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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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></div></div> <p>The <b>Battle of Vidattaltivu</b> was fought over the town of <a href="/wiki/Vidattaltivu" title="Vidattaltivu">Vidattaltivu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, by the <a href="/wiki/58_Division_(Sri_Lanka)" title="58 Division (Sri Lanka)">58 Division</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Sri_Lanka" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Sri Lanka">Sri Lankan Military</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</a> (LTTE). The battle took place on July 16, 2008, part of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Theatre_of_Eelam_War_IV" title="Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV">Northern Theatre</a> of <a href="/wiki/Eelam_War_IV" title="Eelam War IV">Eelam War IV</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lankan_civil_war" title="Sri Lankan civil war">Sri Lankan civil war</a>. The 58 Division victory in the battle marked the first time the Army had been in control of the town in 21 years.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Sri_Lanka)" title="Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)">Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence</a>, the town had been the primary base used by the LTTE for its maritime operations and had also served as their logistics hub, making the taking of the town by the Army a "fatal blow" to the LTTE.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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=Battle_of_Vidattaltivu&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sri_Lankan_Civil_War_battles" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles">List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Vidattaltivu&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFReddy2008" class="citation news cs1">Reddy, B. 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