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INDO-SRI LANKA:
SRI LANKAN CIVIL WAR |
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Date-wise Events |
- July 29,1987: Indo-Sri Lanka
Accord was signed in Colombo on this day, under which the Sri
Lankan government agreed to give the nation's provinces more
power and autonomy and withdraw its troops to their
barracks. The Tamil rebels were to surrender their arms.
- October 07, 1987: The Chief
of Army Staff (CoAS) issued directives to the IPKF, laying
down its operational parameters.
- October 09, 1987: On the
nights of 9 and 10 October, the IPKF raided and captured the
LTTE radio station and TV station, while the printing
presses of two LTTE-sponsored newspapers were destroyed.
- October 11, 1987: The first
major battle under Operation Pawan was started with assault
on Jaffna University.
- October 25, 1987: IPKF had
wrested control of Jaffna and other major cities from the
LTTE; while the battle had been won but it wasn't yet over.
- November 28, 1987: The major
operations came to an end with the fall of Jaffna Fort on
this day.
- December 05, 1995: On this
day, the Sri Lanka government announced the conquest of
Tamil stronghold of Jaffna.
- May 18, 2009:
The LTTE was finally defeated by the Sri Lankan government,
ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
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Description |
Operation Pawan was the
code name assigned to the operation by the Indian Peace Keeping
Force (IPKF) to take control of Jaffna from the Liberation
Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), better known as the Tamil Tigers. |
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