Attack on the Pallekele detachment

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Attack on the Pallekele detachment
Part of the 1987-1989 JVP insurrection
Location	Pallekele, Sri Lanka
Planned by	Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya
Commanded by	Saman Piyasiri Fernando (Keerthi Vijayabahu
Target	2nd Armed Corps, Sinha Regiment
Date	14 (prep), 15 April, 1987
Executed by	Patriotic People's Armed Forces[1]
Outcome	Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya victory Base sealed off for few weeks

The attack on the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLAF) base in Pallekele was an attack carried out by the Patriotic People's Armed Troops together with the Patriotic People's Movement, which were armed divisions of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; People's Liberation Front). The attack was led by Keerthi Vijayabahu, as a preparation for the 1987-1989 JVP insurrection.