What the records say
- When
- 13 Feb 1985
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 9.00° N, 80.95° E
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kokkilai offensive
Military attack on Sri Lanka during the Sri Lanka Civil War
The Kokkilai offensive was an attack on the Sri Lanka Army encampment in Kokkilai, Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka, on the night of 13 February 1985 by the Tamil Tigers. It was the first direct assault on a Sri Lanka military base by a Tamil militant group in the early stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
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