Third Battle of Elephant Pass

Overview

In the Third Battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the armed forces of the Sri Lankan Army.

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Significance

The Third Battle of Elephant Pass resulted in the Sri Lankan Army recapturing Elephant Pass from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The pass held strategic value as a key land corridor in the north of Sri Lanka, and its recovery by government forces under M. Rajapaksha marked a significant shift in the final phase of the civil war against the LTTE led by V. Prabhakaran. The recapture fit within the broader Sri Lankan military offensive that ultimately dismantled LTTE territorial control by 2009, closing off a position the Tigers had previously held and constraining their operational freedom in the north.

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