Vidattaltivu

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Vidattaltivu is a coastal town in the Mannar District of northwest Sri Lanka. Vidattaltivu is the biggest town situated on Sri Lanka's North-Western coast (Jaffna lies on north coast) and was the major base of the Sea Tigers until recently.cite news|url=http://www.lankamission.org/content/view/532/2/|title=Sri Lanka: Vidattaltivu Liberated; terrorists suffer fatal blow|date=07-16-2008|publisher=www.lankamission.org|accessdate=2008-07-17] On July 16 of 2008, the Sri Lankan military claimed to have captured this coastal town for the first time since the IPKF left Sri Lanka in 1990.cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/southAsiaNews/idINIndia-34539020080716|title=Sri Lanka military captures key northern town - govt|date=Jul 16, 2008|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2008-07-16] cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/16/content_8554781.htm|title=Sri Lankan troops capture rebel base in north|date=2008-07-16|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=2008-07-16]

See also

*Battle of the Forward Defence Lines

References