Battle of Silawathura
1991 battle of the Sri Lankan Civil War
The Battle of Silawathura was fought in 1991 in Silawathura, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan military camp at Silawathura was put to siege by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for several days before they were repulsed.[1]
References
- ^ "A ding-dong battle War on terror revisited". The Island. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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