Eastern Theater of Eelam War IV - Battle of Thoppigala

Battle of Thoppigala

The dominating peak in the area is called Thoppigala (British called it Baron's cap, tamils called it Kudumbimalai). . It is situated near the Batticaloa - Polonnaruwa border close to Maduru Oya the Sri Lankan military's largest infantry training base. The area is ~800 square kilometers, with rocky mountains (Dimbulagala - Lahugala range), dense jungles and also ancient irrigation tanks. The Sri Lankan military launched their military operation to capture the area from LTTE on April 25, 2007. The full scale jungle warfare started, and the LTTE was trying to protect their last stronghold in Eastern Sri Lanka. The SLA estimated around 500-700 LTTE cadres were fighting in the area in a network of trenches and tunnels.