Event
Attack on Katunayake air base and Bandaranaike airport, 2001
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- What
- An early-morning raid on 24 July 2001 on the Sri Lankan Air Force base and the adjoining airport; Tamil Guardian reports 11 aircraft destroyed and six military personnel killed
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- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) / Described by Tamil Guardian as carrying out / Attack on Katunayake air base and Bandaranaike airport, 2001Allegation
- Tamil Guardian says 14 LTTE commandos attacked the air base and the adjoining airport, timed to mark 18 years since Black July. It reports 11 aircraft destroyed, eight military and three civilian, with total costs it estimates at over US$500 million, six military personnel killed, no civilian deaths, and all the attackers dead. It presents the raid as part of the LTTE’s military and economic strategy.24 Jul 2024 · Tamil Guardian · 23 years since the LTTE assault on Katunayake air force base