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Battle of Vidattaltivu

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Other: 1st Point Pedro; Galle; 2nd Point Pedro; Palali raid; Colombo raids; Anuradhapura; Delft; Coast of Jaffna; Naval anti arms smuggling operations

The Battle of Vidattaltivu was fought over the town of Vidattaltivu, Sri Lanka, by the 58 Division of the Sri Lankan Military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The battle took place on July 16, 2008, part of the Northern TheatreofEelam War IV during the Sri Lankan civil war. The 58 Division victory in the battle marked the first time the Army had been in control of the town in 21 years.^[1] According to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence, 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.^[2]

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^ Reddy, B. Muralidhar (Jul 17, 2008). "Strategic Sea Tiger base captured". The Hindu. Archived from the original on August 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-11.

^ "Sri Lankan military captures key northern town". Daily Times. July 17, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2009-04-11.