'm glad it worked, thank you for watching.

[@elektrotehnik94]

​It worked extremely well, good job.

[@camilojaramillo2830]

@@MajorSamm thank you for making these videos, keep up the good work!

[@spacemarinechaplain9367]

Yeah it was a lot slower and more somber than his “Moscow 93” for example which when considering the subject matter was the right call.

[@allenjlap]

Man this is fucking great content. No biases, no agendas, just the beauty and misery of war. Puts it all into perspective. Makes you think if war is ever really worth it. Maybe, maybe not. One of the best channels on KZbin.

[@elektrotehnik94]

This. Exactly this.

[@crynaek1454]

Unless if it’s his old Ukraine vs. Russia videos

[@iko9051]

War is not something you pay price for. War Is The Price.

[@rickv9180]

Hope he doesn't end up like War Aesthetics did

[@crynaek1454]

@@rickv9180 what happened to war aesthetics

[@masterofrockets]

I had a professor in college who lost a brother to this.

[@aregularperson7573]

@@M16A1-nw4jy maybe but it could have been a civilian because in this war like many before the ones who take the most damage are civilians

yeah nusance ltte suicide bombers were everywhere. just like daesh.

[@masterofrockets]

@@M16A1-nw4jy I am sorry it has been so long since responding but it was due to kidnapping for ransom

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

I see those phases between the scenes, the pace from quiet, normal developing urban peace, to policing and state officials on alert, and to full blown conflict and civilian suffering, finally to burying their dead and it will repeat itself

[@johnoconnell8609]

I don't know if you ever go back and look at comments from older videos, but this video is the one that made me finally subscribe to your channel.

[@dheemantanil]

"Cursed is the beauty of a snake, Cursed is the beauty of this island, Fighting some one s war I served in Lanka" A couplet about Indian Soldiers experience in Sri Lanka as part of OP Pawan. 1200 Brave Soldiers were martyred Thousand more were scarred for life. I lost an Uncle around Jaffna Thank you

[@patriotenfield3276]

India's own vietnam which we fought with no hands at all. One hand was disabled by govt , the other was paralysed by our own intelligence.

[@madhukarjonathanminj2772]

​@@patriotenfield3276 yeah,not to mention the loss of a PM

[@greeneast]

As a young boy my Sri Lankan Islamic Studies teacher told us a story of how he used to live on $1 a day as a student at Colombo University and how poor children were everywhere. He was mostly starving, but taught us the mercy of how he decided to give that dollar to a desperate hungry little boy he spotted and suffered the rest of the day on his own, but achieving the honour of fulfilling his Zakat, of one five pillars of the Islamic Faith which will be rewarded by God Almighty in the afterlife.

[@S.Fortunato]

Hopefully your country will recover

[@saber1885]

Good man, good Muslim too.

[@ltte_slayer.0]

​@@S.Fortunato we did recovered. Now we have to recover from the impact covid-19 did to our country

[@treaser2]

Islam is the biggest reason for human suffering on this planet

[@Romit12]

@@ltte_slayer.0 And that ruling family

[@sena3941]

A whole generation wiped out is how it should be remembered. Frequent news of suicide bombing by LTTE, atrocities, thousands of Sinhala and Tamil people dead and many more displaced. Still vividly remember the newsflashes from 2009 of Prabhakaran's death. Hard to believe it has been more than a decade since the nightmare ended. Thanks Majorsamm as usual for your outstanding video. Another disastrous impact of the colonial era divide and rule.

[@iidentifyasaa-10warthogbrr10]

I'm from Sri Lanka, and having a keen interest in geopolitics and global conflicts, it's a downer that finding footage of the Sri Lankan civil war is like finding a needle in a haystack, unlike conflicts in Syria or Afghanistan. Talked to tons of folks, Tamils from the north, ex-LTTE fighters, loads of servicemen. I know their stories, been on many trips to those places, but finding videos is a real struggle. Huge shoutout for this video, man! Really appreciate it. Finally, someone shining a light on the less-covered conflicts. Your effort is gold. Keep these discussions coming, and I'm all ears. Cheers!

[@ltte_slayer.0]

Hi brother. same, i'm also from sri lanka🗿🔥 And i also identify myself as a A-10 warthog. My pronounce are BRTTT/BRTTTTT

[@matteckert7541]

I saw your video about sarajevo randomly a year or so ago, I'm so glad I could find your channel again.

[@DanuraJay]

Thanks MajorSamm! I requested a video on Sri Lankan war a few months back. My call has been answered. Thank you. I'm Sri Lankan and I lived through this war for most of my younger days. I never was near the war zones in the north and east. But it indeed was a horrific period which, due to the length of the time the conflict was on, become very normalized for us. For example, getting instructions at school about what to do in case of a suicide bomber attacks was a part of the normal school experience, so was the constant reminder on tv about parcel bombs left on buses and trains. But we accepted that as almost as if it's just another fact of life and carried on. Thankfully the war ended in 2009. We were left in peace for almost a decade when the easter attacks happend, which created a war-like environment again in the capital and the suburbs. That felt very alarming and then only we realized that it was never a problem for us ten years ago only because we were so bloody used to it!

[@DanuraJay]

@Ashish Rajput thanks mate. Hope you and your family is doing fine amidst the current covid situation in India.

[@maquacr7014]

@@DanuraJay You're being targeted because of your alliance with China. Tighten your security and keep an eye on Wahabbi Madrassas.

[@chemo8400]

The camouflage headgear looks dope

[@malithaw]

Yeah even more dope when combined with the black headwrap.

[@comfycozy1104]

Whatever you did for the audio editing, I can't notice anything off. Great work as always!

[@alejandrooses985]

I got to say, this got to be my new personal favorite and one of the best videos you have ever made. The music in combination with the slow, but gradual, pacing is glorious. It made me feel pretty emotional. Keep up the good job!

[@kishanchali8752]

This video brings back memories of those dark times in my homeland, Sri Lanka. It was a tragedy that thousands of young people died because of stupid decisions by a few, power-hungry men. It's a great relief that we were able to overcome this sad state of affairs as a result of our armed forces who sacrificed their selves to bring peace to all of us. Thank you very much @MajorSamm for this video. Very touching.

[@daudratsu6222]

I remember when i was in highschool my teacher told us some unheard history like shinning path in peru, satsuma rebellion, and tamil tigers from sri lanka.

[@augustdenger8231]

A day when MajorSamm uploads is always a good day

[@estebanenrique5777]

You may not see this Mejorsamm, but this is one of your works that best shows the harshness and misery of war. You knew how to handle the process of going from calm, everyday life to the suffering of combat

[@ebinecksdee9872]

Just when I was thinking about you uploading. Nice timing, Major

[@MajorSamm]

Gotta stick to that schedule, thanks for watching

[@KOSVENDETTA]

2:05 my man hip firing a MAG, his squad lead told him to kill everything in that general direction

that's FN MAG.

[@KOSVENDETTA]

@ good eye, I’d never heard of that gun just looked it up, very cool.

[@blackbox7932]

It's a type 56 lmg. The Chinese version of the RPD.

[@tmatsumoto7792]

Thanks to your video, I can learn about the histories of various countries. And I can understand my ignorance. I want to say thank you from Japan.

[@samuelspake4306]

I have listened to the original cut of the Confessions theme, and I have to say that your rendition drives at the emotions. It really outdoes the original.

[@paynesonasty8773]

Dam the transition from a thriving and active city life to military conflict was just so perfect

[@sankubanku1633]

Countries like Singapore used to look up to Sri Lanka as a development model before this war, look at what war has done to my country only left us with misery, destruction, orphans and a continuation of deep ethnic hatred and animosity.

[@Steentje06]

I see why you consider this to be your best work so far! I heard the original song and man did you improve it! Dramatic and somber tones convey the sorrow of this war perfectly. May the world achieve peace.

[@-null21]

Your choice of songs and music is always fitting, it is impressive how varied your music choices are.

[@aguanteboca666]

One of the most brutal and most forgotten civil wars,together with the Nepalese one.

[@riograndedosulball248]

F for the nepalese royal family, they didn't deserve that coup

[@uraninite8151]

And an extremely brutal one.

[@aregularperson7573]

@@uraninite8151 that to say the least having the crown prince murder the entire royal family is something different

[@uraninite8151]

@@aregularperson7573 indeed. There are actually many very brutal wars that are not well known especially the African wars. Like the Sierra Leonian and Liberian civil war, Ethiopian civil war , second Congo war, Sudanese civil wars etc

[@lepmuhangpa]

Nepali*

[@manapple176]

This is definitely among some of your best work, you did a great job making this and showing me again a conflict I have never heard of

[@7chromes]

majorsamm uploads = happiness

[@felixc.3444]

Had a buddy show me this video not too long ago, I have to say, like everyone else, your editing skill is amazing. You certainly cleared your cards on many of your videos including this one. I don't know anything about this event, like some of the videos you post, but your videos inspire me to look into them and have a sit down reading into it all. The music selection is beautiful too, I can tell I'm going to sink hours into this channel while finishing up my 12th year. Cheers MajorSamm, you aesthetical genius. I hope I can get some of my pals to look into this stuff, you convey these events in such a way without uttering a single word!

[@manugamanage6096]

This is awesome. I’m more surprised how you got a footage. It has good quality to it.

[@misdangered4326]

Lovely country, lovely people. Quiet and peaceful now in the lull between the Tamil troubles ending and the Muslim problems just starting. Well worth a visit before it kicks off again.

[@Sanctimoniously]

A new MajorSamm video for (the day before) my birthday? Featuring a conflict obscure to Western audiences set to good music? What a present!

[@zariftajoar9562]

The forgotten war, this was by far the most brutal civil war in south-asia...

[@GhostRanger5060]

One of the longest, most brutal civil wars in anyplace.

[@zariftajoar9562]

@@GhostRanger5060 Agreed man....its just sad that most people know very little about this war.

[@GhostRanger5060]

@ I am well aware of the Bangladesh War of Independence. It certainly did not last as long as the Sri Lankan War against the Tamil insurgents. Bangladesh was fortunate that India came to their aid. However, I was unaware that Bangladesh had a coup in which criminals were allowed to re-enter and radicalize that society. Perhaps Bangladesh would have been better off rejoining India as an autonomous region rather than going it alone. Economically it is a very resource poor nation. Thank you for your insight!

[@zariftajoar9562]

@@GhostRanger5060 Throughout most of Bengal’s history it was independent from greater India ...first under Buddhist kings and then under the independent sultanates... even under the Mughals it was an autonomous state ally called the the ‘Bengal Subah’... United Bengal was a force to be reckoned with... if not for the British( who divided it into east and West Bengal)...I think if the two Bengals remained as an independent united nation it would be the best.. but that’s just my opinion...

[@zariftajoar9562]

@ I am actually Bangladeshi and spent my childhood there... growing up our parents and teachers always talked about the 25th March genocide and we were even shown graphic pictures of it in school. We were made to understand the horrific things that happened. Even had to write an essay on it.That day is known as ‘kalratri’, forgot the literal translation but it means something close to “dark night”. Every year thousands of people march in the capital Dhaka with lit candles in remembrance of that day. So I can assure you most people aren’t brainwashed but you are correct, radicalism has gripped my country and the political situation is grim.

[@JuanCanuck]

You truly are an artist Major. These are just getting better and better.

[@gregoryspatisserie9858]

Again , yet another absolute masterpiece. Keep up the great work my friend!

[@VeteranR]

You finally did a video on the SL civil war. Thank you mate! This is such an interesting conflict that I know very little of yet find so incredibly interesting.

[@quangcaodo8864]

The music added to the tense atmosphere. Love it

[@hristiyanangelov3610]

The soundtrack in this is something else. Never found anything like it, even in your other videos.

[@TH3PLA1NP1L0T]

Fantastic dude! I loved how as the song got more melancholic, the videos descended more into conflict and it goes really well with it! Keep it up!

[@ANWRocketMan]

Interesting to see those South African 'Buffel' APC's at 2:01. Didn't even know we exported those at the time.

[@malithaw]

This is the Unicorn not the original Buffel. Unicorn is a homemade Sri Lankan version of the Buffel.

[@ANWRocketMan]

@@malithaw Cool, thanks for the info! I'm guessing we sold you a couple of example vehicles and you modified and produced your own from then on?

[@malithaw]

@@ANWRocketMan yeah I think we bought around 40 of buffels and later used its design to make one of our own. Afaik all buffels are now out of commission, only unicorns and a unibuffels (an improved version of unicorn/buffel) are in service now. I really like it's unique design so kudos for you guys for making the world's first MRAP with such a cool design!

[@austincrouch2019]

When I was a kid, I met a man in his late teenage years who was Sri Lankan, he told me he came here to the us during the war to escape when he was younger. Watching this video immediately rehashed that memory in my mind

[@ej4458]

1:22 you can see the funeral poster of a monk that was legendary during the war among rural villagers, the ltte was carrying out massacres and the monk was against letting villagers abandon these villages and run away. Sadly he was killed along with 14 other monks including child monks in the aranthalawa massacre. There's a movie with a monk based off on him called Gamini. I recommend highly to watch this, it's a good movie.

[@Simte]

Great upload Major, watching this videos is a reminder of how many beautiful places in the world have endure the plague of war. I hope one of these days you could do one on Colombia and the longest civil war active to this day. My folks were lucky to survive the 80's and 90's.

[@austindavis1686]

jesus this is your best video yet, not discrediting your others, but this really is something. I'd call it Art man. Its beautiful

[@HankScorpio93]

"Fun" Fact: With the Sea Tigers and the Air Tigers, the Tamil Tigers were the only insurgent army that had its own Air Force and Navy.

[@grimace1.048]

The Yugoslav partisans also had an airforce

[@patriotenfield3276]

So did Angolan MPLA and FNLA and also the Katangese rebels too.

[@arrogleinadtra]

You forgot the khmer rouge lol.

[@ltte_slayer.0]

But both their air tigers and sea tigers weren't affective😂 sea tigers got busted by the SBS. and the sl army LRRPs nerfed the leader of the air tigers, leading it to its' downfall

[@clevtrog]

Major's best videos always have funerals. I guess that's what sets him apart from other war aesthetics channels.

[@adheeshavishwajith]

Thanks major sam ❤❤ this is my motherland sri lanka. I I told you in a live chat to make a video about the Sri Lankan Civil War. I am very happy.

[@jmac6750]

Where else can you get battle footage and a new banger of a track? *MajorSamm has your back!*

[@diewildemathilde4432]

Another great and very memorable video, especially in contrast to the more heavier and more action packed ones you put out in the past! Very enjoyable to watch and listen to, Thank you!

[@novagate22]

Just seeing it now. Wow. The vibe was very 70's though it really captured the ideas that we had in Australia of this conflict (if you had actually been watching).

[@citizen_or_civilian]

*The things we don't hear about in the West... Great work.*

[@joeblow5214]

As soon as I saw the title of the video I knew it was dealing with the Tamil Tigers. Love the song choice.

[@ej4458]

It's a soldier in the thumbnail not a ltte terra

[@Jison9]

This is a fantastic piece, the thematic build-up with the crescendo that came with it. You convey a lot of feeling in the videos you upload. it's not gratuitous gore and splatter, it's human kind at its worst and finest. Life is cheap, indifference reigns but we can also (sometimes) rise above and shine a little. That's what I see in a lot of what you do. Thank you!

[@mulder801]

I remember i watch your channel when i saw black cauldron on my recommendation. Superb work there , also thanks for the captions on your video. That gives a little glint of what's happening there.

[@thifmaster1466]

Nice vid realy the music fits so well not just to the video but too to the mood I have lately

[@beltempest4448]

This is definitely one of the best things you’ve ever produced. It’s very deep.

[@laptopdroptop9457]

Once again a captivating video with great music and scene choice.

[@olawiaczek1]

Good content as per usual Major, the Tamil Tigers were an interesting bunch.

[@Sacrilege7294]

My favourite from you, MajorSamm. No Worse Enemy was my favourite, but this one takes the cake.

[@totenkopf1525]

To say it’s your best work would mean you don’t have other masterpieces of this caliber. Excellent job Major

[@Browndogdiesel]

Early finish on a Friday and a new majorsamm video. Life doesn’t get much better

[@jason8923]

I feel sad for Sri Lanka. They used to be one of the richer countries in Asia, so much so that even Singapore asked them for economic advice when it gained independence. Unfortunately as my history teacher put it, the country literally tore itself apart.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

That's what happens when u let religion dictate politics.

[@malithaw]

True man, our country had a great headstart compared to other asian nations but we managed to screw it up.

[@malithaw]

@@bhutochakrabarti4173 it wasn't religion per se, but the language rights. Roots of the war can be traced back to 50s sinhala only act.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

@@malithaw Not ur fault. Sri Lankan politics is certainly very corrupt. Hope one-day u guys will be able to regain ur lost ground not only economically but also in cricket.

[@bhutochakrabarti4173]

@@malithaw Yeah. Anyways whatever be the reason it shouldn't have happened. By the way how's country nowadays politically?

[@roboticm0use521]

Major Samm is a house hold name!! Love from Thailand 🇹🇭

[@CDG7755]

Your best work yet. Truly spectacular. A tragic conflict. I remember growing up, hearing about it on the news every once in a while. It was shocking how long it lasted, with its large lulls in the fighting.

[@germanwarrabbit]

didn't even know this conflict happened until now poor lads

[@solomon5ty]

This channel is honestly amazing, been subbed a while now and i still never hesitate to hop on as soon as I get a notification, underrated channel!

[@alexlivas2414]

A very sad but enjoyable video

[@gyom9293]

I think that this is one of your best video

[@ahmadmustaqim7091]

I am aware of the Sri Lankan war. But this is the first time I've seen the visual of it

[@0200071]

One of the best countries and people where ever im travelled to. Damn shame whats going on right now. They where doing allright after the war and tsunami.

[@Bbuffalofan1]

Just perfection

[@ppwithaweewee9403]

Majorsam nailed Congo 64 was searching if he did something on sri Lanka, ain't dissapointed just delighted.

[@tombrigden7075]

I love watching videos like these because it’s interesting to see the mix of NATO and Eastern block equipment all mixed in together

[@RudySanErik]

I am really suprised how well the Gov. Army is equipped .... well done.

[@noamhamdaoui-guerin8281]

I really think that your youtube channel is one of the most interesting among all those where I am subscribed.

Sri Lankan Civil war weapons (1983-2009) a)SRI LANKAN MILITARY WEAPONS. 1)CZ-75 2)Glock 17 (special forces) 3)Type 56-1 and Type 56-2 4) Type 81 SAW 5)RPD LMG (standard issued lmg) 6)PKM GPMG and Type 80 GPMG (standard issued gpmg) 7)FN MAG (Special forces) 8) QBZ-95 (special forces) 9)Browning M1919 GPMG (mechanised divisions) 10) Browning M2 HMG 11)DSHK HMG 12)Type 77 HMG 13) W-85 HMG/Type 85 HMG 14)SVD Dragunov 15)Lee-Enfield Sniper variant 16)SAR-80 (unknown) 17)MP-5 (standard smg) 18)Sterling SMG 19) RPG-7 20) Type -69 Rocket launcher 21) AI L96 sniper 22) HK PSG1 (special forces) 23) Milkor AGL 24) RPO-A Shmel (special forces) 25)HJ-8 ATGM more weapons list to be uploaded

[@DaciaJC]

This is your best work yet, MajorSamm, brilliant job!

[@taskforceboi8977]

Well edited, great music Very somber, very neat

[@Kevin-dz2oj]

Bloody beautiful masterpiece once again and shall we never forget any war nor any man which gave their life, may all their souls rest.

[@DarkSteel361]

Another MajorSamm masterpiece

[@elbecariodelosvideojuegos2488]

As always, a great video, MajorSamm, with every video you upload, you make subscribing to this channel worthwhile, beautiful.

[@MajorSamm]

Thank you for being subscribed and watching, I'm glad you liked it.

[@nickwalters2888]

Did a 10,000 word paper on this event my freshman year lol.

[@malithaw]

wow really? What was the topic and what was your conclusion or summary? It would be cool to have an outsider perspective on the civil war.

[@fhilhamdhialharis3453]

It's been a good ride so far, i dont remember where or when i got to your channel but as far as i can tell i always come to watch from time to time be it for work just to see for past time for refreshing the moment while i read about the history of the video itself Anyway the editing and choice is awesome, the footage is great too! Cheers from Indonesia major! Maybe try cover up some from here we had a lot too from inside to outside war 🙏

[@Genericname443]

Damn I was just reading about this yesterday.