Operation Balavegaya

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Operation Balavegaya
Part of Sri Lankan Civil War
Date 14 July – 9 August 1991 (1991-07-14 – 1991-08-09) (26 days) Location Jaffna, Sri Lanka Result Sri Lankan victory
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Navy	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen. (later Lt. Gen.) Denzil Kobbekaduwa Brig. (later Maj. Gen.) Vijaya Wimalaratne Captain H. R. Amaraweera (later Rear Admiral) - Commander Northern Naval Area.	Velupillai Pirabakaran
Strength
10,000	6,000
Casualties and losses
202–400 killed[1]	573–1,000+ killed[1]

Operation Balavegaya (Operation Power force) was a combined military operation launched by the Sri Lankan military in Jaffna, the largest amphibious assault in its history. Operation Balavegaya was launched in response to the siege of Elephant Pass by the LTTE. It is believed that Operation Balavegaya was the largest and most successful military operation of the Sri Lankan military until Operation Riviresa in 1995.