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'''Operation Trishul''' ({{lang-sa|त्रिशूल}} ''Triśūla'', lit. "Operation [[Trishula|Trishul]]"), along with [[Operation Viraat]], was an anti-insurgency operation launched by the [[IPKF]] against the [[LTTE]] in April 1988 in Northern [[Sri Lanka]], in the provinces of [[Mannar, Sri Lanka|Maannar]] to [[Mullaitivu]] and [[Elephant Pass]] to [[Vavuniya]].<ref name= |
'''Operation Trishul''' ({{lang-sa|त्रिशूल}} ''Triśūla'', lit. "Operation [[Trishula|Trishul]]"), along with [[Operation Viraat]], was an anti-insurgency operation launched by the [[IPKF]] against the [[LTTE]] in April 1988 in Northern [[Sri Lanka]], in the provinces of [[Mannar, Sri Lanka|Maannar]] to [[Mullaitivu]] and [[Elephant Pass]] to [[Vavuniya]].<ref name=BS>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/History/1987/Chapter04.html |accessdate=January 20, 2007 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20061207042557/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com:80/LAND-FORCES/Army/History/1987/Chapter04.html |archivedate=December 7, 2006 }}</ref> |
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The operation was planned as a result of the evolving doctrine among the Indian high command of conducting [[search and destroy]] missions against LTTE strongholds instead of holding key strongpoints. |
The operation was planned as a result of the evolving doctrine among the Indian high command of conducting [[search and destroy]] missions against LTTE strongholds instead of holding key strongpoints. |
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Operation Trishul (Template:Lang-sa Triśūla, lit. "Operation Trishul"), along with Operation Viraat, was an anti-insurgency operation launched by the IPKF against the LTTE in April 1988 in Northern Sri Lanka, in the provinces of Maannar to Mullaitivu and Elephant Pass to Vavuniya.[1]
The operation was planned as a result of the evolving doctrine among the Indian high command of conducting search and destroy missions against LTTE strongholds instead of holding key strongpoints.
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- ^ https://web.archive.org/20061207042557/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com:80/LAND-FORCES/Army/History/1987/Chapter04.html. Archived from the original on December 7, 2006. Retrieved January 20, 2007.
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