Battle for the A-9 highway
| Battle for the A-9 highway | |||||||
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| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war Operation Unceasing Waves III | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Military of Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown | Velupillai Prabhakaran | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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203 killed 1,067 wounded | 317 killed | ||||||
| 50 civilians killed | |||||||
The Battle for the A-9 highway was fought in March and April 2000 for the control of the Sri Lankan A-9 highway.