Operation Sea Breeze (Sri Lanka)

Operation Sea Breeze was a combined military operation launched by the Sri Lanka Armed Forces in Mullaitivu. It was the first amphibious operation launched by the Sri Lankan military in its history. The operation was carried out to break the siege and reinforce the Sri Lanka Army camp in Mullaitivu. It was successfully carried out and the area controlled by the camp was extended.[1]

Operation Sea Breeze

Part of Sri Lankan Civil War

Date	September 1990
Location	Mullaitivu, northern Sri Lanka
Result	Sri Lankan Military victory

Belligerents

Sri Lankan Military

LTTE

Commanders and leaders

Major General (later Lieutenant General) Denzil Kobbekaduwa,
Brigadier (later Major General) Vijaya Wimalaratne

Velupillai Prabhakaran

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

Sri Lankan Civil War

Main topics

Mass graves

Massacres

References

Eelam War II - "Operation Balavegaya"

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