Operation Rana Gosa, (battle cry in Sinhala), was an operation fought during the
Sri Lankan Civil War as part of
Eelam War III
Eelam War III is the name given to the third phase of armed conflict between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
After the period of 100 days cease-fire the hostilities broke out on 19 April 19 ...
launched on 4 March 1999. The Operation resulted in the
Sri Lankan Army re-capturing of 535 square kilometres of territory previously occupied by the
LTTE.
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 battle cry' amidst cry for peace
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1999 in Sri Lanka
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