Battle of Janakapura | |||||||
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Part of the Sri Lankan civil war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Military of Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Lt. Gen. Cecil Waidyaratne Brig. Parry Liyanage | Velupillai Prabhakaran | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
24 soldiers killed 9 civilians killed 31 wounded 20 missing | Unknown |
The Battle of Janakapura, 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 camp at Janakapura in Weli Oya in northern Sri Lanka on 25 July 1993.