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| Battle of Aanandapuram | |||||||||
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| Part of Sri Lankan Civil War, 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Military of Sri Lanka |
 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Sarath Fonseka Shavendra Silva[2] Kamal Gunaratne[3] G.V. Ravipriya[3] |
Velupillai Prabhakaran Pottu Amman Brigadier Theepan † Brigadier Bhanu Brigadier Thurga † Brigadier Vithusa † Brigadier Gaddafi † Brigadier Manivannan † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Sri Lanka Army: 58 Division 53 Division Task Force 8 50,000 soldiers[2] | ≈1000 cadres | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Three 130mm artillery, several mortars,1 jeep, 3 pickup trucks mounted with 14.5mm & 1 AA gun captured[4] | ||||||||
The Battle of Aanandapuram was a land battle fought between the Sri Lankan Military, 58 Division, 53 Division and Task Force 8 and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the control of the last stronghold held by the LTTE. This battle is a part of the Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war. The battle was fought in the Aanandapuram area of Puthukkudiyirippu AGA Sri Lanka.[4]
- ^ Sri Lankan Army Archived December 20, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence Archived May 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Daily News - government owned newspaper Archived June 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "dbsjeyaraj.com » Anatomy of the LTTE military debacle at Aanandapuram". dbsjeyaraj.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2009.