| Oddusuddan offensive Operation Unceasing Waves III | |||||||
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| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Military of Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 800 killed, wounded or missing (Tamil Tiger claim)[1] | Unknown | ||||||
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The Oddusuddan offensive was a military operation in which the Tamil Tigers captured Oddusuddan from the Sri Lankan Army. The Tamil Tigers are believed to have captured large amounts of weapons & ammunitions as well as armoured vehicles[2] in this operation. The offensive was part of Operation Unceasing Waves III.
See also[]
- List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles
- Operation Jayasikurui
- Battle of Mullaitivu
- Thandikulam-Omanthai offensive
References[]
- ↑ "Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan". TamilNet. 1999-11-02. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=4153. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ↑ "Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan". TamilNet. 1999-11-02. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=4153. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
The original article can be found at Oddusuddan offensive (1999) and the edit history here.