List of military operations of the Sri Lankan Civil War
After defeating the insurgency led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna in 1971, the Sri Lanka Armed Forces were confronted with a new conflict, this time with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and other Tamil militant groups. The war escalated to the point where India was asked to intervene as a peacekeeping force. This was later seen as a tactical error, as the IPKF united nationalist elements such as the JVP to politically support the LTTE in their call to evict the IPKF. The war with the LTTE was halted following the signing of a ceasefire agreement in 2002 with the help of international mediation. However, renewed violence broke out in December 2005 and following the collapse of peace talks, the army has been involved in the heavy fighting that has resumed in the north and east of the country.
Since 1980 the army has undertaken many operations against the LTTE rebels. The major operations conducted by the army eventually lead to the capture of Jaffna and other rebel strongholds.
Major combat operations of the [Sri Lankan Army]
| Operation Name | Date | Location | Purpose/Result |
| 1971 JVP Insurrection | 1971–1972 | Ceylonese Government victory |
[Eelam War I] (1983–1987)
[Indian intervention in the [Sri Lankan Civil War|IPKF intervention]]
| Operation Name | Date | Location | Purpose/Result |
| JVP Uprising | 1987–1990 | Sri Lankan Government victory |
[Eelam War II] (1990–1995)
[Eelam War III] (1995–2002)
| Operation Name | Date | Location | Purpose/Result |
| Operation Riviresa | |||
| Operation Jayasikurui | |||
| Operation Rivibala | |||
| Operation Ranagosa | |||
| Operation Rivikirana | |||
| Operation Kinihira I, II, III/IV, V/VI, VII, VIII, IX |
[Eelam War IV] (2006–2009)
[Eastern Theater of [Eelam War IV|Eastern Theater]]
| Operation Name | Date | Location | Purpose/Result |
| Operations in Thoppigala area |
[Northern Theater of [Eelam War IV|Northern Theater]]
| Operation Name | Date | Location | Purpose/Result |
| 2008 SLA Northern offensive |