<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Mullaitivu_(1996)" id="mwARI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Battle of Mullaitivu (1996)">Battle of Mullaitivu</a>: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberation_Tigers_of_Tamil_Eelam" id="mwARM" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam">Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam</a> capture the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army" id="mwARQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sri Lanka Army">Sri Lanka Army</a>'s base, killing over 1,200 soldiers.