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Battle Of Jaffna (2006)
The Battle of Jaffna was a battle fought in two phases in August and October 2006 for the Jaffna peninsula. It was the fourth battle for the peninsula since the start of the Sri Lankan civil war. Build-Up With the peace talks breaking down in early 2006 between the Government and the LTTE, both parties were now preparing for the recommencement of hostilities. On May 25th, the LTTE suffered a setback when their OIC of the Nagarkovil Forward Defence Line and former commander of the Charles Anthony Brigade, Lt. Col. Veeramani, was killed in an accidental explosion. A few days before his death, Veeramani complained that the SLA troopers were provoking LTTE fighters by hurling stones and firing shots towards their positions. Battle Tamil Tiger offensive On August 11, 2006 fighting was renewed for control of the Jaffna peninsula, after six years of a World War One-like stalemate position. The mainland Jaffna Peninsula had been cut off by land from the rest of Sri Lanka after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 2006 Events In Asia
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named ''Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC, with March being the first month of the year. About 700 BC, it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 46 BC (708 AUC), giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC, it was renamed in honor of Emperor Augustus. According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt. Commonly repeated lore has it that August has 31 days because Augustus wanted his month to match the length of Julius Caesar's July, but t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
