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Operation Rana Gosa
Part of Sri Lankan civil war
Date 4 March – 12 May 1999 (1999-03-04 – 1999-05-12) (2 months and 8 days) Location Northern Province, Sri Lanka Result Sri Lankan Army victory Territorial changes 535 square kilometres of territory re-captured.
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Army	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Lt. Gen. Srilal Weerasooriya	Velupillai Prabhakaran

Operation Rana Gosa, (battle cry in Sinhala), was an operation fought during the Sri Lankan Civil War as part of Eelam War III launched on 4 March 1999. The Operation resulted in the Sri Lankan Army re-capturing of 535 square kilometres of territory previously occupied by the LTTE.

See also

• List of Sri Lankan Civil War battles

References

1. Athas, Iqbal. "The Situation Report Tigers' mini-bomb campaign IRA style". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 12 December 2011.

External links

• 'Operation battle cry' amidst cry for peace
• Now, an artillery war
• Did LTTE misjudge Op. Rana Gosa II advance?
• Rana Gosa V disaster bares Tiger build-up
• SRI LANKA-update no.6. Rana gosa III & IV
• MADU RESCUED

• Conflicts in 1999
• 1999 in Sri Lanka
• Battles of Eelam War III