Third Battle of Elephant Pass

Third Battle of Elephant Pass

Part of the Sri Lankan civil war

Date	January 9, 2009
Location	Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Result	Sri Lankan Army victory

Belligerents

Military of Sri Lanka

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV

Definite Victory

Northern Theater of Eelam War IV

2008-2009 offensive

Puthukkudiyirippu

Vellamullivaikkal

Other: 1st Point Pedro; Galle; 2nd Point Pedro; Palali raid; Colombo raids; Anuradhapura; Delft; Coast of Jaffna

Sri Lankan Civil War

Mass graves: Chemmani; Duraiappa; Mirusuvil; Sooriyakanda

Massacres: Black July; 1985 Valvettiturai; Kumudini; Akkaraipattu; Prawn farm; Eastern University; 1990 Batticaloa; 1991 Kokkadichcholai; Jaffna lagoon; Navaly; Nagerkovil-Allaipiddy; Vankalai; Muttur; Kent and Dollar Farm; Anuradhapura; Aranthalawa; Kattankudi mosque; Palliyagodella; Kallarawa; October 1995; Gonagala; Kebithigollewa; Jaffna Hospital; 1989 Valvettiturai

In the Third battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the security forces of the Sri Lankan Army.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka declared that Elephant Pass was captured by the army on January 9, 2009.

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