Battle of Jaffna (2006)

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Battle of Jaffna (2006)
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date August 11 – October 29, 2006 Location Jaffna, Sri Lanka Result Stalemate
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen Kamal Gunaratne	Brigadier Theepan
Strength
53 Division Air Mobile Brigade 55 Division 40,000 soldiers [1]	Charles Anthony Brigade Jeyanthan Brigade 3000 fighters[2]
Casualties and losses
300 + killed 800+ wounded (SLA claim) 1000+ killed (LTTE claim)	900 killed (SLA claim) 372 confirmed killed (LTTE claim)

The Battle of Jaffna was fought in two phases in August and October 2006 for the Jaffna peninsula. It was the fourth battle for the peninsula since the start of the Sri Lankan civil war.