Military operations of the Sri Lankan Civil War

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Main article: Sri Lankan Civil War

After successfully defeating the insurgency led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in 1971, the army was confronted with a new conflict, this time with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and other Tamil militant groups. The war escalated to the point where India was asked to intervene as a peacekeeping force. This was later seen as a tactical error, as the IPKF united nationalist elements such as the JVP to politically support the LTTE in their call to evict the IPKF. The war with the LTTE was halted following the signing of a ceasefire agreement in 2002 with the help of international mediation. However, renewed violence broke out in December 2005 and following the collapse of peace talks, the army has been involved in the heavy fighting that has resumed in the north and east of the country.

Since 1980 the army has undertaken many operations against the LTTE rebels. The major operations conducted by the army eventually lead to the capture of Jaffna and other rebel strongholds.

Major combat operations of the Sri Lankan Army

1971 JVP Insurrection (1971-1972) Eelam War I (1976-1987) Vadamarachchi Operation JVP Uprising (1987-1990) Eelam War II (1990-1995) Operation Sea Breeze Operation Thrividha Balaya Operation Balavegaya I, II

Eelam War III (1995-2002) Operation Riviresa Operation Jayasikurui Operation Rivibala Operation Ranagosa Operation Rivikirana Operation Kinihira I, II, III/IV, V/VI, VII, VIII ,IX

Eelam War IV (Since 2006) Eastern Theater Operations in Thoppigala