Conflict: | Operation Rana Gosa |
Partof: | Sri Lankan civil war |
Place: | Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
Territory: | 535 square kilometres of territory re-captured. |
Result: | Sri Lankan Army victory |
Combatant2: | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
Commander1: | Lt. Gen. Srilal Weerasooriya |
Commander2: | Velupillai Prabhakaran |
Operation Rana Gosa, (battle cry in Sinhala), was an operation fought during the Sri Lankan Civil War as part of Eelam War III launched on 4 March 1999. The Operation resulted in the Sri Lankan Army re-capturing of 535 square kilometres of territory previously occupied by the LTTE.[1]