 On 22 May 2009, Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa confirmed that 6,261 personnel of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces had lost their lives and 29,551 were wounded during the Eelam War IV since July 2006.Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara added that approximately 22,000 LTTE fighters had died during this time.The war caused the death of 80 000-100 000 civilians.