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Third Battle of Elephant Pass

Third Battle of Elephant Pass
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date January 9, 2009
Location Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents
Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg Military of Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

In the Third battle of Elephant Pass, Elephant Pass was recaptured from the Tamil Tigers by the security 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.


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