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