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style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">Sri Lankan civil war</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><table style="width:100%;margin:0;padding:0;border:0;display:inline-table"><tbody><tr><th style="padding-right:1em">Date</th><td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>13 May 1997 – 9 February 1999<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtstart">1997-05-13</span> – <span class="dtend">1999-02-09</span>)</span><br />(1 year, 8 months and 27 days)</li></ul></div><sup id="cite_ref-SLA1_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SLA1-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span 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title="Bandaranaike Airport attack">Bandaranaike</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-vertical mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;margin:0;float:right;clear:right;width:25em;margin-bottom:0.5em;"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Campaignbox_Eelam_War_IV" title="Template:Campaignbox Eelam War IV"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:inherit">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Campaignbox_Eelam_War_IV" title="Template talk:Campaignbox Eelam War IV"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:inherit">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Campaignbox_Eelam_War_IV" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Campaignbox Eelam War IV"><abbr title="Edit this 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Thoppigala">Thoppigala</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Jaffna_(2006)" title="Battle of Jaffna (2006)">Jaffna</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV#Battle_of_Silavathurai" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Silavathurai</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Sri_Lankan_Army_Northern_offensive" title="2008–2009 Sri Lankan Army Northern offensive">2008-2009 offensive</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV#Battle_of_Welioya" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Welioya</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV#Battle_of_Vavuniya" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Vavuniya</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kallarawa" title="Battle of Kallarawa">Kallarawa</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV#Battle_of_Madhu" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Madhu</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV#Battle_of_Adampan" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Adampan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Vidattaltivu" title="Battle of Vidattaltivu">Vidattaltivu</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%932009_Battle_of_Kilinochchi" class="mw-redirect" title="2008–2009 Battle of Kilinochchi">Kilinochchi</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Paranthan" title="Battle of Paranthan">Paranthan</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mullaitivu_(2009)" title="Battle of Mullaitivu (2009)">Mullaitivu</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chalai" title="Battle of Chalai">Chalai</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Puthukkudiyirippu" title="Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu">Puthukkudiyirippu</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Vellamullivaikkal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Battle of Vellamullivaikkal (page does not exist)">Vellamullivaikkal</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Other</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pedro_(2006)" title="Battle of Point Pedro (2006)">1st Point Pedro</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Galle_Harbour" title="Attack on Galle Harbour">Galle</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Point_Pedro_(2007)" title="Battle of Point Pedro (2007)">2nd Point Pedro</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eelam_War_IV#LTTE_air_strikes" title="Eelam War IV">Palali raid</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Eelam_War_IV#LTTE_air_strikes" title="Eelam War IV">Colombo raids</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Anuradhapura_Air_Force_Base" title="Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base">Anuradhapura</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Delft" title="Battle of Delft">Delft</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Battle_off_the_coast_of_Jaffna" title="Battle off the coast of Jaffna">Coast of Jaffna</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy_anti_arms_smuggling_operations" title="Sri Lanka Navy anti arms smuggling operations">Naval anti arms smuggling operations</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Operation Jayasikurui</b> (<i>Certain Victory</i> in Sinhala), was a Sri Lankan military operation launched on 13 May 1997, it lasted until 1999, when it was called off. The operation was initially launched for 6 months but cancelled after 18 months as Sri Lankan government faced huge loss. It was the largest military operation undertaken by the armed forces at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The primary objective of this operation was to clear a land route to the government-held <a href="/wiki/Jaffna_peninsula" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaffna peninsula">Jaffna peninsula</a> (which had no land supply routes) through territory held by the <a href="/wiki/LTTE" class="mw-redirect" title="LTTE">LTTE</a> (or Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, popularly known as the Tamil Tigers), by linking the government-held towns of <a href="/wiki/Vavuniya" title="Vavuniya">Vavuniya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kilinochchi" title="Kilinochchi">Kilinochchi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time it was the largest military operation undertaken by the Sri Lankan military. Initially, the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Armed_Forces" title="Sri Lanka Armed Forces">Sri Lankan military</a> experienced success by forcing the LTTE out of Killinochchi, capturing large areas, however, the <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">LTTE</a> managed to launch an effective counter-attack which reversed some gains made by the government forces. After failing to achieve the original objective, the government called off the operation. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Jayasikurui&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Operation_Riviresa" title="Operation Riviresa">Operation Riviresa</a></div> <p>Following <a href="/wiki/Operation_Riviresa" title="Operation Riviresa">Operation Riviresa</a> in 1995, the Sri Lankan military gained control over the Jaffna peninsula. The LTTE withdrew to the jungles of the <a href="/wiki/Wanni" class="mw-redirect" title="Wanni">Wanni</a> from where in 1996 they launched an attack on the isolated <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a> (SLA) garrison in <a href="/wiki/Mullaitivu" title="Mullaitivu">Mullaitivu</a>. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mullaitivu_(1996)" title="Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)">Battle of Mullaitivu</a> the LTTE gained control over the Mullaitivu district, since the government did not re-establish a base due to the lack of a land supply route to it. Instead, at the request of the deputy minister of defence, Gen. Anurudha Ratwatte, the military forces began to plan a large-scale operation to open a land route to Jaffna. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_battle">The battle</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Jayasikurui&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: The battle"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The operation launched on 13 May 1997, with the 53rd Division spearheading the offensive along with the 21st, 54th, 55th and 56th Divisions. It was preceded by a massive artillery and aerial bombardment, with the SLA breaking out of their fortifications at Vavuniya and Manal Aru and pushing into LTTE-controlled Vanni.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The stated objective of the operation was to capture the A9 Highway, running from Vavuniya to the Jaffna peninsula, thereby allowing the establishment of a main supply route (MSR) to the SLA's isolated Jaffna garrison. It was also meant to engage and draw the LTTE out of its secure jungle bases. The Tigers could then be crippled, if not destroyed, by the SLA's superior firepower. The SLA wanted to diminish the strength of the LTTE by the end of the year so that it had to fight only a low-intensity guerrilla war. </p><p>The operation was very ambitious from the start, requiring large numbers of troops for both offensive operations and the defense of the captured territory. As a result, units of the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy" title="Sri Lanka Navy">Sri Lanka Navy</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force" title="Sri Lanka Air Force">Sri Lanka Air Force</a> were deployed for ground operations in support of the SLA. </p><p>The LTTE also staged a number of counterattacks against SLA positions throughout the campaign. One was during June 1997, when the Tigers launched attacks on the SLA-held towns of Thandikulam and <a href="/wiki/Omanthai" title="Omanthai">Omanthai</a>. <a href="/wiki/TamilNet" title="TamilNet">TamilNet</a> claimed that the attacks left 700 SLA soldiers dead and some 1,500 wounded in contrast to only 165 dead rebels. </p><p>In addition, the SLA garrison at Mannakulam was also attacked on 4 December 1997; 146 SLA soldiers were killed in the fighting along with an unknown number of LTTE.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The operation nevertheless did not manage to accomplish over half of its objectives. By mid-May 1998 it had completely stalled. The LTTE didn't show any resistance initially, but at <a href="/wiki/Puliyankulam" title="Puliyankulam">Puliyankulam</a>, LTTE troops led by Brig. Theepan showed huge resistance and blocked the Army at <a href="/wiki/Puliyankulam" title="Puliyankulam">Puliyankulam</a> for more than 4 months. LTTE cadres penetrated SLA lines and sabotaged a major staging area, destroying vast quantities of supplies and killing dozens of troops.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Puliyankulam" title="Puliyankulam">Puliyankulam</a> was meant to be the linking-up point for the twin prongs of the SLA assault. However, the LTTE had built effective defenses at the village and after three months of heavy fighting the SLA had to withdraw after suffering hundreds of casualties and dozens of tanks destroyed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2008)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The LTTE cadres at Puliyankulam had irrevocably delayed the SLA's advance and the operation could no longer be completed on time. With stiff resistance in place, the Army bypassed <a href="/wiki/Puliyankulam" title="Puliyankulam">Puliyankulam</a> and maneuvered through jungles and reached another village called <a href="/wiki/Kanakarayankulam" title="Kanakarayankulam">Kanagarayankulam</a>, hoping to outmaneuver the LTTE cadres, but the LTTE managed to hold off the Army's advance. </p><p>Unable to break LTTE defense lines, the SLA decided to open the battle on multiple fronts. As the fight continued, defense lines become very long, stretching from <a href="/wiki/Nay_Aru_(Mullaitivu)" title="Nay Aru (Mullaitivu)">Nay-Aaru</a> all the way to <a href="/wiki/Mannar_District" title="Mannar District">Mannar</a>. The fighting would continue for several months but the critical A9 highway (between <a href="/wiki/Maankulam" class="mw-redirect" title="Maankulam">Mankulam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kilinochchi" title="Kilinochchi">Kilinochchi</a>) remained in the LTTE's occupation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, the SLA moved some of its forces from Kilinochchi towards the south, leaving the entire district vulnerable. In September 1998, the LTTE launched its "Operation Unceasing Waves II", resulting in the <a href="/wiki/1998_Battle_of_Kilinochchi" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 Battle of Kilinochchi">capture of the entire Kilinochchi district.</a> Brutal fighting continued on the A9 highway. LTTE admitted to losing some 1,300 fighters during the course of actions in the first year of the Jayasikurui counter battles.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Jayasikurui&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Operation Jayasikurui ended after 19 months in 1999 when it was called off by then-President <a href="/wiki/Chandrika_Bandaranaike_Kumaratunga" class="mw-redirect" title="Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga">Chandrika Kumaratunga</a>. The operation had failed to achieve its objective of gaining a land route to Jaffna, but had acquired the towns of Mannakulam, Omanthai and <a href="/wiki/Nedunkerny" title="Nedunkerny">Nedunkerny</a>. However, in the process several areas, including the town of <a href="/wiki/Kilinochchi" title="Kilinochchi">Kilinochchi</a>, were lost to the LTTE, which also claimed to have captured a 122mm artillery piece (bringing its total to five), 81mm and 60mm mortars, machine guns, RPG launchers and assault rifles.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The human cost of the operation was high, with both sides sustaining heavy casualties. The government admitted to losing around 1,350 soldiers since the start of the operation, although some independent western analysts thought that the figure could be as many as 1,500 to 3,000.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tn1_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tn1-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The leader of the main Sri Lankan opposition party, Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe said in parliament on Saturday, 10 October 1998(4 months before the official end of the operation), that a total of 3,566 SLA troops had been killed and 11,200 wounded during Operation 'Jayasikurui'. 1,516 troops had been killed and 8,000 wounded in the first year of 'Jayasikirui', he added.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Jayasikurui&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Operation_Riviresa" title="Operation Riviresa">Operation Riviresa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Mullaitivu_(1996)" title="Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)">Battle of Mullaitivu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thandikulam-Omanthai_offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Thandikulam-Omanthai offensive">Thandikulam-Omanthai offensive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oddusuddan_offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Oddusuddan offensive">Oddusuddan offensive</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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