Battle of Jaffna (1987)

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The Battle of Jaffna (1987) was a major military offensive during the Sri Lankan Civil War in which the Indian Peace Keeping Force sought to capture the LTTE stronghold of Jaffna, marking one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most controversial engagements.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military offensive
alsoKnownAs Jaffna University Helidrop operation NERFINISHED
belligerent India NERFINISHED
Indian Peace Keeping Force NERFINISHED
LTTE NERFINISHED
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam NERFINISHED
casualties heavy casualties on both sides
characterization controversial engagement
one of the bloodiest battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War
combatantType state military vs non-state insurgent group
commandedBy Indian Army NERFINISHED
officers of the Indian Peace Keeping Force
conflict Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED
context implementation of the Indo–Sri Lanka Accord
country Sri Lanka
endDate 1987-11
followedBy continued IPKF–LTTE insurgency in Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka
impact criticism of Indian Peace Keeping Force conduct
destruction in Jaffna town
deterioration of relations between India and LTTE
significant civilian casualties
involves airborne assault
armoured units
artillery support
urban warfare
location Jaffna NERFINISHED
Jaffna Peninsula NERFINISHED
Northern Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
notableEvent Jaffna University helidrop
objective capture Jaffna town
seize LTTE stronghold in Jaffna
opposedBy LTTE leadership NERFINISHED
partOf Indian intervention in Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
precededBy deployment of Indian Peace Keeping Force to Sri Lanka
relatedTo Indian Peace Keeping Force operations in Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Indo–Sri Lanka Peace Accord NERFINISHED
Jaffna University NERFINISHED
result Indian military victory
capture of Jaffna by Indian Peace Keeping Force
significance first large-scale combat between IPKF and LTTE
turning point in Indian involvement in Sri Lanka
startDate 1987-10
theater Northern theater of the Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED
weaponUsed armoured fighting vehicles
artillery
helicopters
small arms
year 1987

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