What the records say
- When
- 7 Mar 1997
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 7.00° N, 81.00° E
- Description
- battle of the Sri Lankan civil war
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In Sri Lanka, the Tamil Tigers overrun a military base and kill over 100 Sri Lankan troops”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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