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|combatant2=[[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] |
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|casualties1= 170 killed ~200 wounded (According to LTTE). </br> 2 killed and 18 wounded (According to SLA) |
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|casualties2= 180 killed including 53 Commandos of Leopard Force womens Division. Another ~100 wounded. (According to LTTE) </br> ~300-500 killed (According to SLA) |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The LTTE launched a surprise attack, on the government |
The LTTE launched a surprise attack, on the government-controlled area of Weli Oya, aimed at overrunning four army camps (Kokkilai, Kokkuthuduvai, Jayasinghapura and Janakapura) in the area including the Weli Oya Brigade headquarters. Troops posted to these camps were mostly [[reservists]] from [[Volunteer Force|volunteer regiment]]s, [[Sri Lanka National Guard|national guardsmen]] with artillery and engineering units. The army units came under the command of [[Brigadier]] [[Janaka Perera]], Brigade Commander of the 6th "Weli Oya" Brigade, who had prepared the defence of the camps, having gain warning of a possible attack from the [[Directorate of Military Intelligence (Sri Lanka)|military intelligence]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sri Lanka Rebels’ Attack Backfires; 200 Are Killed : Asia: Army was alerted about simultaneous raids at four camps. Fifteen guerrilla boats sunk. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-07-29-mn-29078-story.html |website=latimes.com |access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Taraki |title=Blinded in the Wanni quagmire |url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/970629/taraki.html |access-date=1 September 2021 |publisher=Sunday Times}}</ref> |
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==Attack== |
==Attack== |
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On the morning of 28 July 1995, LTTE units which included veterans from their [[Battle of Pooneryn|attack on Pooneryn]] armed with weapons captured from the army at Pooneryn; attacked from both land and from seaward amphibious landings. Within five hours the attack had withered with the LTTE suffering over |
On the morning of 28 July 1995, LTTE units which included veterans from their [[Battle of Pooneryn|attack on Pooneryn]] armed with weapons captured from the army at Pooneryn; attacked from both land and from seaward amphibious landings. Within five hours the attack had withered with the LTTE suffering over 180 Leopard Commando carders killed, including its mission field commander Lt. Col. Komala, a women commando. The army units which had put a stiff defense but had sustained 170 killed and many wounded. The attackers failed to penetrate the defense lines or knock out artillery gun placements as it had planned with the use of female suicide bombers. [[Sri Lanka Air Force|SLAF]] provided air support, knocking out LTTE transports, while the [[Sri Lanka Navy]] deployed [[Dvora-class fast patrol boat]]s off the coast of Weli Oya disrupting LTTE movements at sea.<ref name=Island1>{{cite news | url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=62738 | title=War on terror revisited: Three significant battlefield victories | date=30 September 2012 | newspaper=The Island | first=Shamindra | last=Ferdinando | location=Sri Lanka | access-date=6 July 2020 }}</ref> |
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==Aftermath== |
==Aftermath== |
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Revision as of 21:30, 3 September 2021
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| Brigadier Janaka Perera, | Colonel Raju | ||||||
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170 killed ~200 wounded (According to LTTE). 2 killed and 18 wounded (According to SLA) |
180 killed including 53 Commandos of Leopard Force womens Division. Another ~100 wounded. (According to LTTE) ~300-500 killed (According to SLA) | ||||||
The Battle of Weli Oya, was a battle between the militant Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE or Tamil Tigers) and the Sri Lanka Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War for control of the military bases in Weli Oya in northern Sri Lanka on 28 July 1995.
Background
The LTTE launched a surprise attack, on the government-controlled area of Weli Oya, aimed at overrunning four army camps (Kokkilai, Kokkuthuduvai, Jayasinghapura and Janakapura) in the area including the Weli Oya Brigade headquarters. Troops posted to these camps were mostly reservists from volunteer regiments, national guardsmen with artillery and engineering units. The army units came under the command of Brigadier Janaka Perera, Brigade Commander of the 6th "Weli Oya" Brigade, who had prepared the defence of the camps, having gain warning of a possible attack from the military intelligence.[1][2]
Attack
On the morning of 28 July 1995, LTTE units which included veterans from their attack on Pooneryn armed with weapons captured from the army at Pooneryn; attacked from both land and from seaward amphibious landings. Within five hours the attack had withered with the LTTE suffering over 180 Leopard Commando carders killed, including its mission field commander Lt. Col. Komala, a women commando. The army units which had put a stiff defense but had sustained 170 killed and many wounded. The attackers failed to penetrate the defense lines or knock out artillery gun placements as it had planned with the use of female suicide bombers. SLAF provided air support, knocking out LTTE transports, while the Sri Lanka Navy deployed Dvora-class fast patrol boats off the coast of Weli Oya disrupting LTTE movements at sea.[3]
Aftermath
Soon after the battle, Brigadier Perera was transferred to command the elite Reserve Strike Force (RSF) which consisted of special forces, commando and air mobile units in Jaffna. A few months later he played a major role commanding the elite 53 Division in the Operation Riviresa which the Sri Lanka Army re-captured the whole of the Jaffna peninsula[3] Following his retirement, Major General Janaka Perera entered politics contesting in the 2008 North Central Provincial Council election for the post of Chief Minister. Although his party failed to gained majority, he won the highest number of preferences. He was killed a few months later by a LTTE suicide bomber on 6 October 2008 in Anuradhapura.
See also
References
- ^ "Sri Lanka Rebels' Attack Backfires; 200 Are Killed : Asia: Army was alerted about simultaneous raids at four camps. Fifteen guerrilla boats sunk". latimes.com. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ Taraki. "Blinded in the Wanni quagmire". Sunday Times. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ a b Ferdinando, Shamindra (30 September 2012). "War on terror revisited: Three significant battlefield victories". The Island. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 6 July 2020.