What the records say
- When
- 19 Apr 1995 – 22 Feb 2002
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 7.00° N, 81.00° E
- Description
- third phase of the Sri Lankan civil war from 1995-2002
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Eelam War III
Third phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War, from 1995 to 2002
Eelam War III is the name given to the third phase of the Sri Lankan civil war between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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