Battle of Jaffna (1995)

Battle of Jaffna (1995)
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
DateOctober 17 – December 5, 1995
Location
Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Major General (later General) Rohan Daluwatte,
Brigadier (later Major General) Janaka Perera
Strength
10,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
500 killed (According to Sri Lankan Government claims) Unknown

The Battle of Jaffna was fought from October to December 1995 for the city of Jaffna.

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