Eelam War II

Eelam War II
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War

Improvised armored bulldozer of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam used in First Battle of Elephant Pass. Today, it is one of the Sri Lankan Civil War memorials.
DateJune 10, 1990 – January 1995
(5 years)
Location
Sri Lanka
Result Overall indecisive,
Major territorial gains for the LTTE
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders

Ranasinghe Premadasa (1989–93)
Dingiri Banda Wijetunge (1993–94)

Chandrika Kumaratunga (1994–1995)
Lt Gen Denzil Kobbekaduwa (1989–92)
Maj Gen Vijaya Wimalaratne (1989–92)
Rea Adm H. R. Amaraweera (1989–92)
Rea Adm Mohan Jayamaha (1989–92)		 Velupillai Prabhakaran
Units involved
Sri Lanka Armed Forces
Unknown
Main article: Sri Lankan Civil War

Eelam War II refers to the second phase of the armed conflict between the Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, lasting from June 1990 to 1995. The war erupted after the breakdown of peace talks between the LTTE and the government of President Ranasinghe Premadasa, during which mutual distrust and provocations escalated tensions. It ended with the start of peace talks between the LTTE and the government of President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

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