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Third Battle of Elephant Pass
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
DateJanuary 9, 2009
LocationElephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

Tamil Eelam Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Sri Lanka M. Rajapaksha Tamil Eelam V. Prabhakaran
Eelam War IV
Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV
Sampur
December 2006
Definite Victory
Vakarai
Thoppigala
Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV
Jaffna
Silavathurai
2008-2009 offensive
Welioya
Vavuniya
Kallarawa
Madhu
Adampan
Vidattaltivu
Kilinochchi
Paranthan
Mullaitivu
Chalai
Puthukkudiyirippu
Vellamullivaikkal
Other
1st Point Pedro
Galle
2nd Point Pedro
Palali raid
Colombo raids
Anuradhapura
Delft
Coast of Jaffna
Naval anti arms smuggling operations
Sri Lankan civil war
Main topics

Mass graves

Massacres
Eelam War I
Indian intervention in the
Sri Lankan civil war
Eelam War II
Eelam War III
Eelam War IV
Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV
Sampur
December 2006
Definite Victory
Vakarai
Thoppigala
Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV
Jaffna
Silavathurai
2008-2009 offensive
Welioya
Vavuniya
Kallarawa
Madhu
Adampan
Vidattaltivu
Kilinochchi
Paranthan
Mullaitivu
Chalai
Puthukkudiyirippu
Vellamullivaikkal
Other
1st Point Pedro
Galle
2nd Point Pedro
Palali raid
Colombo raids
Anuradhapura
Delft
Coast of Jaffna
Naval anti arms smuggling operations

In the Third Battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the armed forces of the Sri Lankan Army.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, declared that Elephant Pass was captured by the army on January 9, 2009.

Conflict

The base was overrun by the LTTE at the end of the Second Battle of Elephant Pass during the third Eelam War. The base was a stronghold for LTTE until it was recaptured.

References

  1. "Army 'takes key Sri Lanka pass'". BBC News. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

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