Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV

The Eastern Theatre of Eelam War IV started in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka on July 21, 2006, when the LTTE cut off the water supply to rice fields in eastern Trincomalee district. The government claimed total control of the Eastern province after capturing Thoppigala on July 11, 2007, after nearly a year of fighting. Major battles took place at Sampoor, Vakarai, Kanchikudicharu, Kokkadichloai and Thoppigala. Military and civilian deaths were relatively low on both sides. Government forces captured much military hardware from the LTTE during the conflict. The civilians managed to flee the combat zones, and this reduced civilian casualties, while swelling the number of internally displaced people (IDP). The world health organization (WHO) estimated ~200,300 IDPs, and claims that significant progress occurred in resettling them. The LTTE vowed to attack Sri Lanka's military and economic targets across the country to retaliate for the capture of the Eastern province from them. This was stated by the leader of the LTTE's political wing, S.P. Thamilchelvan, in a statement to Associated Press on July 12, 2007.

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2006 — 2007  Wikidata
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Location: 8.5711, 81.2372, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2006 — 2007 Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV

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1782-01-11T00:00:00Z

1782 Capture of Trincomalee

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1782-09-03T00:00:00Z

1782 Battle of Trincomalee

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2006-09-04T00:00:00Z

2006 Battle of Sampur

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1782	Capture of Trincomalee	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1782	Battle of Trincomalee	France, Kingdom of Great Britain, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2006	Battle of Sampur	battle	Wikidata
event	war	2006	Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV	war, Sri Lanka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, theater of war	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Hoods Tower Museum	artillery battery, military museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Oostenburgh	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1623	Fort Fredrick	fort	Wikidata
site	military base		SLN Dockyard	naval base	Wikidata