The Sri Lankan military camp at Kokavil was put to siege by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for 14 days before they captured it.

Of the 54 Sri Lankan Army soldiers stationed in the base at the time, only 2 and a civilian cook reached friendly lines after the battle, with all others having been presumably killed by the LTTE.

The officer commanding the SLA detachment, Lieutenant Aladeniya, was given the order to evacuate, but refused because he did not want to leave his wounded.

[1] Final words spoken by Lt. Aladeniya to Wanni headquarters were, Don’t worry sir, I will fight till I die.

Lieutenant Saliya Aladeniya was posthumously promoted to rank of captain and honoured with the Parama Weera Vibhushanaya for bravery on 21 June 1994.

[7] The Kokavil transmission tower was rebuilt along with a memorial for the 52 soldiers of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment who were lost in the battle.