Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997)

Battle of Kanakarayankulam (1997)
	Part of the Sri Lankan civil war; Operation Jayasikurui
Date	December 04, 1997
Location	9°3′2.47″N 80°30′53.77″E / 9.0506861°N 80.5149361°E Kanakarayankulam, Mankulam
Result	Tamil Tiger victory
Belligerents
Military of Sri Lanka	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Commanders and leaders
Srilal Weerasooriya; Vasantha Perera; Gamini Hettiaratchi; N L Sirimanne †	Velupillai Prabhakaran ; Karuna Amman
Units involved
53rd Division Commando regiment; Sinha regiment;	Siruthai brigade (elite child brigade); Charles Anthony Brigade; Kittu artillery brigade
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
154 killed; 481 wounded; 18 missing	LTTE claim: 35 killed SLA claim: ~200 killed

The Battle of Kanakarayankulam was fought on 4 December 1997, during the Sri Lankan civil war between the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). It is known as the "worst-ever commando debacle" in Sri Lankan military history.^[2]

^ "Situation Report". Iqbal Athas. The Sundaytimes. 14 December 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Situation Report". Iqbal Athas. The Sundaytimes. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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[sr1412-1] "Situation Report". Iqbal Athas. The Sundaytimes. 14 December 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[sr0712-2] "Situation Report". Iqbal Athas. The Sundaytimes. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

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