Battle of Kokavil
| Battle of Kokavil | |||||||
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| Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Sri Lanka | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lieutenant Saliya Aladeniya † | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 54 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 48 killed, 18 wounded | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Kokavil (Sinhala: කොකාවිල් සටන) was fought from 27 June to 11 July 1990 in Kokavil, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan military camp at Kokavil was put to siege by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for 14 days before they captured it. Of the 54 Sri Lankan Army soldiers stationed in the base at the time, only 2 and a civilian cook reached friendly lines after the battle, with all others having been presumably killed by the LTTE.