Battle of Sampur

Battle of Sampur
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date28 August 2006 – 4 September 2006
Location
Sampur, Sri Lanka
Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents
Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Brigadier Sarath Wijesinghe V. Prabhakaran
Units involved
 Unknown
Casualties and losses
33 killed (SLA claim) 200+ killed (SLA claim)
97 Civilians killed, 215 Civilians injured and 46,000 were displaced (LTTE claim)
Main article: Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV

The Battle of Sampur was fought in 2006 for the town of Sampur during the Sri Lankan civil war.

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