Operation Thrividha Balaya

Operation Thrividha Balaya
Part of Sri Lankan Civil War
Date 13 September 1990 Location Jaffna, Sri Lanka Result Sri Lankan Military succeeds in breaking the siege at Jaffna Fort
Belligerents
Sri Lankan Military	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Gen Denzil Kobbekaduwa	Vellupillai Prabhakaran

Operation Thrividha Balaya was a combined military operation, the first of its kind, launched by the Sri Lankan Military in Jaffna. The Operation was carried out to break the siege of the Sri Lanka Army garrison of the old Dutch Jaffna Fort in Jaffna.