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BATTLE // October 29, 2006

Battle of Jaffna

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Overview

The Battle of Jaffna was fought in two phases in August and October 2006 for the Jaffna peninsula. It was the fourth battle for the peninsula since the start of the Sri Lankan civil war.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Forces & casualties

Troop strength

  • Sri Lankan Government40,000
    medium
  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam3,000
    medium

Sri Lankan Government fielded a 13.3 : 1 numerical advantage

Casualties

  • Sri Lankan Government1,000
    medium3% loss rate
Order of battle →Casualties in detail →

Commanders (2)

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Sri Lankan Government

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