Battle of Weli Oya (1995)

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Battle of Weli Oya
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date 28 July 1995 Location Weli Oya, Sri Lanka Result Sri Lanka Army Victory
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Janaka Perera	Theepan
Casualties and losses
2 killed, 18 wounded[1]	~300 killed (182 bodies recovered by the SL Army)[2] 15 boats sunk

The Battle of Weli Oya, took place 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 bases in Weli Oya in northern Sri Lanka on 28 July 1995.