Operation Unceasing Waves
(Mullaitivu Battle)
Operation Unceasing Waves was the code name assigned to the LTTE assault
on the Sri Lankan army's military complex at Mullaitivu launched on 18
July 1996. A week of intense fighting followed and the result was an
overwhelming victory for the Liberation Tigers.
Apart from inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, and capturing vast
quantities of arms and ammunition, the operation boosted the morale of
the Tamils both in the homelands and abroad. Sri Lankan propaganda
claims that the LTTE had been destroyed were disproved.
A few documents related to the operation have been drawn together here.
A summary of the battle and a subsequent analysis published by the LTTE
in their official periodical, Viduthilai Puligal have been translated.
An analysis of the implications of Operation Unceasing Waves written by
Mr. Vasantha Raja, has also been reproduced with his kind permission.
Pictures drawn from photographs and video footage of the
operation have been compiled to provide further details of what was a
milestone in the Tamil struggle for self determination.
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