Vadamarachchi Operation

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Operation_Liberation
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Velupillai_Prabhakaran
gptkb:Brigadier_Vijaya_Wimalaratne
gptkb:Brigadier_Denzil_Kobbekaduwa
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
gptkbp:endDate June 10, 1987
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Indo-Sri_Lanka_Accord
gptkbp:intervention Operation ended after Indian intervention
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:location Vadamarachchi, Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka
gptkbp:objective Recapture Vadamarachchi region from LTTE
gptkbp:precededBy Escalation of Sri Lankan Civil War
gptkbp:relatedEvent Indian airdrop of humanitarian supplies (Operation Poomalai)
gptkbp:result Sri Lankan military victory
LTTE lost control of Vadamarachchi
gptkbp:significance Largest military operation by Sri Lankan forces at the time
gptkbp:startDate May 26, 1987
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Liberation
gptkb:Vadamarachchi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Vadamarachchi Operation