Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997)

Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997)
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Operation Jayasikurui
DateDecember 04, 1997
Location
9°3′2.47″N 80°30′53.77″E / 9.0506861°N 80.5149361°E / 9.0506861; 80.5149361 Kanakarayankulam, Mankulam
Result Tamil Tiger victory
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Military of Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Srilal Weerasooriya
Vasantha Perera
Gamini Hettiaratchi
N L Sirimanne †		 Velupillai Prabhakaran
Karuna Amman
Units involved

53rd Division

Siruthai brigade (elite child brigade)
Charles Anthony Brigade
Kittu artillery brigade
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
154 killed
481 wounded
18 missing[1]		 LTTE claim: 35 killed[2] SLA claim: ~200 killed[3]

The Battle of Kanakarayankulam was fought on 4 December 1997, during the Sri Lankan civil war between the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). It is known as the "worst-ever commando debacle" in Sri Lankan military history.[2]

  1. ^ "Situation Report". Iqbal Athas. The Sundaytimes. 14 December 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Situation Report". Iqbal Athas. The Sundaytimes. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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