The Oddusuddan offensive was a military operation in which the
Tamil Tigers
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
captured
Oddusuddan from the
Sri Lankan Army. They were also believed to have captured large amounts of weapons and ammunition as well as armoured vehicles
during the operation. The offensive was part of
Operation Unceasing Waves III
The Second Battle of Elephant Pass (code-named Operation Unceasing Waves III (ஓயாத அலைகள் மூன்று) by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), was a battle fought in April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan mi ...
.
See also
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List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles
After defeating the insurgency led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in 1971, the Sri Lanka Armed Forces were confronted with a new conflict, this time with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and other Tamil militant groups. The w ...
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Operation Jayasikurui
Operation Jayasikurui (''Certain Victory'' in Sinhala), was a Sri Lankan military operation launched on 13 May 1997, it lasted until 1999, when it was called off. The operation was initially launched for 6 months but cancelled after 18 month ...
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Battle of Mullaitivu
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Thandikulam-Omanthai offensive
References
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Battles of Eelam War III
Conflicts in 1999
1999 in Sri Lanka
October 1999 events in Asia
November 1999 events in Asia