Operation Pawan
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title:
Operation Pawan
text:
Operation Pawan was the code name assigned to the operation by the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to take control of Jaffna from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), better known as the Tamil Tigers, in late 1987 to enforce the disarmament of the LTTE as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord. In brutal fighting lasting about three weeks, the IPKF took control of the Jaffna Peninsula from the LTTE, something that the Sri Lankan Army had tried but failed to do. Supported by Indian Army ta
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Indian operation during Sri Lankan Civil War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pawan
date created:
2007-01-12T18:02:25Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T02:51:59Z
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