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Third Battle of Elephant Pass

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Third Battle of Elephant Pass
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
DateJanuary 9, 2009
Location
Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents
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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