Knowledge (XXG)

Vadamarachchi Operation

Source 📝

1107:. On pressure from the state government of Tamil Nadu, the Indian government demanded the cessation of the offensive, claiming it would end the suffering of the civilian population. President Jayewardene and Minister Athulathmudali were furious, as they saw this as a direct intervention by India in the internal matters of Sri Lanka, and a strong protest was lodged with the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo. The Indian government supported a flotilla of boats that sailed from Tamil Nadu, claiming it was bringing relief supplies. The Sri Lankan Navy intercepted the flotilla within Sri Lankan territorial waters. After the navy threatened to open fire if the boats crossed into Sri Lankan territorial waters, the flotilla turned back. The Indian government responded by sending five 25: 1037:. The infantry waded across the lagoon while the engineers prepared an alternative crossing for the armor. The eastern side of Thondamanaru was heavily mined by the LTTE; the advance company under Capt. Bahar Morseth took the brunt, with the lead platoon losing 90% of its men in the first half-hour. The command vehicle of the 1st Gajaba Battalion was blown up by a land mine, but the battalion commander was on foot. Clearing of the mines and booby traps were left to a 2nd Field Engineer Squadron of the 1045:—constantly under fire—neutralized and removed mines and booby traps left by LTTE cadres. They lost 42 men in four hours and its commanding officer, Maj. Rajasinghe, was wounded. The militants had set up clusters of mines connected to each other, tripping one set off a series, with one killing eight sappers. The sappers cleared a path across the minefield although under fire from LTTE bunkers, allowing the 1 Gajaba Regiment to move forward by afternoon. 268: 257: 246: 235: 222: 188: 2160: 1925: 174: 2073: 1996: 320: 304: 293: 280: 203: 3035: 3019: 3082: 3051: 3098: 1025:
dropped on the beach around Manalkadu to prevent any escape to the sea, where the navy had deployed its gunboats. At first light air force planes dropped leaflets advising the civilian population to take shelter in designated safe zones, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was enforced across the peninsula. An hour later the air force sent in its ground attack aircraft and bombers.
2133: 3066: 1099:, less than 20 km away. Iddaikadu was captured and the militants fell back to Achchuveli Maha Vidyalayam, making a stand. The advance was halted here; Capt. Navaratne was hit by a rifle grenade. However, mortar fire from Thondamanaru broke the resistance and the troops captured Achchuveli. The pressure from the Indian government mounted. 816:, reducing the Sri Lankan government's control over this area. In February 1987 the military launched Operation Giant Step with the objective of expanding and clearing areas around major encampments in Jaffna, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee and Batticaloa districts, as had been the case with the previous operations Short Shift 1 and 2. 883:
was tasked with the main push into the Vadamarachchi, with elements of engineering units attached. Each brigade had 1500-2000 troops. The 1st Brigade was to move east along the coast from Thondamanaru, while 3rd Brigade moved eight miles south parallel to the 1st Brigade protecting its flank. A group
1102:
The Indian government cracked down on LTTE operations in India in November 1986, but had instructed the Sri Lankan government not to carry out any major offensives against the LTTE. At the start of the second phase, Sri Lankan listening posts intercepted LTTE communications urgently requesting their
1028:
At 8:30 am 1st Brigade and 3rd Brigade began their move to their designated objectives against heavy opposition, with the cover of artillery, mortar and naval fire support. At the same time diversionary action was undertaken by the 2nd Brigade Group. It was difficult for the troops to break out from
824:
In early 1987 the Sri Lankan military formulated a plan to restore government control over the area dominated by the LTTE. This plan called for the use of a large number of troops using conventional warfare tactics to break out from the encircled military bases, destroying the LTTE and capturing the
1024:
The offensive started on the morning of 26 May 1987, with air force helicopters dropping sticks of special forces across the lagoon to block exit points from Vadamarachchi, which the militants could try to take. They dug in, awaiting the progress of the main operation. Another unit of commandos was
1052:
Following Thondamanaru, the army progress gathered steam and the LTTE withdrew, but the army units faced threats from land mines and booby traps set by the militants in anticipation of an attack by the army. Many houses were rigged to blow when attempting to enter; one such rigged explosion nearly
1082:
without giving LTTE units time to regroup, with troops from Point Pedro breaking out to link up with the advancing formations. Following the capture of Valvettithurai, militant resistance melted. By the first week of June government forces managed to gain control over the entire zone and captured
1011:
The army began probing attacks days prior to the main operation, while air attacks targeted militants in Valikamam following the Pettah bomb blast. On 18 May the army made several forays from its camps in Palai, Thondamanaru, Kurumbasiddy, Kattuvan and Navatkiuli. In one of these forays the army
1150:
Troop morale was at its highest peak with the success of the first phase and capture of the Vadamarachchi region. The abrupt halt of the second phase of the operation drastically affected morale of the troops involved, as the military and many in Sri Lanka believed victory was certain with the
1073:
mounting .50-cal. machine guns and 40 mm grenade launchers. On 28 May the army managed to capture Udupiddy and Valvettithurai. The troops found bunkers in the town with strong concrete walls that withstood 37mm shells of the gunboats as well as a militant training camp and a workshop that
1048:
2nd Brigade had by now become active with forays from the camps in Valikamam and Jaffna fort, with two groups of commandos landing from the sea. To the south, a force advanced from Elephant Pass to Iyakachchi and then to Sornampattu, with the objective of reaching Chempionpattu to seal off the
888:, who was also the overall commander, was tasked with diversionary action including forays from the besieged bases in Valikamam and the Jaffna fort, along with another column advancing from the south from Elephant Pass. Supporting the infantry, the army deployed the full strengths of its 844:. The build-up of men and material in the operational bases got underway; diversionary operations in the form of air traffic and troop movements were carried out in order to confuse LTTE cadres observing the army bases. The Minister of National Security, 1166:
The military had sustained the heaviest number of casualties suffered so far in a single operation undertaken by it, with 33 killed and 182 wounded. The defending LTTE fighting back from secure fortified positions lost 631 KIA. The government issued the
1137:
With the prospect of Indian intervention made clear by Operation Poomalai, President Jayewardene ordered a halt to the offensive and the second phase of the operation was abandoned. Indian forces landed in Sri Lanka on July 29 with the signing of the
2890: 1207:, would play a major role as the Commander of the Sri Lankan Army and Defence Secretary in the later stages of the civil war in which the LTTE was completely defeated militarily. The Jaffna peninsula itself was completely captured in the successful 1976: 1191:, who gained fame in the offensive as its field commanders, went on to lead several more successful offensives until both were killed on August 8, 1992, while making preparations for an operation to recapture the 2053: 2900: 2863: 2895: 1981: 1069:
in the army. The navy attempted a landing on the coast of Valvettithurai with limited success. A bridgehead was established but could not be expanded due to heavy resistance, with the use of
443: 379: 3153: 1095:
With the objective of Phase One achieved, the second stage of this operation was launched on June 3, 1987, with a thrust towards Achchuveli, the goal of which was to capture the city of
1049:
southern part of Vadamarachchi, which it achieved. The foray from the Jaffna fort, however, was turned back after heavy resistance from the militants led by LTTE Jaffna commander Kittu.
884:
of commandos were to be landed by helicopter in the south, south-west and the east coast of Vadamarachchi to prevent militants from escaping. The 2nd Brigade under the command of Brig
2401: 2237: 433: 2994: 1195:. Some of the senior officers who participated in the offensive remained in the army, while others left, disillusioned by the Indo-Sri Lankan accord. Two officers who served as 2967: 2923: 2114: 2008: 681: 2989: 2875: 1130:
with the threat that "force" would be used if opposed by the Sri Lanka Air Force; 22 tons of humanitarian relief supplies were dropped in the Jaffna area on June 4 in
2104: 2200: 413: 154: 1831: 1087:, narrowly escaped advancing troops. By 31 May the government declared that the Vadamarachchi region had been recaptured and several army camps were established. 372: 1163:
in the south in the form of a low-intensity conflict with many targeted assassinations, resulting in the redeployment of army units to the south of the country.
2436: 2048: 2043: 2038: 2033: 1083:
large amounts of arms left behind by retreating LTTE forces. Military intelligence discovered that LTTE leader Prabakaran, along with then Vadamarachchi leader
796:
on 23 July 1983, the conflict escalated in the northern and eastern parts of the island. By 1987 the army found itself restricted to its fortified bases in the
2870: 2109: 1943: 2984: 753:. At the time it was the largest combined services operation undertaken by the armed forces deploying multiple brigade size formation, becoming the first 524: 980:
fast gunboats for naval bombardment and an array of smaller vessels for coastal operations enforcing an exclusion zone around the coast of Vadamarachchi.
2094: 2879: 365: 2083: 613: 573: 2977: 2957: 1799: 3133: 2918: 2858: 2583: 2406: 2028: 438: 2935: 2416: 1416: 1349: 1314: 1258: 1104: 674: 2940: 1220: 833: 2365: 1029:
the Thondamanaru area because LTTE forces had blown up the Thondamanaru bridge months previously to delay government forces from reaching
46: 3069: 3158: 3038: 3022: 2119: 1849: 992: 2315: 3085: 3054: 2170: 1824: 1740: 1714: 456: 825:
land controlled by them in the Jaffna peninsula, with the aim of bringing the war to a military conclusion. The plan was approved by
3101: 2535: 2472: 1692: 1667: 1618: 1521: 1443: 1180: 68: 1151:
capture of Jaffna and the LTTE leadership that was trapped. This, many believed, was prevented by India with its intervention and
2441: 2224: 2077: 2000: 1120: 1053:
killed Brig. Kobbekaduwa. Reaching the coast, troops from the 1st Brigade, defeating the defensive line commanded by LTTE leader
667: 207: 1544: 3148: 3128: 2421: 2220: 2175: 2099: 757:
engagement on Sri Lankan soil after the end of British colonial rule. The operation involved nearly 4,000 troops, supported by
3004: 1606: 1160: 2928: 2682: 2335: 1971: 1964: 1862: 1732: 1706: 1590: 1511: 578: 1433: 1409:
Post Conflict Foreign Policy Challenges for Sri Lanka. Decentralization and Development of Sri Lanka Within a Unitary State
2972: 2411: 2275: 2058: 1817: 1168: 529: 489: 1277: 2705: 2695: 2345: 1857: 461: 1804: 2885: 2431: 2375: 2370: 2340: 2325: 2290: 1078:". Another column (commandos, under the command of Maj. Sarath Handapangoda) captured Nelliady and advanced towards 643: 568: 514: 494: 39: 33: 3138: 2999: 2330: 2320: 2305: 2265: 2147: 1304: 1156: 1041:
commanded by Maj. Lucky Rajasinghe. The first day of the battle depended mainly on the field engineer squadron, as
829: 593: 2952: 2945: 2700: 2295: 1897: 648: 554: 1159:
arrived on the island to keep peace and the Sri Lankan Army withdrew to its camps in Jaffna. This initiated the
1061:
incident that claimed the life of Capt. Shantha Wijesinghe, who had gained fame two years prior in successfully
50: 2758: 2558: 2543: 1959: 953: 909: 889: 872: 628: 519: 765:
and naval gun boats. The offensive achieved its primary objective, however operations were suspended when the
1805:
hWeb - Sri Lanka’s recent history of ethnic conflict and political crisis originates from its colonial legacy
2768: 2651: 2601: 2350: 738: 623: 598: 471: 2962: 2721: 2690: 2360: 1892: 1887: 1882: 1877: 1872: 1139: 1112: 945: 933: 913: 905: 826: 777: 758: 638: 539: 499: 285: 1571: 3143: 2783: 2656: 2396: 2310: 1013: 925: 845: 583: 549: 504: 1670:. (Dixit was the Indian High Commissioner during the 1980s negotiations that led to the IPKF presence.) 812:
around these bases, preventing any movement out of them. This gave the LTTE a free hand in much of the
3034: 3018: 840:, which handled coordination with the armed services, police and military intelligence headed by Col. 2814: 2646: 2573: 2391: 2355: 2270: 1840: 1795:
Texts of key agreements in the peace process and an analysis of the process by Conciliation Resources
797: 789: 754: 633: 588: 534: 389: 94: 1057:, made a 90-degree turn undertaking a pincer movement to capture Valvettithurai. This resulted in a 3050: 2611: 2596: 2563: 2510: 2490: 2300: 1954: 1070: 1038: 921: 917: 893: 558: 509: 972:
received high priority. This was the largest assembling of aircraft for any operation so far. The
3097: 2731: 2621: 2426: 2285: 2280: 2255: 2245: 1782: 1208: 1204: 1188: 1184: 1131: 1127: 1062: 988: 969: 941: 868: 864: 852: 809: 773: 718: 713: 703: 608: 603: 544: 466: 272: 261: 1475: 808:. The LTTE, which had become the dominant Tamil militant group, had established roadblocks and 2726: 2661: 2641: 2606: 2520: 2495: 2485: 1736: 1728: 1710: 1702: 1688: 1663: 1517: 1439: 1412: 1355: 1345: 1320: 1310: 1254: 766: 762: 618: 563: 239: 1794: 2480: 1867: 1192: 1176: 1012:
killed LTTE Jaffna District leader Anthony Kaththiar (alias Radha), who had carried out the
991:, killing 127 civilians, including children and women. This was followed four days later by 977: 841: 813: 746: 309: 2819: 2799: 2553: 2515: 2505: 2260: 1744: 1718: 1594: 1575: 1066: 996: 880: 860: 837: 793: 227: 2853: 2824: 2773: 2763: 2568: 2525: 2500: 1949: 1939: 1200: 1172: 1124: 1034: 1030: 973: 885: 876: 250: 193: 1569:
Full text of H.Efs speech at the War Heroes commemoration event at the Ananda College
3122: 3073: 2616: 2210: 1548: 1196: 1152: 1103:
cadres in Tamil Nadu to request help to save them from complete destruction from the
1058: 901: 897: 851:
The army planned to deploy three brigades—the 1st Brigade, under the command of Col.
742: 423: 3042: 3026: 2804: 2778: 2215: 2205: 2023: 1809: 856: 428: 418: 3089: 3058: 1587: 1374: 3105: 2809: 2591: 2548: 2195: 1116: 1079: 984: 965: 949: 937: 805: 801: 691: 408: 90: 1762: 1717:, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka; 1 edition (October 1, 1987), By 2018: 2013: 1904: 1324: 1281: 484: 1359: 2159: 1930: 179: 140: 1725:
Indian intervention in Sri Lanka: The role of India's intelligence agencies
1677:. The Sri Lanka Studies Institute, Claremont 1990. (Also available online 1631: 1339: 1134:, in what was termed a violation of territorial sovereignty by Sri Lanka. 1065:
in the first militant attack on an army encampment and received the first
1344:(1st ed.). New Delhi: Pentagon Security International. p. 277. 961: 957: 929: 859:(commanded by Lt. Col. V.S. Boteju and Lt. Col. Wasantha Perera) and the 769: 776:
on June 4, 1987, which prompted the Sri Lankan government to accept the
1341:
Lost victory : the rise & fall of LTTE supremo, V. Prabhakaran
1042: 1000: 357: 1678: 1675:
The Broken Palmyra - The Tamil Crisis in Sri Lanka: An Inside Account
1096: 1084: 1054: 297: 136: 2829: 2138: 1772: 1108: 1699:
War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna
848:
was notified of the planned operation shortly before it started.
750: 1813: 1673:
Hoole, R., Somasundaram, D., Sritharan K., and Thiranagama, R.
663: 361: 1568: 659: 18: 1272: 1270: 956:
was deployed as transports along with eight helicopters of
1777: 1767: 1607:
Ban Ki Moon ensure LTTE atrocities are investigated first
792:, formally marked by the ambush of Sri Lanka Army patrol 1800:
Report on the Sri Lankan peace process by Asiafoundation
875:(commanded by Lt. Col. Naradha Wickramarathne and Maj. 1743:, South Asian Network on Conflict Research (1993), By 1588:
Sri Lanka taught world the art of humane ops-President
1763:
The role of the air force during Operation Liberation
1619:
Life as a Weapon: The Global Rise of Suicide Bombings
1382:
Prism: A Journal of the Center for Complex Operations
151:
Phase 1 objective achieved by the Sri Lankan military
1609:, Sri Lanka Watch-voice of moderates, Shenali Waduge 863:(commanded by Lt. Col. Sathis Jayasundara and Maj. 2911: 2846: 2792: 2751: 2744: 2714: 2681: 2674: 2634: 2582: 2534: 2471: 2464: 2457: 2450: 2384: 2235: 2188: 2156: 2128: 2069: 1992: 1920: 1913: 1848: 832:and detailed operational planning was begun by the 741:in May and June 1987 to recapture the territory of 867:); and the 3rd Brigade under the command of Brig. 1578:, Old Anandians Web Japan, Retrieved 6 April 2015 1505: 1503: 1501: 1499: 1497: 1495: 1493: 1244: 1242: 1240: 1238: 1236: 1171:for all those who participated in the offensive. 3154:Foreign intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War 83: 737:was the military offensive carried out by the 1825: 1597:, Ministry of Defence, Retrieved 6 April 2015 1253:. Sri Lanka: Deepanee Printers. p. 195. 1003:, which resulted in 113 deaths of civilians. 675: 373: 8: 1155:. Following the Indo-Sri Lankan accord, the 2748: 2678: 2468: 2461: 2454: 1917: 1832: 1818: 1810: 987:, 17 April 1987, the LTTE carried out the 968:was dedicated for casualty evacuation, as 682: 668: 660: 380: 366: 358: 80: 1773:Government of Sri Lanka Peace Secretariat 69:Learn how and when to remove this message 1685:Tigers of Lanka: from Boys to Guerrillas 1545:"The 1st. Battalion of the Gemunu Watch" 111:26 May – 4 June 1987 32:This article includes a list of general 1232: 3081: 2407:Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali 2417:Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa 1655:. Swastika (Pvt.) Ltd., Colombo 1998. 1513:The Tamil Separatist War in Sri Lanka 1470: 1468: 1466: 1464: 1462: 1303:Heynes, Stephen (2016). "Chapter 6". 7: 3065: 1653:War or Peace in Sri Lanka, Volume II 1221:List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles 932:helicopters in gunship role and one 920:along with 120mm heavy mortars. The 1687:. Konark Publishers; 3rd ed. 2002, 38:it lacks sufficient corresponding 14: 2402:Expulsions from Northern province 1306:Bleeding Island: Scars And Wounds 1091:Phase two and Indian intervention 3096: 3080: 3064: 3049: 3033: 3017: 2442:2009 suicide air raid on Colombo 2158: 2131: 2071: 1994: 1923: 1181:Commander of the Sri Lankan Army 1033:, the birthplace of LTTE leader 318: 302: 291: 278: 266: 255: 244: 233: 220: 208:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 201: 186: 172: 23: 1510:Wickremesekera, Channa (2016). 1438:. Colombo: Popular Prakashana. 1375:"Sri Lanka's national security" 1249:Wickremesekera, Channa (2017). 1063:defending the Kokilai army camp 1863:Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism 1768:Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka 1432:Dissanayaka, T.D.S.A. (2005). 1407:Palihakkara, H.M.G.S. (2017). 995:near the central bus stand in 439:Bombings and terrorist attacks 1: 3134:Military history of Sri Lanka 2412:Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi 1789:Independent reports and texts 1373:Rajapaksa, Gotabhaya (2013). 1169:Vadamarachchi Operation Medal 1074:manufactured mortars called " 772:food supplies over Jaffna in 16:Sri Lankan military offensive 1858:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism 1783:Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission 1278:"Welcome to UTHR, Sri Lanka" 1105:Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu 873:3rd Sri Lanka Light Infantry 2432:Bandaranaike Airport attack 2341:Bandaranaike Airport attack 944:as improvised bombers. Two 928:in ground attack role, two 788:Following the onset of the 569:Central Bus Station bombing 153:Phase 2 aborted due to the 3175: 3159:Indian Peace Keeping Force 3005:1987–1989 JVP insurrection 3000:1988 Maldives coup attempt 2891:UN Panel on Accountability 2422:Temple of the Tooth attack 2266:Jaffna University Helidrop 2148:Indian Peace Keeping Force 1516:(1 ed.). Routeledge. 1476:"Operation Liberation One" 1280:. Uthr.org. Archived from 1161:1987–1989 JVP insurrection 1157:Indian Peace Keeping Force 3013: 2946:Office on Missing Persons 1898:Burning of Jaffna Library 1113:Paratroop Training School 699: 399: 341: 328: 213: 164: 100: 88: 2559:D. A. M. R. Samarasekara 1435:War Or Peace in Sri Lank 1179:went on to serve as the 993:a massive car bomb blast 954:de Havilland DH.104 Dove 834:Joint Operations Command 2652:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga 2602:Makalandage Gunawardena 2437:Expulsions from Colombo 1651:Dissanayaka, T.D.S.A.: 1411:. Singapore: Springer. 739:Sri Lankan Armed Forces 735:Vadamarachchi Operation 84:Vadamarachchi Operation 53:more precise citations. 3149:20th-century conflicts 3129:Battles of Eelam War I 2722:Selvarasa Pathmanathan 2691:Velupillai Prabhakaran 1883:Vaddukoddai Resolution 1778:LTTE Peace Secretariat 1683:Narayan Swamy, M. R.: 1338:Mehta, Raj K. (2010). 1251:A Tough Apprenticeship 1140:Indo-Sri-Lankan accord 946:Hawker Siddeley HS 748 934:Hawker Siddeley HS 748 778:Indo-Sri Lankan Accord 759:ground-attack aircraft 639:Dehiwala train bombing 444:Other military attacks 434:Battles and operations 286:Velupillai Prabhakaran 214:Commanders and leaders 2784:Krishnaswamy Sundarji 2657:Chandrika Kumaratunga 2397:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord 1014:Anuradhapura massacre 846:Lalith Athulathmudali 525:Massacre of policemen 342:Casualties and losses 3023:Sri Lankan Civil War 2995:Thirteenth Amendment 2815:Jyotindra Nath Dixit 2647:Ranasinghe Premadasa 2574:Wasantha Karannagoda 2392:Air Lanka Flight 512 2316:Thandikulam–Omanthai 1977:Attacks on civilians 1841:Sri Lankan Civil War 1634:. ceylondatabase.net 881:3rd Gajaba Battalion 871:, consisting of the 861:1st Gajaba Battalion 855:, consisting of the 827:Sri Lankan President 790:Sri Lankan Civil War 755:conventional warfare 731:Operation Liberation 634:Central Bank bombing 579:Kent and Dollar Farm 535:Air Lanka Flight 512 530:1991 Kokkadichcholai 391:Sri Lankan Civil War 95:Sri Lankan civil war 2612:Jayalath Weerakkody 2597:Andibuduge Fernando 2564:H. C. A. C. Thisera 2511:Srilal Weerasooriya 2491:Hamilton Wanasinghe 2201:Indian intervention 2164:Paramilitary groups 1309:. Partridge India. 1039:Sri Lanka Engineers 1007:Pre-operation phase 922:Sri Lanka Air Force 918:Sri Lanka Artillery 763:helicopter gunships 751:LTTE (Tamil Tigers) 414:Indian intervention 155:Indian intervention 2732:S. P. Thamilselvan 2622:Roshan Goonetileke 2427:Lionair Flight 602 1965:Special Task Force 1660:Assignment Colombo 1593:2015-04-19 at the 1574:2015-04-12 at the 1209:Operation Riviresa 1205:Gotabaya Rajapaksa 1199:in the operation, 1189:Vijaya Wimalaratne 1185:Denzil Kobbekaduwa 1132:Operation Poomalai 989:Aluth Oya massacre 970:medical evacuation 942:de Havilland Heron 916:field guns of the 906:76mm mountain guns 900:armoured cars and 869:Denzil Kobbekaduwa 865:Gotabaya Rajapaksa 853:Vijaya Wimalaratne 804:and the old Dutch 774:Operation Poomalai 733:also known as the 714:Operation Poomalai 644:1989 Valvettiturai 604:Lionair Flight 602 545:Aluth Oya massacre 515:Eastern University 495:1985 Valvettiturai 273:Vijaya Wimalaratne 262:Denzil Kobbekaduwa 3139:1987 in Sri Lanka 3114: 3113: 2842: 2841: 2838: 2837: 2740: 2739: 2727:Anton Balasingham 2670: 2669: 2662:Mahinda Rajapaksa 2642:J. R. Jayewardene 2630: 2629: 2607:Oliver Ranasinghe 2521:Shantha Kottegoda 2496:Cecil Waidyaratne 2486:Nalin Seneviratne 2376:Puthukkudiyirippu 2336:2nd Elephant Pass 2276:1st Elephant Pass 2225:Northern theatres 2184: 2183: 1757:Official websites 1621:, Dr, Riaz Hassan 1418:978-981-10-4258-4 1351:978-81-8274-443-1 1316:978-1-4828-7478-5 1260:9-780-648-13490-9 904:APCs, along with 892:, which included 830:J. R. Jayewardene 767:Indian government 727: 726: 657: 656: 649:Habarana massacre 594:Kattankudi mosque 490:Kokkilai massacre 356: 355: 240:Nalin Seneviratne 160: 159: 79: 78: 71: 3166: 3100: 3084: 3083: 3070:Images and media 3068: 3067: 3053: 3037: 3021: 2901:Chemical weapons 2749: 2679: 2481:Tissa Weeratunga 2469: 2462: 2455: 2163: 2162: 2141: 2137: 2135: 2134: 2088: 2087: 2076: 2075: 2074: 2059:Suicide bombings 1999: 1998: 1997: 1933: 1929: 1927: 1926: 1918: 1868:Sinhala Only Act 1834: 1827: 1820: 1811: 1644: 1643: 1641: 1639: 1628: 1622: 1616: 1610: 1604: 1598: 1585: 1579: 1566: 1560: 1559: 1557: 1556: 1547:. Archived from 1541: 1535: 1534: 1532: 1530: 1507: 1488: 1487: 1485: 1483: 1472: 1457: 1456: 1454: 1452: 1429: 1423: 1422: 1404: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1393: 1379: 1370: 1364: 1363: 1335: 1329: 1328: 1300: 1294: 1293: 1291: 1289: 1274: 1265: 1264: 1246: 1193:Jaffna Peninsula 1177:Lionel Balagalle 857:1st Gemunu Watch 842:Lionel Balagalle 814:Jaffna peninsula 747:Jaffna peninsula 694: 684: 677: 670: 661: 394: 392: 382: 375: 368: 359: 323: 322: 321: 314: 307: 306: 305: 296: 295: 294: 283: 282: 281: 271: 270: 269: 260: 259: 258: 249: 248: 247: 238: 237: 236: 225: 224: 223: 206: 205: 204: 192: 190: 189: 178: 176: 175: 122: 120: 116: 102: 101: 81: 74: 67: 63: 60: 54: 49:this article by 40:inline citations 27: 26: 19: 3174: 3173: 3169: 3168: 3167: 3165: 3164: 3163: 3119: 3118: 3115: 3110: 3009: 2990:Sixth Amendment 2985:Sexual violence 2958:Popular culture 2907: 2886:Remembrance Day 2834: 2820:J. Jayalalithaa 2800:R. Venkataraman 2788: 2736: 2710: 2666: 2626: 2578: 2554:Clancy Fernando 2530: 2516:L. P. Balagalle 2506:Rohan Daluwatte 2446: 2380: 2366:2nd Kilinochchi 2321:1st Kilinochchi 2231: 2180: 2157: 2152: 2132: 2130: 2129: 2124: 2081: 2080: 2078:Other militants 2072: 2070: 2065: 1995: 1993: 1988: 1924: 1922: 1921: 1909: 1844: 1838: 1754: 1745:Rohan Gunaratna 1719:Rohan Gunaratna 1648: 1647: 1637: 1635: 1630: 1629: 1625: 1617: 1613: 1605: 1601: 1595:Wayback Machine 1586: 1582: 1576:Wayback Machine 1567: 1563: 1554: 1552: 1543: 1542: 1538: 1528: 1526: 1524: 1509: 1508: 1491: 1481: 1479: 1474: 1473: 1460: 1450: 1448: 1446: 1431: 1430: 1426: 1419: 1406: 1405: 1401: 1391: 1389: 1377: 1372: 1371: 1367: 1352: 1337: 1336: 1332: 1317: 1302: 1301: 1297: 1287: 1285: 1276: 1275: 1268: 1261: 1248: 1247: 1234: 1229: 1217: 1148: 1093: 1067:field promotion 1022: 1009: 838:Cyril Ranatunga 836:headed by Gen. 822: 794:Four Four Bravo 786: 728: 723: 695: 690: 688: 658: 653: 629:Jaffna Hospital 520:1990 Batticaloa 476: 448: 395: 390: 388: 386: 348: 337:1,200 militants 319: 317: 316: 310: 303: 301: 300: 292: 290: 289: 279: 277: 267: 265: 264: 256: 254: 253: 245: 243: 242: 234: 232: 231: 228:Cyril Ranatunga 221: 219: 202: 200: 187: 185: 173: 171: 152: 143: 127: 123: 118: 114: 112: 75: 64: 58: 55: 45:Please help to 44: 28: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 3172: 3170: 3162: 3161: 3156: 3151: 3146: 3141: 3136: 3131: 3121: 3120: 3112: 3111: 3109: 3108: 3093: 3077: 3061: 3046: 3030: 3014: 3011: 3010: 3008: 3007: 3002: 2997: 2992: 2987: 2982: 2981: 2980: 2975: 2970: 2960: 2955: 2950: 2949: 2948: 2941:Disappearances 2938: 2936:Child soldiers 2933: 2932: 2931: 2926: 2924:Assassinations 2915: 2913: 2912:Related topics 2909: 2908: 2906: 2905: 2904: 2903: 2893: 2888: 2883: 2873: 2868: 2867: 2866: 2864:NPC resolution 2861: 2850: 2848: 2844: 2843: 2840: 2839: 2836: 2835: 2833: 2832: 2827: 2825:M. Karunanidhi 2822: 2817: 2812: 2807: 2802: 2796: 2794: 2790: 2789: 2787: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2774:Depinder Singh 2771: 2766: 2764:Ashok K. Mehta 2761: 2759:Harkirat Singh 2755: 2753: 2746: 2742: 2741: 2738: 2737: 2735: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2718: 2716: 2712: 2711: 2709: 2708: 2703: 2698: 2693: 2687: 2685: 2676: 2672: 2671: 2668: 2667: 2665: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2644: 2638: 2636: 2632: 2631: 2628: 2627: 2625: 2624: 2619: 2614: 2609: 2604: 2599: 2594: 2588: 2586: 2580: 2579: 2577: 2576: 2571: 2569:Daya Sandagiri 2566: 2561: 2556: 2551: 2546: 2544:Asoka de Silva 2540: 2538: 2532: 2531: 2529: 2528: 2526:Sarath Fonseka 2523: 2518: 2513: 2508: 2503: 2501:G. H. De Silva 2498: 2493: 2488: 2483: 2477: 2475: 2466: 2459: 2452: 2448: 2447: 2445: 2444: 2439: 2434: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2394: 2388: 2386: 2382: 2381: 2379: 2378: 2373: 2371:2nd Mullaitivu 2368: 2363: 2358: 2353: 2348: 2343: 2338: 2333: 2328: 2323: 2318: 2313: 2308: 2303: 2298: 2293: 2291:1st Mullaitivu 2288: 2283: 2278: 2273: 2268: 2263: 2258: 2253: 2248: 2242: 2240: 2233: 2232: 2230: 2229: 2228: 2227: 2213: 2208: 2203: 2198: 2192: 2190: 2186: 2185: 2182: 2181: 2179: 2178: 2173: 2167: 2165: 2154: 2153: 2151: 2150: 2144: 2142: 2126: 2125: 2123: 2122: 2117: 2112: 2107: 2102: 2097: 2091: 2089: 2067: 2066: 2064: 2063: 2062: 2061: 2056: 2054:Assassinations 2051: 2046: 2041: 2036: 2026: 2021: 2016: 2011: 2005: 2003: 1990: 1989: 1987: 1986: 1985: 1984: 1982:Assassinations 1974: 1969: 1968: 1967: 1957: 1952: 1947: 1936: 1934: 1915: 1911: 1910: 1908: 1907: 1902: 1901: 1900: 1890: 1885: 1880: 1875: 1870: 1865: 1860: 1854: 1852: 1846: 1845: 1839: 1837: 1836: 1829: 1822: 1814: 1808: 1807: 1802: 1797: 1791: 1790: 1786: 1785: 1780: 1775: 1770: 1765: 1759: 1758: 1753: 1752:External links 1750: 1749: 1748: 1741:978-9559519904 1722: 1715:978-9552600012 1696: 1681: 1671: 1656: 1646: 1645: 1623: 1611: 1599: 1580: 1561: 1536: 1522: 1489: 1478:. Sunday Times 1458: 1444: 1424: 1417: 1399: 1365: 1350: 1330: 1315: 1295: 1266: 1259: 1231: 1230: 1228: 1225: 1224: 1223: 1216: 1213: 1201:Sarath Fonseka 1197:field officers 1173:Gerry De Silva 1147: 1144: 1125:Matra Magic II 1121:No. 7 Squadron 1092: 1089: 1035:V. Prabhakaran 1031:Valvettithurai 1021: 1018: 1008: 1005: 978:Shanghai class 974:Sri Lanka Navy 926:SIAI-Marchetti 886:G. H. De Silva 877:Sarath Fonseka 821: 818: 806:fort of Jaffna 785: 782: 725: 724: 722: 721: 716: 711: 706: 700: 697: 696: 689: 687: 686: 679: 672: 664: 655: 654: 652: 651: 646: 641: 636: 631: 626: 624:Kebithigollewa 621: 616: 611: 606: 601: 599:Palliyagodella 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 512: 507: 502: 497: 492: 487: 481: 480: 475: 474: 469: 464: 459: 453: 452: 447: 446: 441: 436: 431: 426: 421: 416: 411: 405: 404: 400: 397: 396: 387: 385: 384: 377: 370: 362: 354: 353: 352:Unknown killed 350: 344: 343: 339: 338: 335: 334:4,000 soldiers 331: 330: 326: 325: 275: 251:G. H. De Silva 216: 215: 211: 210: 198: 197: 196: 194:Sri Lanka Army 167: 166: 162: 161: 158: 157: 149: 145: 144: 135: 133: 129: 128: 126: 125: 108: 106: 98: 97: 86: 85: 77: 76: 31: 29: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3171: 3160: 3157: 3155: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3137: 3135: 3132: 3130: 3127: 3126: 3124: 3117: 3107: 3103: 3099: 3094: 3091: 3087: 3078: 3075: 3071: 3062: 3060: 3056: 3052: 3047: 3044: 3040: 3036: 3031: 3028: 3024: 3020: 3016: 3015: 3012: 3006: 3003: 3001: 2998: 2996: 2993: 2991: 2988: 2986: 2983: 2979: 2976: 2974: 2971: 2969: 2966: 2965: 2964: 2961: 2959: 2956: 2954: 2951: 2947: 2944: 2943: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2934: 2930: 2927: 2925: 2922: 2921: 2920: 2917: 2916: 2914: 2910: 2902: 2899: 2898: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2889: 2887: 2884: 2881: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2869: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2856: 2855: 2852: 2851: 2849: 2845: 2831: 2828: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2811: 2808: 2806: 2803: 2801: 2798: 2797: 2795: 2791: 2785: 2782: 2780: 2777: 2775: 2772: 2770: 2769:Kulwant Singh 2767: 2765: 2762: 2760: 2757: 2756: 2754: 2750: 2747: 2743: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2719: 2717: 2713: 2707: 2704: 2702: 2699: 2697: 2694: 2692: 2689: 2688: 2686: 2684: 2680: 2677: 2673: 2663: 2660: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2650: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2640: 2639: 2637: 2633: 2623: 2620: 2618: 2617:Donald Perera 2615: 2613: 2610: 2608: 2605: 2603: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2589: 2587: 2585: 2581: 2575: 2572: 2570: 2567: 2565: 2562: 2560: 2557: 2555: 2552: 2550: 2547: 2545: 2542: 2541: 2539: 2537: 2533: 2527: 2524: 2522: 2519: 2517: 2514: 2512: 2509: 2507: 2504: 2502: 2499: 2497: 2494: 2492: 2489: 2487: 2484: 2482: 2479: 2478: 2476: 2474: 2470: 2467: 2463: 2460: 2456: 2453: 2449: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2430: 2428: 2425: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2415: 2413: 2410: 2408: 2405: 2403: 2400: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2389: 2387: 2383: 2377: 2374: 2372: 2369: 2367: 2364: 2362: 2359: 2357: 2354: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2327: 2324: 2322: 2319: 2317: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2292: 2289: 2287: 2284: 2282: 2279: 2277: 2274: 2272: 2269: 2267: 2264: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2251:Vadamarachchi 2249: 2247: 2244: 2243: 2241: 2239: 2234: 2226: 2222: 2219: 2218: 2217: 2214: 2212: 2209: 2207: 2204: 2202: 2199: 2197: 2194: 2193: 2191: 2187: 2177: 2174: 2172: 2169: 2168: 2166: 2161: 2155: 2149: 2146: 2145: 2143: 2140: 2127: 2121: 2118: 2116: 2113: 2111: 2108: 2106: 2103: 2101: 2098: 2096: 2093: 2092: 2090: 2085: 2079: 2068: 2060: 2057: 2055: 2052: 2050: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2031: 2030: 2027: 2025: 2022: 2020: 2017: 2015: 2012: 2010: 2007: 2006: 2004: 2002: 1991: 1983: 1980: 1979: 1978: 1975: 1973: 1970: 1966: 1963: 1962: 1961: 1958: 1956: 1953: 1951: 1948: 1945: 1941: 1938: 1937: 1935: 1932: 1919: 1916: 1912: 1906: 1903: 1899: 1896: 1895: 1894: 1891: 1889: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1879: 1876: 1874: 1871: 1869: 1866: 1864: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1855: 1853: 1851: 1847: 1842: 1835: 1830: 1828: 1823: 1821: 1816: 1815: 1812: 1806: 1803: 1801: 1798: 1796: 1793: 1792: 1788: 1787: 1784: 1781: 1779: 1776: 1774: 1771: 1769: 1766: 1764: 1761: 1760: 1756: 1755: 1751: 1746: 1742: 1738: 1734: 1730: 1726: 1723: 1720: 1716: 1712: 1708: 1704: 1700: 1697: 1694: 1693:81-220-0631-0 1690: 1686: 1682: 1679: 1676: 1672: 1669: 1668:81-220-0499-7 1665: 1661: 1658:Dixit, J.N.: 1657: 1654: 1650: 1649: 1633: 1632:"Commandants" 1627: 1624: 1620: 1615: 1612: 1608: 1603: 1600: 1596: 1592: 1589: 1584: 1581: 1577: 1573: 1570: 1565: 1562: 1551:on 2014-11-12 1550: 1546: 1540: 1537: 1525: 1523:9781317293859 1519: 1515: 1514: 1506: 1504: 1502: 1500: 1498: 1496: 1494: 1490: 1477: 1471: 1469: 1467: 1465: 1463: 1459: 1447: 1445:9788179911990 1441: 1437: 1436: 1428: 1425: 1420: 1414: 1410: 1403: 1400: 1387: 1383: 1376: 1369: 1366: 1361: 1357: 1353: 1347: 1343: 1342: 1334: 1331: 1326: 1322: 1318: 1312: 1308: 1307: 1299: 1296: 1284:on 8 May 2007 1283: 1279: 1273: 1271: 1267: 1262: 1256: 1252: 1245: 1243: 1241: 1239: 1237: 1233: 1226: 1222: 1219: 1218: 1214: 1212: 1210: 1206: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1190: 1186: 1182: 1178: 1174: 1170: 1164: 1162: 1158: 1154: 1153:show of force 1145: 1143: 1141: 1135: 1133: 1129: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1114: 1110: 1106: 1100: 1098: 1090: 1088: 1086: 1081: 1077: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1060: 1059:friendly fire 1056: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1040: 1036: 1032: 1026: 1019: 1017: 1015: 1006: 1004: 1002: 998: 994: 990: 986: 981: 979: 976:deployed its 975: 971: 967: 963: 959: 955: 951: 947: 943: 939: 935: 931: 927: 924:mustered six 923: 919: 915: 911: 907: 903: 902:Alvis Saracen 899: 898:Alvis Saladin 895: 891: 890:armored corps 887: 882: 878: 874: 870: 866: 862: 858: 854: 849: 847: 843: 839: 835: 831: 828: 819: 817: 815: 811: 807: 803: 799: 795: 791: 783: 781: 779: 775: 771: 768: 764: 760: 756: 752: 748: 744: 743:Vadamarachchi 740: 736: 732: 720: 717: 715: 712: 710: 709:Vadamarachchi 707: 705: 702: 701: 698: 693: 685: 680: 678: 673: 671: 666: 665: 662: 650: 647: 645: 642: 640: 637: 635: 632: 630: 627: 625: 622: 620: 617: 615: 612: 610: 607: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 567: 565: 562: 560: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 540:Jaffna lagoon 538: 536: 533: 531: 528: 526: 523: 521: 518: 516: 513: 511: 508: 506: 503: 501: 498: 496: 493: 491: 488: 486: 483: 482: 478: 477: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 454: 450: 449: 445: 442: 440: 437: 435: 432: 430: 427: 425: 424:Eelam War III 422: 420: 417: 415: 412: 410: 407: 406: 402: 401: 398: 393: 383: 378: 376: 371: 369: 364: 363: 360: 351: 346: 345: 340: 336: 333: 332: 327: 315: 313: 299: 288: 287: 276: 274: 263: 252: 241: 230: 229: 218: 217: 212: 209: 199: 195: 184: 183: 182: 181: 169: 168: 163: 156: 150: 147: 146: 142: 138: 134: 131: 130: 124:(9 days) 110: 109: 107: 104: 103: 99: 96: 92: 87: 82: 73: 70: 62: 52: 48: 42: 41: 35: 30: 21: 20: 3144:1987 in Asia 3116: 3102:News stories 3039:Source texts 2953:Human rights 2805:Rajiv Gandhi 2779:Dalvir Singh 2706:Karuna Amman 2385:Major events 2361:Vidattaltivu 2250: 2223: / 2206:Eelam War II 2034:in the 1970s 2024:Black Tigers 1724: 1698: 1684: 1674: 1659: 1652: 1636:. Retrieved 1626: 1614: 1602: 1583: 1564: 1553:. Retrieved 1549:the original 1539: 1527:. Retrieved 1512: 1480:. Retrieved 1449:. Retrieved 1434: 1427: 1408: 1402: 1390:. Retrieved 1388:(4): 139–155 1385: 1381: 1368: 1340: 1333: 1305: 1298: 1286:. Retrieved 1282:the original 1250: 1165: 1149: 1136: 1117:Mirage 2000s 1115:escorted by 1101: 1094: 1075: 1051: 1047: 1027: 1023: 1010: 982: 950:Harbin Y-12s 938:Harbin Y-12s 910:85mm Type 60 850: 823: 787: 734: 730: 729: 708: 614:October 1995 584:Anuradhapura 505:Akkaraipattu 472:Sooriyakanda 429:Eelam War IV 419:Eelam War II 311: 284: 226: 170: 165:Belligerents 65: 56: 37: 2810:V. P. Singh 2696:Pottu Amman 2592:Dick Perera 2549:H. A. Silva 2346:Point Pedro 2331:A-9 highway 2311:Jayasikurui 2306:Vavunathivu 2196:Eelam War I 1972:Home Guards 1843:(1983–2009) 1123:armed with 1080:Point Pedro 985:Good Friday 966:Harbin Y-12 802:Point Pedro 692:Eelam War I 589:Aranthalawa 451:Mass graves 409:Eelam War I 403:Main topics 349:182 wounded 308:Radha  91:Eelam War I 51:introducing 3123:Categories 3086:Quotations 3043:Wikisource 3027:Wiktionary 2919:Casualties 2896:War crimes 2356:Thoppigala 2326:Oddusuddan 2271:Balavegaya 2019:Sea Tigers 2014:Air Tigers 1914:Combatants 1905:Black July 1733:9559519905 1707:9552600014 1555:2014-12-30 1325:1152223926 1227:References 1071:technicals 964:type. One 914:25 pounder 879:) and the 784:Background 559:Allaipiddy 555:Nagerkovil 510:Prawn farm 485:Black July 119:1987-06-04 115:1987-05-26 59:April 2020 34:references 3090:Wikiquote 3059:Wikibooks 3055:Textbooks 2968:Non-state 2963:Terrorism 2929:Massacres 2876:Reactions 2847:Aftermath 2715:Political 2584:Air Force 2458:Sri Lanka 2301:Sath Jaya 2009:Divisions 1955:Air Force 1931:Sri Lanka 1360:505913483 1288:7 October 1211:in 1996. 1146:Aftermath 1020:Phase one 810:pillboxes 749:from the 609:Kallarawa 479:Massacres 467:Mirusuvil 462:Duraiappa 347:33 killed 180:Sri Lanka 141:Sri Lanka 3106:Wikinews 2880:Protests 2854:Genocide 2793:Civilian 2752:Military 2683:Militant 2635:Civilian 2465:Military 2296:Weli Oya 2286:Riviresa 2281:Pooneryn 2256:Poomalai 2246:Kokkilai 1638:21 March 1591:Archived 1572:Archived 1215:See also 962:Bell 412 958:Bell 212 952:and one 930:Bell 212 820:Planning 719:Nelliady 704:Kokkilai 619:Gonagala 564:Vankalai 500:Kumudini 457:Chemmani 329:Strength 132:Location 117: – 89:Part of 3074:Commons 3072:at the 2451:Leaders 2238:battles 2221:Eastern 2029:Attacks 1850:Origins 1529:19 July 1482:18 July 1392:18 July 1119:of the 1111:of the 1043:sappers 1001:Colombo 770:dropped 745:in the 312:† 113: ( 93:of the 47:improve 3095:  3092:  3079:  3076:  3063:  3048:  3045:  3032:  3029:  2701:Soosai 2351:Jaffna 2236:Major 2189:Phases 2136:  1960:Police 1928:  1739:  1731:  1713:  1705:  1691:  1666:  1520:  1451:8 July 1442:  1415:  1358:  1348:  1323:  1313:  1257:  1109:An-32s 1097:Jaffna 1085:Soosai 1055:Soosai 997:Pettah 948:, two 940:, one 936:, two 894:Ferret 798:Palaly 574:Muttur 550:Navaly 298:Soosai 191:  177:  148:Result 137:Jaffna 36:, but 2973:State 2859:Films 2830:Vaiko 2745:India 2261:Pawan 2139:India 2115:PLOTE 2105:EPRLF 2095:ENDLF 2049:2000s 2044:1990s 2039:1980s 1378:(PDF) 324:Kittu 2871:LLRC 2675:LTTE 2536:Navy 2473:Army 2176:TMVP 2171:EPDP 2120:TELO 2110:EROS 2100:ENLF 2084:list 2001:LTTE 1950:Navy 1944:LRRP 1940:Army 1893:1981 1888:1977 1878:1958 1873:1956 1737:ISBN 1729:ISBN 1711:ISBN 1703:ISBN 1689:ISBN 1664:ISBN 1640:2014 1531:2019 1518:ISBN 1484:2019 1453:2019 1440:ISBN 1413:ISBN 1394:2019 1356:OCLC 1346:ISBN 1321:OCLC 1311:ISBN 1290:2014 1255:ISBN 1203:and 1187:and 1175:and 1128:AAMs 1076:baba 960:and 912:and 105:Date 3104:at 3088:at 3057:at 3041:at 3025:at 2978:PTA 2211:III 983:On 3125:: 2216:IV 1727:. 1701:. 1680:.) 1662:, 1492:^ 1461:^ 1384:. 1380:. 1354:. 1319:. 1269:^ 1235:^ 1183:. 1142:. 1016:. 999:, 908:, 896:, 800:, 780:. 761:, 139:, 2882:) 2878:( 2086:) 2082:( 1946:) 1942:( 1833:e 1826:t 1819:v 1747:. 1735:/ 1721:. 1709:/ 1695:. 1642:. 1558:. 1533:. 1486:. 1455:. 1421:. 1396:. 1386:4 1362:. 1327:. 1292:. 1263:. 683:e 676:t 669:v 557:- 381:e 374:t 367:v 121:) 72:) 66:( 61:) 57:( 43:.

Index

references
inline citations
improve
introducing
Learn how and when to remove this message
Eelam War I
Sri Lankan civil war
Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Indian intervention
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Army
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Cyril Ranatunga
Nalin Seneviratne
G. H. De Silva
Denzil Kobbekaduwa
Vijaya Wimalaratne
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Soosai

v
t
e
Sri Lankan Civil War
Eelam War I
Indian intervention
Eelam War II
Eelam War III
Eelam War IV

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.