Battle of Jaffna (2006)
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.
| Battle of Jaffna (2006) | |||||||
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| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Military of Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Maj. Gen Kamal Gunaratne | Brigadier Theepan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 soldiers | 3000 fighters | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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300 + killed 800+ wounded (SLA claim) 1000+ killed (LTTE claim) |
900 killed (SLA claim) 372 confirmed killed (LTTE claim) | ||||||
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