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Eagles of the Central Hills

Eagles of the Central Hills

The Eagles of the Central Hills was a far-rightSinhaleseparamilitary 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–LeninistJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP).

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.