Eelam War III
Third phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War, from 1995 to 2002 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Eelam War III?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Eelam War III is the name given to the third phase of armed conflict between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Eelam War III | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Chandrika Kumaratunga (1994–2005) | Velupillai Prabhakaran | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
130,000 | 13,500 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
10,838 | 2,746 |
After the period of 100 days cease-fire the hostilities broke out on 19 April 1995. The LTTE - Sea Tigers planted explosives in two gun boats known as SLNS 'Sooraya' and 'Ranasuru', and blew them up.
Also, a new weapon "Stinger", a shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missile was used in this conflict by the LTTE. This was used to take down two Sri Lankan Air Force AVRO aircraft flying over the Jaffna peninsula.
Eelam War III also marked the rising success of the LTTE, as they managed to capture key districts such as Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu, and took over the Elephant Pass base. By the end of Eelam War III, the LTTE had control of nearly 30% of the entire island.