President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced capturing of Sampur as he addressed the 55th annual conference of the ruling SLFP. The SLA military offensive began on August 2006 and the area was under LTTE control for years. The Sri Lankan military gained control the Sampur town of eastern Trincomalee district on September 4, 2006, where the area used by LTTE as an artillery launching pad to attack Trincomalee port.
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Eventually, following heavy fighting with the rebels, government troops gained full control of the Mavil Oya reservoir on August 15. They are interested in something else." As the battle warmed up, the LTTE claimed that they opened the sluice gates "on humanitarian grounds" although this was disputed by military correspondents, who stated that the water began flowing immediately after the security forces carried out a precise bombing of the Mavil Oya anicut. "It is quite obvious they are not interested in water. These attacks prompted condemnation from SLMM Chief of Staff, who stated "(The government does) have the information that the LTTE has made this offer,". However a government spokesman said that "utilities can not be used as bargaining tools" by the rebels and the government forces launched fresh attacks on LTTE positions around the reservoir. Initially, the SLMM claimed that they managed to persuade the LTTE to lift the waterway blockade conditionally. The sluice gates were eventually reopened on August 8, with conflicting reports as to who actually opened them. Likewise, the LTTE also claimed that they were committed to the ceasefire government spokesman, stated that the government remained committed to the cease-fire. After the initial negotiations by the SLMM to open the gates failed, the Air Force attacked LTTE positions on July 26, and ground troops began an operation to open the gates. 5.3 Capture of Thoppigala (Baron's Cap)Ī new crisis leading to the first large-scale fighting since signing of the ceasefire occurred when the LTTE closed the sluice gates of the Mavil Aru (Mavil Oya) reservoir on July 21 and cut the water supply to 15,000 villages in government controlled areas.4 Battle of Ampara-Kanchikudiyaaru or Kanchikudicharu.Thamilchelvan, in a statement to Associated Press on Jat Killinochchi in northern Sri Lanka. This was stated by the LTTE political-wing leader S.P. The LTTE has vowed to attack Sri Lanka's military and economic targets across the country to retaliate the capture of the Eastern province from them. The world health organization (WHO) estimated ~200,300 IDPs, and claims that significant progress has occurred in resettling them The civilians managed to flee the combat zones, and this reduced civilian casualties, while swelling the number of internally displaced people (IDP). The military and civilian deaths are considerably low on both sides, and the government forces captured much military hardware from the LTTE during the conflict. The major battles took place at Sampoor, Vakarai, Kanchikudicharu, Kokkadichloai and Thoppigala (Baron's cap). The government military claimed the total control of the Eastern province after capturing the Thoppigala (Baron's cap) on Jafter nearly a year of fighting. The Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV, the warfare started in the Eastern province of Sri Lanka on July 21, 2006, when the LTTE cut off the water supply to the rice fields in the Mavil aru area in the eastern Trincomalee district.