Situation in Jaffna

Taken from HIC Sri Lanka situation report

JAFFNA DISTRICT
Situation update
• The security situation in Jaffna remains tense with audible and sporadic outgoing daily shelling. On 28 Jan, there was an escalation with heavy exchanges
at the FDL, resulting in the cancellation of all civilian flights. The situation has since returned to occasional outgoing shelling. The airport at Palali is open.
Displacement/Returns
• A new small scale displacement took place in Chavakachcheri DS Division following the intensification of shelling/artillery in the vicinity of the FDL on 21
Jan. However, most of the displaced population has since returned to their places of origin as the situation calmed.
• The Jaffna GA is planning to facilitate a return of 19 IDP families to Allaipidi, Velanai DS Division (Kayts Island). Agencies have expressed some concerns
about the current security situation on the island, but authorities have reiterated their intention to organize this return in accordance with the Guiding
Principles on Internal Displacement.
• UNHCR continues to monitor IDPs living at Temporary Accommodation Centres. 11 TACs remain functional – five in Karaveddy, three in Chavakachcheri,
and three in Jaffna.