First Battle of Elephant Pass

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First Battle of Elephant Pass
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Improvised armored bulldozer of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam used in the battle. Today, it is one of the Sri Lankan Civil War memorials.
Date July 10 – August 9, 1991 Location Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Strength
800 (10,000 reinforcements)	5,000
Casualties and losses
202–400+ killed[1] 156 killed, 748 wounded (SL claim)[2]	602 killed

The First Battle of Elephant Pass (Codenamed Operation Aakaya Kadal Veli, which means 'Air-Sea-Air' by LTTE) was fought in July 1991 for the control of the Sri Lankan military base of Elephant Pass, which was of strategic importance as it linked the northern mainland known as Wanni with the Jaffna Peninsula. The battle was fought between troops of the Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, commonly known as LTTE.