The Battle of Kokavil 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...

recipient of the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya, Sri Lanka's highest wartime award for valor. He was commanding the small army detachment at Kokavil; when it...

War of the Camps (1985–88) – Lebanese Civil War Siege of Basra (1987) – Iran–Iraq War Siege of Jeffna (1987) – Sri Lankan Civil War Battle of Kokavil (1990)...

inside the Security Forces Headquarters – Mullaitivu complex. Battle of Kokavil Battle of Pooneryn Another source states that the 215 Brigade was based...

military decoration, awarded for acts of exceptional valour in wartime. Parama Weera Vibhushanaya translates as the "Order of the Supreme Valour", and the award...

eventually lead to the recapture of Jaffna and other rebel strongholds. The table below lists all major battles of the Sri Lankan Civil War. The information...

Division earlier captured several LTTE strongholds such as Adampan and Kokavil Task Force 1, led by Brig. Shavendra Silva, advanced along the western...

a small area of territory near Nandhikkadal lagoon, linked up and eliminated the remaining cadres. This final battle claimed the lives of several top LTTE...

the start of the Eelam War II. As a result of the LTTE attacks, the Army had to abandon camps including Kokavil, Mankulam, Killinochchi, Kondachchi and Silavathurai...

division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division it was deployed for combat operations in the Wanni region in 2009. With the start of Eelam...