Military operation
Open on the map2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive
Jan 2008 – 18 May 2009 · 9.75° N, 80.03° E
What the records say
- When
- Jan 2008 – 18 May 2009
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 9.75° N, 80.03° E
- Description
- the final offensive of the Sri Lankan civil war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive
Final offensive of the Sri Lankan civil war
The 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive was an armed conflict in the northern Province of Sri Lanka between the military of Sri Lanka and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The battle began with a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) offensive attempting to break through the LTTE defence lines in the north of the island, aiming to conclude the country's 25-year-old civil war by military victory.
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