The Battle of Kokavil was fought from 27 June to 11 July 1990 in Kokavil, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan military camp at Kokavil was put to siege by the Liberation...
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Saliya Upul Aladeniya (category Recipients of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya)
recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, Sri Lanka's highest wartime award for valor. He was commanding the small army detachment at Kokavil; when it...
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War of the Camps (1985–88) – Lebanese Civil War Siege of Basra (1987) – Iran–Iraq War Siege of Jeffna (1987) – Sri Lankan Civil War Battle of Kokavil (1990)...
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Parama Weera Vibhushanaya (category Recipients of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya)
military decoration, awarded for acts of exceptional valour in wartime. Parama Weera Vibhushanaya translates as the "Order of the Supreme Valour", and the award...
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inside the Security Forces Headquarters – Mullaitivu complex. Battle of Kokavil Battle of Pooneryn Another source states that the 215 Brigade was based...
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eventually lead to the recapture of Jaffna and other rebel strongholds. The table below lists all major battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The information...
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Division earlier captured several LTTE strongholds such as Adampan and Kokavil Task Force 1, led by Brig. Shavendra Silva, advanced along the western...
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Eelam War IV (redirect from Battle of nandikadal)
a small area of territory near Nandhikkadal lagoon, linked up and eliminated the remaining cadres. This final battle claimed the lives of several top LTTE...
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the start of the Eelam War II. As a result of the LTTE attacks, the Army had to abandon camps including Kokavil, Mankulam, Killinochchi, Kondachchi and Silavathurai...
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Eelam War II (category Phases of the Sri Lankan civil war)
detachments of platoon or company strength in the Northern Province such as Kokavil in June and July 1990 where it overran the detachment; Mullaitivu September...
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division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division it was deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region in 2009. With the start of Eelam...
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Operation Eagle (Sri Lanka) (category Battles of Eelam War II)
Palaly, Jaffna Fort and other areas such as Killinochi, Mankulaum and Kokavil were besieged by the LTTE. Talaimannar army detachment was overrun. The...
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Theepan (category Alumni of Chavakachcheri Hindu College)
Theepan led a number of successful operations against the Sri Lankan military in the Vanni including the capture of Mankulam and Kokavil in June/July 1990...
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Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force (category Military units and formations of the Sri Lanka Army)
war in battles such as the Weli Oya, Kokavil, Mandaitivu and in the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection sustaining many casualties. Since the formation of the first...
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