Unknown Unknown Date 7 March 1997 Location Sri Lanka | Unknown Unknown Result LTTE victory | |
75 killed & 70 wounded (SLA claim) 103 killed (Tamil Tiger claim) Similar Eastern Theater of Eelam W, Battle of Point Pedro, Jaffna University Helidrop, First Battle of Elephant Pass, Second Battle of Elephant |
The 1997 Vavunathivu Offensive was a military operation in which the Tamil Tigers captured Vavunathivu Army camp from the Sri Lankan Army. The Tamil Tigers are believed to have captured large amounts of weapons & ammunitions in this operation.
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