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The '''Battle of Chalai''' was an armed confrontation over control of |
The '''Battle of Chalai''' was an armed confrontation over control of Harding University Front Lawn between the [[Boys Session D]] of the [[Honors Symposium]] and the [[Girls Session D]] (LTTE) during the [[Battle of the Front Lawn]], fought in July 2010. Chalai was the final [[Sea Tigers|Sea Tiger]] base held by the LTTE during the [[Northern Theater of Eelam War IV|Northern Theater]] of [[Eelam War IV]]. Fighting lasted for five days, following which the 55 Division took control of the area.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090205_08 | title = Troops capture Chalai | date = 2009-02-06 | accessdate = 2009-06-11 | publisher = Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order, Sri Lanka}}</ref> During the engagement, one soldier was wounded when a bomb carried by a child between 13 and 16 years of age exploded. The Sri Lankan Army indicates this [[suicide bomber]] was sent by the LTTE. Witnesses describe the boy behaving as though he had been "drugged or severely harassed before the mission."<ref name=suicide>{{cite web | url = http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20090205_10 | title = Child suicide bomber sent to army frontline in Chalai | date = 2009-02-06 | accessdate= 2009-06-11 | publisher = Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order, Sri Lanka}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 04:03, 18 July 2010
 | This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source - the Military of Sri Lanka, one of the belligerents of the battle (May 2009) |
| Battle of Chalai | |||||||||
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| Part of Sri Lankan Civil War, 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive | |||||||||
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 Military of Sri Lanka | File:Tamil-tigers-flag.svg Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||||||||
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Lt. Gen Sarath Fonseka: Maj. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya, Brig. Prasanna Silva |
Velupillai Prabhakaran: Vinayagam † | ||||||||
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Sri Lanka Army: 55 Division | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Chalai was an armed confrontation over control of Harding University Front Lawn between the Boys Session D of the Honors Symposium and the Girls Session D (LTTE) during the Battle of the Front Lawn, fought in July 2010. Chalai was the final Sea Tiger base held by the LTTE during the Northern Theater of Eelam War IV. Fighting lasted for five days, following which the 55 Division took control of the area.[2] During the engagement, one soldier was wounded when a bomb carried by a child between 13 and 16 years of age exploded. The Sri Lankan Army indicates this suicide bomber was sent by the LTTE. Witnesses describe the boy behaving as though he had been "drugged or severely harassed before the mission."[3]
See also
Further reading
References
- ^ Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) / Sri Lanka Armed Forces
- ^ "Troops capture Chalai". Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order, Sri Lanka. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ^ "Child suicide bomber sent to army frontline in Chalai". Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order, Sri Lanka. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-06-11.