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Battle off Kallarawa

Date	March 25, 2008
Location	off Kallarawa, Sri Lanka
Result	Sri Lankan Navy claimed to have forced the rebels to withdraw

Belligerents

Sri Lankan Navy

Sea Tigers

Strength

Several fast attack craft

10 fast attack craft
6 suicide boats

Casualties and losses

Government Claims none

Government Claims 1 fast craft damaged

Sri Lankan civil war

Main topics

Mass graves

Massacres

v t e Eelam War I
Kokkilai Vadamarachchi Operation Poomalai Nelliady

v t e Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war
Poomalai Pawan Trishul Viraat Checkmate Jaffna University Helidrop

v t e Eelam War II
Kokavil Sea Breeze Thrividha Balaya Elephant Pass Balavegaya Sathbala Balavegaya II Janakapura Pooneryn

v t e 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

Eelam War IV

Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV

Northern Theatre of Eelam War IV

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

The Battle off Kallarawa was a naval battle that occurred on March 25, 2008 after a Sea Tiger patrol was intercepted by a Sri Lankan naval patrol.

Background

The previous day a Dvora Fast Attack Craft blew up due to Sea Tiger activity, either due to a sea mine or a suicide semi submersible. The rebels claimed however that a 45-minute battle had destroyed the craft although another Dvora sent to investigate failed to find evidence of such. The next day a rebel patrol was sighted and the Sri Lankan Navy sent a force to intercept it.

Battle

The government craft sighted the rebel craft near the coast at around 1 am local time. Over a dozen rebel craft where engaged and at least one was damaged before the rebel force withdrew. The engagement lasted for three hours. The Sri Lanka Navy claimed that they did not suffer any casualties but did disable a rebel boat. It further claimed that the Sea Tigers withdrew from the sea.

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