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Operation Thrividha Balaya

Operation Thrividha Balaya
BelligerentsSri LankaLiberation Tigers of Tamil EelamCommanders and leaders Maj. Gen Denzil Kobbekaduwa
Lt. Col. Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Lt. Col. Sarath Fonseka
Captain A. F. Lafir
Captain A.H.M. Razeek
Lieutenant Rohan Amarasinghe
Sub Lieutenant Noyel Kalubowila
Wg. Cdr. Sunil CabraalVellupillai PrabhakaranUnits involvedLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Operation Thrividha Balaya was a combined military operation, the first of its kind, launched by the Sri Lankan Military in Jaffna. The operation was carried out to break the siege of the Sri Lanka Armygarrison of the old DutchJaffna Fort in Jaffna.