1997 Vavunathivu Offensive

Part of the Sri Lankan civil war

Date	March 7, 1997
Location	Sri Lanka
Result	LTTE victory

Belligerents

Military of Sri Lanka

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Strength

Unknown

Casualties and losses

75 killed & 70 wounded (SLA claim)^[1]

103 killed (Tamil Tiger claim)^[2]

Eelam War III

Jaffna (1995) Riviresa Mullaitivu (1996) Sath Jaya Edibala Vavunathivu Jayasikurui (Thandikulam–Omanthai, Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997)) Rivi bala Kilinochchi (1998) Rana Gosa Oddusuddan Kinihira A-9 highway 2nd Elephant Pass Rivikirana Bandaranaike

Sri Lankan Civil War

Mass graves: Chemmani; Duraiappa; Mirusuvil; Sooriyakanda

Massacres: Black July; 1985 Valvettiturai; Kumudini; Akkaraipattu; Prawn farm; Eastern University; 1990 Batticaloa; 1991 Kokkadichcholai; Jaffna lagoon; Navaly; Nagerkovil-Allaipiddy; Vankalai; Muttur; Kent and Dollar Farm; Anuradhapura; Aranthalawa; Kattankudi mosque; Palliyagodella; Kallarawa; October 1995; Gonagala; Kebithigollewa; Jaffna Hospital; 1989 Valvettiturai

The 1997 Vavunathivu Offensive^[1] was a military operation in which the Tamil Tigers captured Vavunathivu Army camp from the Sri Lankan Army. The Tamil Tigers are believed to have captured large amounts of weapons & ammunitions^[2] in this operation.

References

1 2 "Tiger triple jump in the Eastern theatre". SundayTimesLanka. 1997-03-09. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
1 2 "Fighters killed in Vavunathivu SLA camp attack remembered". TamilNet. 2003-03-07. Retrieved 2009-01-03.

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1997 Vavunathivu Offensive

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