Operation Rana Gosa

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 victoryTerritorial
changes 535 square kilometres of territory re-captured.Belligerents

Sri Lanka Army

Liberation Tigers of Tamil EelamCommanders and leaders

Lt. Gen. Srilal Weerasooriya

Velupillai Prabhakaran

Eelam War III

Sooraya and Ranasuru
Weli Oya (1995)
Jaffna (1995)
Riviresa
Mullaitivu (1996)
Sath Jaya
Edibala
Pulukunawa
Vavunathivu
Jayasikurui (Thandikulam–Omanthai, Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997))
Rivi bala
Kilinochchi (1998)
Rana Gosa
Oddusuddan
Kinihira
A-9 highway
2nd Elephant Pass
Rivikirana
Bandaranaike

v t e Sri Lankan Civil War
Main topics Eelam War I Indian intervention Eelam War II Eelam War III Eelam War IV Battles and operations Bombings and terrorist attacks Other military attacks Mass graves Chemmani Duraiappa Mirusuvil Sooriyakanda Massacres Black July Kokkilai massacre 1985 Valvettiturai Kumudini Akkaraipattu Prawn farm Eastern University 1990 Batticaloa Massacre of policemen 1991 Kokkadichcholai Air Lanka Flight 512 Jaffna lagoon Aluth Oya massacre Navaly Nagerkovil-Allaipiddy Vankalai Central Bus Station bombing Muttur Kent and Dollar Farm Anuradhapura Aranthalawa Kattankudi mosque Palliyagodella Lionair Flight 602 Kallarawa October 1995 Gonagala Kebithigollewa Jaffna Hospital Central Bank bombing Dehiwala train bombing 1989 Valvettiturai Habarana massacre

Sri Lankan Civil War

Main topics

Mass graves

Massacres

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.^[1]