Battle of Vavunathivu

Battle of Vavunathivu
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date7 March 1997
Location
Result LTTE victory
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Capt Sudath Dabare Ram
Strength
~250 ~500
Casualties and losses
73 killed, 98 wounded, 2 missing (SLA claim)[1] 103 killed (LTTE claim)[2] 160 killed (SLA claim)[3]

The Battle of Vavunathivu took place during the Sri Lankan Civil War. It occurred on 7 March 1997 in which the LTTE militants attacked and overran the Sri Lanka Army military camp at Vavunathivu off Batticaloa.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Tiger triple jump in the Eastern theatre". SundayTimesLanka. 1997-03-09. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  2. ^ "Fighters killed in Vavunathivu SLA camp attack remembered". TamilNet. 2003-03-07. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
  3. ^ "UPI Focus: 235 killed in Sri Lankan rebel attack". upi.com. Retrieved 1 October 2021.