Battle of Sampur

The Battle of Sampur was fought in 2006 for the town of Sampur.

Battle of Sampur
Part of the Sri Lankan civil war
Date28 August 2006 โ€“ 4 September 2006
Location
Sampur, Sri Lanka
Result Sri Lankan Army victory
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Casualties and losses
33 killed (SLA claim) 200+ killed (SLA claim)
97 Civilians killed, 215 Civilians injured and 46,000 were displaced (LTTE claim)
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