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Sri Lanka's president promised a political solution to the conflict acceptable to all communities in the country. He said the war was against terrorists and that all ethnic minorities are now Sri Lankans.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says Sri Lanka's civil war spawned communal violence between Buddhists Sinhalese and Hindu Tamils that also involved Muslims and Christians. Though not directly related to the war effort, underlying tensions spilled over into violent attacks on Christian churches and ministers by groups espousing Buddhist nationalism, amid allegations that government forces did little to stop them.

Exacerbating tensions since the December 2004 tsunami were allegations that outside groups were using humanitarian aid to entice impoverished people into converting to Christianity. That has prompted Sri Lanka's parliament to consider amending the constitution to prohibit Buddhists from converting to another religion, earning Sri Lanka a place on the commission's watch list for freedom of religion.