Battle of Paranthan

When

30 Dec 2008 – 1 Jan 2009

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

9.43° N, 80.42° E

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

The Battle of Paranthan was a military conflict over control of Paranthan, Sri Lanka between the 58 Division of the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an engagement of the Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war. Fought from December 30, 2008 to January 1, 2009, the Army announced on the January 1 that it had claimed the land.

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