Third Battle of Elephant Pass explained

Conflict:Third Battle of Elephant Pass
Partof:the Sri Lankan civil war
Date:January 9, 2009
Place:Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Result:Sri Lankan Army victory
Combatant1: Sri Lanka
Combatant2: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commander1: M. Rajapaksha
Commander2: V. Prabhakaran

In the Third Battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the armed forces of the Sri Lankan Army.

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the president of Sri Lanka, declared that Elephant Pass was captured by the army on January 9, 2009.

Conflict

The base got overrun by the LTTE at the end of the Second Battle of Elephant Pass during the third Eelam War. The base was a stronghold for LTTE until it was recaptured.