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Following this the Sri Lankan armed forces withdrew from Mullaitivu which allowed the LTTE to gain control of the area. It was damaged by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami with a large loss of life. The Sri Lankan Army took control of the town on January 25, 2009, in the Battle of Mullaitivu in its offensive against the LTTE.
Mullaitivu District's population was 91,947 in 2012. [2] The population of the district is mostly Sri Lankan Tamil. The population of the district, like the rest of the north and east of Sri Lanka, has been heavily affected by the civil war.
As a result, the demographics of the region had been significantly altered and a new division called the Weli Oya Divisional Secretariat (the Sinhalese equivalent of the Tamil term "Manal Aru") was carved in the southern parts of the Mullaitivu district. Today the majority of the population in the area is Sinhalese while Tamils have been ...
The children spread the news throughout the village, leading the community to build the kovil, which is known today as the Vattappalai Kannaki Amman Kovil. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] In the 1st Century AD, Gajabahu I of Anuradhapura participated in the grand inauguration of the Mangala Devi Kannagi Temple in Kerala , India , alongside Cheran Chenguttuvan ...
Kokkuthodavai mass grave is the mass burial of Tamil people suspected to have been killed extrajudicially during the Final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War . It was discovered in Kokkuthodavai, Mullaitivu District while National Water Supply and Drainage Board dug for laying water pipes.
Formed in the Welioya sector it was tasked with advancing from Welioya to the LTTE stronghold of Mullaitivu.The division captured key LTTE bases in the jungles of Mullaitivu, these included Muhagam camp (May 30, 2008), Michael camp (May 30, 2008), Suganthan camp (July 27, 2008), Jeevan camp (August 16, 2008) that belong to the one four base complex.
Brigadier Kumban Bohran, Brigade Commander, 25 "Mullaitivu" Brigade had strengthened the Mullaitivu base in 1995 and a contingency plan was drawn up in the event of an overnight attack. [19] Under the plan reinforcements would arrive by sea and air the following morning. [19] Radars and two generators, one acting as a back-up, were installed. [19]
Chalai, Mullaitivu District: 12: SLA victory Battle of Aanandapuram: 29 March – 5 April 2009: Ananthapuram, Mullaitivu District: 623: SLA victory Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu: 2–5 April 2009: Puthukkudiyirippu, Mullaitivu District: 420: SLA victory Truce (13–15 April 2009) Final Battle of the Sri Lankan Civil War: 7–19 May 2009