Let me stress that the June-July 1990 Kokavil battle was nothing but a debacle that caused a humiliating setback. The then Army Commander Lt. Gen. Hamilton Wanasinghe hadn’t been prepared to fight the battle hardened LTTE. Colonel H. R. Stephen, the then Coordinating Officer, based in Kilinochchi (Lt. Col. Stephen was killed on the morning of Aug.8, 1992, at Araly point, Kayts. North of Kilinochchi, troops were positioned at Elephant Pass, Jaffna Fort and Palaly. Saving Kilinochchi troopsIn spite of the much deteriorated situation at Kokavil, troops at Mankulam couldn’t intervene.

Source: The Nation July 21, 2021 00:56 UTC