char u ▁and ▁Th opp ig ala ▁regions ▁of ▁the ▁Am para ▁District ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁The ▁army ▁had ▁accused ▁the ▁L T TE ▁of ▁carrying ▁out ▁the ▁child ▁ab du ctions ▁in ▁Bak mit iy awa ▁and ▁Am para , ▁including ▁the ▁ab du ction ▁of ▁two ▁teachers ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁T amil ▁children ▁in ▁December ▁by ▁L T TE ▁cad res ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁returning ▁from ▁extra ▁classes ▁to ▁their ▁homes . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁off ensive , ▁el ite ▁police ▁command os ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁over run ▁twenty ▁( 2 0 ) ▁ ▁re bel ▁cam ps ▁including ▁the ▁Stanley ▁Base , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁L T TE ▁camp ▁in ▁the ▁Am par ai ▁District ▁and ▁a ▁regional ▁intelligence ▁and ▁supply ▁camp , ▁Bag ay adi ▁Base , ▁where ▁local ▁and ▁foreign ▁food st uff s ▁and ▁san it ary ▁material ▁was ▁stored , ▁Jan ak ▁Base , ▁which ▁made ▁cl othing ▁identical ▁to ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Army ▁and ▁Special ▁Task ▁Force ▁uniform s , ▁Je ew an ▁Base , ▁which ▁was ▁another ▁supply ▁camp ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁ST F ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁four ▁vehicles ▁and ▁the ▁D iana ▁Base ▁where ▁L T TE ▁leaders ▁meet . ▁A ▁statement ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁min istry ▁of ▁defence ▁ ▁said ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁furn ished ▁with ▁lux ury ▁items . ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Stanley ▁Base , ▁ST F ▁troops ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁find ▁an ▁explos ive ▁l aden ▁tr uck ▁and ▁a