3,500+ troops [1][2] troops number Unknown Fire Support: Auxiliary Force: Sept 27–29: By Sept 30: The Battle of Kilinochchi (codenamed Operation Unceasing Waves II by the Tamil Tigers) occurred in September 1998 over the control of the city of Kilinochchi in Sri Lanka (geographical coordinates 9°23′00″N 80°24′00″E / 9.383333°N 80.4°E / 9.383333; 80.4).

They assaulted the Sri Lankan Army's Kilinochchi complex, ten miles south of the Elephant Pass base.

The Sri Lankan Army claimed that up to 520 Tigers and 443 SLA soldiers were killed in the close-quarters and hand-to-hand fighting over two days.

People gathered in large numbers in the area to welcome the Liberation Tigers who took part in the operation with soft drinks and coconut water.

[11] The SL opposition party at that time, the UNP, claimed that 4 artillery pieces, 2 T-55 tanks, 8 Buffel, and 75 assorted jeeps, trucks and tractors were lost by SLA to LTTE, though it was not clear if these referred items were destroyed or captured by the Tigers.