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The Battle of Mullaitivu was a significant milestone in the civil war, it was the worst military defeat suffered by the Sri Lankan military to that point in its history, in terms of loss of life, equipment and land since it effectively handed over control of the Mullaitivu District by its decision not to reestablish its base in the Mullaitivu ...
The Battle of Mullaitivu was a land battle fought between the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the control of the town of Mullaitivu in the Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war. The town of Mullaitivu was the last stronghold of the LTTE.
The Battle off the coast of Mullaitivu was a naval battle fought between the Sri Lanka Navy and Sea Tigers on 23 March 1997, off the coast of town of Mullaitivu which has been under control of the LTTE since the Battle of Mullaitivu in 1996.
Battle of Jaffna: 17 October – 5 December 1995: Jaffna, Jaffna District: 500: 2,000: SLA victory Battle of Mullaitivu (1996) (a.k.a. Operation Unceasing Waves) 18–25 July 1996: Mullaitivu, Mullaitivu District: 1,242: 332: LTTE victory Operation Sath Jaya: 26 July – 3 October 1996: Elephant Pass and Kilinochchi, Kilinochchi District ~500: ...
Operation Unceasing Waves may refer to three operations by the Tamil Tigers against the Sri Lankan Army: . Operation Unceasing Waves I - assault on the SLA base at Mullaitivu in July 1996; also known as the First Battle of Mullaitivu
The SLA adopted new operational tactics for the battle opening several battle fronts across LTTE-controlled areas in Vanni. The target of the battle was the Elephant Pass . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] The Muhamalai, Nagarcoil and Kilali Forward Defence Lines, the three main FDLs in Jaffna district, were hit at the same time along with the FDLs in Vavuniya ...
Battle of Mullaitivu may refer to: Battle of Mullaitivu (1996) , occurred between July 18 and July 25, 1996. Battle of Mullaitivu (2009) , occurred in January 2009 as part of the 2008 – 2009 SLA Northern offensive.
On 14 August 1998, LTTE cleverly hijacked Sri Lankan supply ship MV Princess Kash loaded with 60tons of cargo (worth of 500 million rupees) at the Mullaitivu sea and escorted towards the coast of Mullaitivu by the Sea Tigers gunboats. The 21 member crew was captured including 17 Indians and taken to the coast by the Sea Tigers.