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unusual facts about Sri Lankan military



Eastern University massacre

Following the breakdown of peace talks between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 1990, the Sri Lankan military mounted a series of operations against rebel-held territory in Eastern Province, mostly in Batticaloa District.

Electoral districts of Sri Lanka

Virtually the entire population of the Jaffna peninsula fled to the Vanni in 1995 to escape the military onslaught by the Sri Lankan military as they tried to recapture the peninsula from the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

Vadamarachchi Operation

The Operation Liberation or Vadamarachchi Operation, the military offensive carried out by the Sri Lankan military during May to June 1987, to regain the territory of Vadamarachchi in Jaffna peninsula from LTTE control.


see also

Battle of Elephant Pass

:*First Battle of Elephant Pass, fought in July, 1991, for control of the Sri Lankan military base of Elephant Pass

:*Second Battle of Elephant Pass, fought in April, 2000, for control of the Sri Lankan military base of Elephant Pass

First Battle of Elephant Pass

The First Battle of Elephant Pass was a battle fought in July 1991 for the control of the Sri Lankan military base of Elephant Pass, which was of strategic importance as it linked the northern mainland known as Wanni with the Jaffna Peninsula.