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Battle for the A-9 highway | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
Unknown | Velupillai Prabhakaran | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
203 killed 1,067 wounded[1] | 317 killed[1] | ||||||
50 civilians killed[1] |
The Battle for the A-9 highway was fought in March and April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan A-9 highway.