2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive
The 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive was an armed conflict in the northern Province of Sri Lanka between the military of Sri Lanka and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The battle broke with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) offensive attempting to break through the LTTE defence lines in the north of the island, aiming to conclude the country's 25-year-old civil war by military victory.
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2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive
The 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive was an armed conflict in the northern Province of Sri Lanka between the military of Sri Lanka and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The battle broke with the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) offensive attempting to break through the LTTE defence lines in the north of the island, aiming to conclude the country's 25-year-old civil war by military victory.
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Ofensywa na Sri Lance (2008–20 ...... wali północne sektory Cejlonu.
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The 2008–2009 SLA Northern off ...... civil war by military victory.
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16,000 wounded
3,500+ killed,
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18pxMilitary of Sri Lanka
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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2009-05-18
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Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
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Decisive SLA victory
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53 Division
55 Division
56 Division
57 Division
58 Division
59 Division
61 Division
7,000-17,000
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Troops capture Chalai
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commander
Major General G. A. Chandrasiri
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Major General Jagath Dias
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Major General Jagath Jayasuriya
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Major General Nandana Udawatta
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Major General Shavendra Silva
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Velupillai Prabhakaran
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conflict
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the Sri Lankan Civil War, Eelam War IV, Northern Theater of Eelam War IV
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result
Decisive SLA victory
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territory
The LTTE loses all of its territory, which is retaken by government forces
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Ofensywa na Sri Lance (2008–20 ...... wali północne sektory Cejlonu.
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The 2008–2009 SLA Northern off ...... civil war by military victory.
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2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive
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Ofensywa na Sri Lance (2008–2009)
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2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive
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