Attack_on_the_Pallekele_detachment
Attack on the Pallekele detachment
Preparation for insurrection
The attack on the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLAF) base in Pallekele was an attack carried out by the Patriotic People's Armed Troops together with the Patriotic People's Movement, which were armed divisions of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; People's Liberation Front). The attack was led by Keerthi Vijayabahu, as a preparation for the 1987-1989 JVP insurrection.
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