Eelam War III
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Eelam War III was a prolonged and intense phase of armed conflict in Sri Lanka during the 1990s and early 2000s between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), marked by large-scale battles, heavy casualties, and significant civilian displacement.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eelam War III canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Mullaitivu (1996) | 1 |
| Third Eelam War | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3205838 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eelam War III Context triple: [Sri Lankan Civil War, majorPhase, Eelam War III]
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A.
Eelam War II
Eelam War II was a major phase of the Sri Lankan conflict marked by intensified fighting between government forces and the LTTE from 1990 to 1995.
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B.
Eelam War I
Eelam War I was the initial large-scale armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil militant groups, notably the LTTE, that marked the beginning of the protracted Sri Lankan Civil War.
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C.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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D.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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E.
Salween offensive
The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eelam War III Target entity description: Eelam War III was a prolonged and intense phase of armed conflict in Sri Lanka during the 1990s and early 2000s between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), marked by large-scale battles, heavy casualties, and significant civilian displacement.
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A.
Eelam War II
Eelam War II was a major phase of the Sri Lankan conflict marked by intensified fighting between government forces and the LTTE from 1990 to 1995.
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B.
Eelam War I
Eelam War I was the initial large-scale armed conflict between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil militant groups, notably the LTTE, that marked the beginning of the protracted Sri Lankan Civil War.
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C.
Sri Lankan Civil War
The Sri Lankan Civil War was a protracted armed conflict from 1983 to 2009 between the Sri Lankan government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), primarily over demands for an independent Tamil state in the island’s north and east.
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D.
Kandyan Wars
The Kandyan Wars were a series of early 19th-century military campaigns in Sri Lanka in which the British Empire ultimately defeated and annexed the independent Kingdom of Kandy, bringing the entire island under colonial rule.
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E.
Salween offensive
The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
phase of the Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eelam War III
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Eelam War
|
| belligerent |
Government of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ
surface form:
LTTE
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ Sri Lanka Air Force ⓘ Sri Lanka Armed Forces ⓘ Sri Lanka Army ⓘ Sri Lanka Navy ⓘ |
| casualties |
high civilian casualties
ⓘ
high military casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
Tamil separatism
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demand for Tamil Eelam ⓘ |
| ceasefire | 2002 Sri Lanka–LTTE Ceasefire Agreement ⓘ |
| characteristic |
guerrilla warfare
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heavy casualties ⓘ intense conventional warfare ⓘ large-scale battles ⓘ significant civilian displacement ⓘ suicide attacks ⓘ |
| conflictIn | Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Eelam War IV ⓘ |
| governmentGoal | preservation of territorial integrity of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| impact |
humanitarian crisis in northern and eastern Sri Lanka
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large-scale internal displacement of civilians ⓘ |
| location |
Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
ⓘ
Jaffna ⓘ
surface form:
Jaffna Peninsula
Northern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ Vanni region ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Eelam War III
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)
Elephant Pass battles ⓘ Operation Jayasikurui ⓘ Operation Riviresa ⓘ |
| opponentGoal | creation of an independent Tamil Eelam state ⓘ |
| partOf | ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eelam War II ⓘ |
| result |
Norwegian-brokered ceasefire agreement
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military stalemate ⓘ |
| startTime | 1995 ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1990s
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early 2000s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eelam War III Description of subject: Eelam War III was a prolonged and intense phase of armed conflict in Sri Lanka during the 1990s and early 2000s between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), marked by large-scale battles, heavy casualties, and significant civilian displacement.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)
this entity surface form:
Third Eelam War