Battle of Paranthan

The Battle of Paranthan was a military conflict over control of Paranthan, Sri Lanka between the 58 Division of the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as an engagement of the Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war. Fought from December 30, 2008 to January 1, 2009, the Army announced on the January 1 that it had claimed the land. The Army indicated that it had previously claimed the town in September 1996 during the campaign of Sathjaya I and Sathjaya II, but had withdrawn for tactical reason in September 1998.

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2008 — 2009  Wikidata
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Location: 9.4253, 80.4231, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2008-12-30T00:00:00Z

2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

2008 — 2009 Battle of Paranthan

1990-06-27T00:00:00Z

1990-07-11T00:00:00Z

1990 Battle of Kokavil

1993-11-11T00:00:00Z

1993-11-14T00:00:00Z

1993 Battle of Pooneryn

1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

1998 1998 Battle of Kilinochchi

2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

2000-04-23T00:00:00Z

2000 Second Battle of Elephant Pass

2008-11-23T00:00:00Z

2009-01-02T00:00:00Z

2008 — 2009 2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi

2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

2009-01-09T00:00:00Z

2009 Third Battle of Elephant Pass

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1990	Battle of Kokavil	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1993	Battle of Pooneryn	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1998	1998 Battle of Kilinochchi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2000	Second Battle of Elephant Pass	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2008	2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2008	Battle of Paranthan	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2009	Third Battle of Elephant Pass	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Pooneryn Fort	fort	Wikidata

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