Second Battle of Elephant Pass
| Second Battle of Elephant Pass | |||||||
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| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war Operation Unceasing Waves III | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Military of Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Lt. Gen Srilal Weerasooriya Maj. Gen Egodawella Brig Percy Fernando † Col Bhathiya Jayatilleka † Col Neil Akmeemana † Col Harish Hewarachi † Lt. Col Hewage Hewawasam † |
Velupillai Prabhakaran Brigadier Vithusha ColonelSoosai Colonel Balraj Colonel Theepan Colonel Bhanu Lt. Colonel Lakshiya † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| ~15,000 | ~5,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1,000+ killed 100+ missing 1,687 wounded | LTTE Claim: 35 killed | ||||||
Location of base in Northern Province, Sri Lanka | |||||||
The Second Battle of Elephant Pass (code-named Operation Unceasing Waves III (ஓயாத அலைகள் மூன்று) by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam), was fought from December 1999 to April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan military base in Elephant Pass, Jaffna.