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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Sri Lanka .
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The following lists events that happened during 1997 in Sri Lanka .
Omanthai is a little town in North Sri Lankan district of Vavuniya. The last Sri Lankan army check point which divided the Government and LTTE controlled areas used to be in Omanthai for many years.
The Thandikulam–Omanthai offensive was a battle for the control of the towns of Thandikulam and Omanthai in Sri Lanka in June 1997.
Operation Jayasikurui, was a Sri Lankan military operation launched on 13 May 1997, it lasted until 1999, when it was called off. The operation was initially launched for 6 months but cancelled after 18 months as Sri Lankan government faced huge loss. It was the largest military operation undertaken by the armed forces at the time.
The Oddusuddan offensive was a military operation in which the Tamil Tigers captured Oddusuddan from the Sri Lankan Army. They were also believed to have captured large amounts of weapons and ammunition as well as armoured vehicles during the operation. The offensive was part of Operation Unceasing Waves III.
The following lists events that happened during 1989 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1988 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1990 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1991 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1992 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1993 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1994 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1995 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1996 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1998 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 1999 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 2001 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 2002 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists events that happened during 2003 in Sri Lanka.
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