- Oddusuddan offensive (1999)
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Oddusuddan offensive
Operation Unceasing Waves IIIPart of the Sri Lankan civil war Date Oct - Nov 1999 Location Sri Lanka Result Tamil Tiger victory Belligerents 
Military of Sri LankaLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Commanders and leaders Unknown Unknown Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties and losses 800 killed, wounded or missing (Tamil Tiger claim) [1] Unknown Jaffna (1995) – Riviresa – Mullaitivu (1996) – Sath Jaya – Edibala – Vavunathivu – Jayasikurui (Thandikulam–Omanthai) – Rivi bala – Kilinochchi (1998) – Rana Gosa – Oddusuddan – Kinihira – A-9 highway – 2nd Elephant Pass – Rivikirana – BandaranaikeFirst – IPKF intervention – Second – Third – Fourth – Battles and operations – Bombings and terrorist attacks – Other military attacks
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
Mass graves: Chemmani - Duraiappa - Mirusuvil - Sooriyakanda
The Oddusuddan offensive was a military operation in which the Tamil Tigers captured Oddusuddan from the Sri Lankan Army. The Tamil Tigers are believed to have captured large amounts of weapons & ammunitions as well as armoured vehicles[2] in this operation. The offensive was part of Operation Unceasing Waves III.See also
- List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles
- Operation Jayasikurui
- Battle of Mullaitivu
- Thandikulam-Omanthai offensive
References
- ^ "Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan". TamilNet. 1999-11-02. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=4153. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Tigers raise flag at Oddusuddan". TamilNet. 1999-11-02. http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=4153. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
Categories:- Eelam War III
- Military campaigns involving Sri Lanka
- Battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War
- Conflicts in 1999
- 1999 in Sri Lanka
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