Battle of Janakapura

Battle of Janakapura
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date25 July 1993
Location
Janakapura, Weli Oya, Sri Lanka
Result LTTE victory
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.