Battle of Paranthan

Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War,
2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive

Date	December 30, 2008 – January 1, 2009
Location	Paranthan

Belligerents

Military of Sri Lanka

Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

Commanders and leaders

Lt. Gen Sarath Fonseka:
Maj. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya:
Brig. Shavendra Silva

Velupillai Prabhakaran

Strength

Sri Lanka Army:
58 Division

v t e Eelam War IV
Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV Sampur December 2006 Definite Victory Vakarai Thoppigala Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV Jaffna Silavathurai 2008-2009 offensive Welioya Vavuniya Kallarawa Madhu Adampan Vidattaltivu Kilinochchi Paranthan Mullaitivu Chalai Puthukkudiyirippu Vellamullivaikkal Other 1st Point Pedro Galle 2nd Point Pedro Palali raid Colombo raids Anuradhapura Delft Coast of Jaffna Naval anti arms smuggling operations

Eelam War IV

Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV

Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV

Other: 1st Point Pedro; Galle; 2nd Point Pedro; Palali raid; Colombo raids; Anuradhapura; Delft; Coast of Jaffna; Naval anti arms smuggling operations

Sri Lankan civil war

Main topics

Mass graves

Massacres

v t e Eelam War I
Kokkilai Vadamarachchi Operation Poomalai Nelliady

v t e Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war
Poomalai Pawan Trishul Viraat Checkmate Jaffna University Helidrop

v t e Eelam War II
Kokavil Sea Breeze Thrividha Balaya Elephant Pass Balavegaya Sathbala Balavegaya II Janakapura Pooneryn

v t e Eelam War III
Sooraya and Ranasuru Weli Oya (1995) Jaffna (1995) Riviresa Mullaitivu (1996) Sath Jaya Edibala Pulukunawa Vavunathivu Jayasikurui (Thandikulam–Omanthai, Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997)) Rivi bala Kilinochchi (1998) Rana Gosa Oddusuddan Kinihira A-9 highway 2nd Elephant Pass Rivikirana Bandaranaike

Eelam War IV

Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV

Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV

Other: 1st Point Pedro; Galle; 2nd Point Pedro; Palali raid; Colombo raids; Anuradhapura; Delft; Coast of Jaffna; Naval anti arms smuggling operations

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.

References

Reddy, B. Muralidhar (2009-01-02). "Paranthan captured: Army". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2009-08-28. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
"SL Army captured Paranthan LTTE garrison". Sri Lankan Ministry of Decence. 2009-01-01. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

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