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The Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base, code-named Operation Ellaalan, was a commando raid conducted on SLAF Anuradhapura an Air Force Base in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The attack happened on 22 October 2007. B. Raman, a retired Additional Secretary of India and former Director of Institute of Topical Studies of Chennai, released a statement regarding the attack calling that it "had been preceded by painstaking intelligence collection, planning and rehearsal."

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  • Bei der Operation Ellaa'lan drangen am 22. Oktober 2007 einundzwanzig Elitekommandos der Black Tigers in das Herz des sri-lankischen Luftwaffenstützpunktes in Anuradhapura ein und zerstörten acht Fluggeräte, darunter Helikopter, ein Aufklärungsflugzeug und ein Trainingsflugzeug. Gegen 4.30 Uhr griffen Flugzeuge der Air Tigers zur Unterstützung des Bodenkommandos in den Angriff ein. Sie kehrten nach Beendigung ihrer Mission sicher auf ihren Stützpunkt im zurück. Das sri-lankische Verteidigungsministerium behauptete jedoch, es seien nur drei Helikopter beschädigt, 13 Luftwaffensoldaten getötet und 18 verletzt worden. (de)
  • Dans le cadre de la guerre civile du Sri Lanka, l’opération Ellalan désigne l'opération militaire des Tigres de Libération du Tamil Eelam (LTTE) qui eut lieu le 22 octobre 2007. L'opération fut menée par un commando de 21 Tigres Noirs (élite de soldats prêts à se sacrifier). Alors que l'armée de l'air sri-lankaise bombardait sans relâche les zones civiles et sans défenses tamoules dans le Nord et l'Est du pays, Les LTTE n'avaient ni une force aérienne ni une force anti-aérienne (DCA) suffisantes pour contrer les attaques des bombardiers. Ils firent alors recours à une opération suicide du commando de Tigres Noirs. Les 21 militants, dirigés par le lieutenant-colonel Elango s'infiltrèrent dans la base aérienne ennemie en plein territoire cingalais (Anurâdhapura). Ils détruisirent les défenses antiaériennes à l'aide de bombes et de bazookas, ce qui permit aux Tigres de l'Air (force aérienne tamoule) de bombarder la base sans danger. Les Tigres Noirs commencèrent ensuite à détruire les avions et hélicoptères au sol. 26 avions et hélicoptères furent détruits : 2 MI 24, 2 MI 17, 1 K8, 2 PT6, 1 Bell 212, 1 Beechcraftt, 3 Manles, 4 Cessna 150, 5 PT6 et 4 Clama Chetty. Les 21 rebelles qui ont sacrifié leur vie sont aujourd'hui considérés comme des héros par les partisans des LTTE. Ils sont commémorés lors du culte des héros (en Tamoul : Maaveerar Naal) tous les 27 novembre. En 2009, un film paraît pour retracer l'histoire de cette opération : Operation Ellalan, Symbol of Supreme Sacrifice. (fr)
  • The Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base, code-named Operation Ellaalan, was a commando raid conducted on SLAF Anuradhapura an Air Force Base in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The attack happened on 22 October 2007. At 3:15 AM a group of 21 LTTE commandos, most of them Black Tigers, who are known to be suicide bombers, attacked the air base. Shortly after the attack started the Tigers were supported by two light aircraft from the Air Tigers which conducted a bombing run on the base and escaped undamaged. 10 military personnel, including 2 Air Force officers, were killed in the attack and 22 were wounded. It was confirmed that 20 of the 21 commandos were killed. Also an Air Force Bell 212 helicopter gunship that was sent to the base to provide help crashed near the base during the clashes killing four crew members. Initially it was reported that only three aircraft were destroyed and one crashed. However the Prime Minister stated two days later that up to 8 aircraft were destroyed in the attack and another 10 were damaged, whereas the LTTE claimed to have destroyed 15 aircraft on the day of the attack. Because of this the sincerity of the government came into question. Also two MI 24s damaged in LTTE air attack on SLAF base in Anuradhapura B. Raman, a retired Additional Secretary of India and former Director of Institute of Topical Studies of Chennai, released a statement regarding the attack calling that it "had been preceded by painstaking intelligence collection, planning and rehearsal." Sri Lankan armed forces paraded the naked bodies of the LTTE Black Tigers to the public in Anuradhapura. Sri Lankan and Police stated that it had not been officially sanctioned and an investigation has been launched into the incident (en)
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  • Aircraft destroyed:
  • 1 Beechcraft surveillance plane
  • 1 Bell 206 helicopter,
  • 1 Bell 212 helicopter,
  • 1 K-8 jet trainer,
  • 14 killed, 22 wounded
  • 1Mi-17helicopter,
  • 1Mi-24attack helicopter,
  • 3PT-6trainers,
  • Aircraft damaged: 10
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  • Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
  • Sri Lanka Air Force
  • *Air Tigers
  • *Black Tigers
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  • 2007-10-22 (xsd:date)
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  • Successful LTTE commando raid
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  • 2 light aircraft
  • 21 suicide commandos
  • One air base garrison
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  • Aircraft damaged: 10 (en)
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  • Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base (en)
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  • 2007-10-22 (xsd:date)
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  • the Sri Lankan Civil War (en)
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  • Successful LTTE commando raid (en)
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  • 21 (xsd:integer)
  • One air base garrison (en)
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  • Bei der Operation Ellaa'lan drangen am 22. Oktober 2007 einundzwanzig Elitekommandos der Black Tigers in das Herz des sri-lankischen Luftwaffenstützpunktes in Anuradhapura ein und zerstörten acht Fluggeräte, darunter Helikopter, ein Aufklärungsflugzeug und ein Trainingsflugzeug. Gegen 4.30 Uhr griffen Flugzeuge der Air Tigers zur Unterstützung des Bodenkommandos in den Angriff ein. Sie kehrten nach Beendigung ihrer Mission sicher auf ihren Stützpunkt im zurück. Das sri-lankische Verteidigungsministerium behauptete jedoch, es seien nur drei Helikopter beschädigt, 13 Luftwaffensoldaten getötet und 18 verletzt worden. (de)
  • Dans le cadre de la guerre civile du Sri Lanka, l’opération Ellalan désigne l'opération militaire des Tigres de Libération du Tamil Eelam (LTTE) qui eut lieu le 22 octobre 2007. L'opération fut menée par un commando de 21 Tigres Noirs (élite de soldats prêts à se sacrifier). Les Tigres Noirs commencèrent ensuite à détruire les avions et hélicoptères au sol. 26 avions et hélicoptères furent détruits : 2 MI 24, 2 MI 17, 1 K8, 2 PT6, 1 Bell 212, 1 Beechcraftt, 3 Manles, 4 Cessna 150, 5 PT6 et 4 Clama Chetty. (fr)
  • The Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base, code-named Operation Ellaalan, was a commando raid conducted on SLAF Anuradhapura an Air Force Base in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The attack happened on 22 October 2007. B. Raman, a retired Additional Secretary of India and former Director of Institute of Topical Studies of Chennai, released a statement regarding the attack calling that it "had been preceded by painstaking intelligence collection, planning and rehearsal." (en)
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  • Operation Ellaa'lan (de)
  • Opération Ellalan (fr)
  • Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base (en)
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