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    Eelam War IV was the fourth and final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War between the military of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from 2006 to 2009. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Sri Lankan armed forces as they defeated the LTTE and ended their conventional military capabilities. The war caused thousands of casualties with around 6,261 Sri Lankan forces and 15,000-22,000 LTTE fighters killed. Key battles took place in the Eastern and Northern theaters as government forces retook various territories from the LTTE.

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    Eelam War IV was the fourth and final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War between the military of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from 2006 to 2009. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Sri Lankan armed forces as they defeated the LTTE and ended their conventional military capabilities. The war caused thousands of casualties with around 6,261 Sri Lankan forces and 15,000-22,000 LTTE fighters killed. Key battles took place in the Eastern and Northern theaters as government forces retook various territories from the LTTE.

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    Eelam War IV was the fourth and final phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War between the military of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from 2006 to 2009. It resulted in a decisive victory for the Sri Lankan armed forces as they defeated the LTTE and ended their conventional military capabilities. The war caused thousands of casualties with around 6,261 Sri Lankan forces and 15,000-22,000 LTTE fighters killed. Key battles took place in the Eastern and Northern theaters as government forces retook various territories from the LTTE.

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    Eelam War IV

    Part of the Sri Lankan civil war

    Date 26 July 2006 – 18 May 2009


    Location Sri Lanka
    Result Decisive Sri Lankan Armed Forces
    victory. End of LTTE conventional
    military capabilities inside Sri
    Lanka.

    Belligerents

     Military of Sri Lanka  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

    Commanders and leaders

    Sarath Fonseka, Velupillai Prabhakaran †


    Commander of the Army

    Strength

    150,000 (approx.) 18,000 (approx.)

    Casualties and losses

    6,261 killed (government 15,000 to 22,000 killed (government claim[1][2])


    claim[1][2])
    29,551
    wounded(government
    claim[1][2])

    [hide]v · d · e
    Eelam War IV
    Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV
    Sampur – December 2006 – Definite
    Victory (Vakarai ·Thoppigala)
    Northern Theater of Eelam War IV
    Jaffna – Silavathurai – 2008-2009
    offensive (Welioya ·Vavuniya · Kallarawa · Mad
    hu · Adampan · Vidattaltivu ·Kilinochchi · Parant
    han · Mullaitivu · Chalai · Puthukkudiyirippu ·Ve
    llamullivaikkal)
    Other
    1st Point Pedro – Galle – 2nd Point Pedro – Palali
    raid –
    Colombo raids – Anuradhapura – Delft – Coast of
    Jaffna

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