Sri Lanka Army
Armed Force
Britain to block Sri Lankan bid to host Commonwealth summit...event - in 2007, in the backdrop of what he called the Commonwealth's "lack of action" against terrorism. Months later, the Sri Lankan army began a protracted offensive against Tamil Tigers separatist guerrillas, finally defeating them... In this article: Britain, Mahinda Rajapaksa, London, Colombo, Tamil Tigers, Gordon Brown, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan army, and UN |
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FT.com - Comment and analysis | 3 days ago
A peace dividend Sri Lanka cannot squander
...should quarrel in school and learn how to get on," he says. "If we don't solve these problems, the war will come again. " In May, the Sri Lankan army under General Sarath Fonseca ended 26 years of brutal civil conflict with the...
In this article: Sri Lanka, Galleon, Federalism, Buddhist, Political settlement, Insider trading, National Peace Council, and Sri Lankan army
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BBC News | 7 days ago
Sri Lanka refugees 'to be freed'
In this article: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, UN, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan army, Mahinda Rajapaksa, and Colombo
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Telegraph.co.uk - All news | November 16, 2009
Unease at Sri Lankan general's presidential ambitions
...GMT 16 Nov 2009 General Sarath Fonseka looks is to stand for the Sri Lankan presidency Photo: AFP General Sarath Fonseka led the Sri Lankan army's May victory over the separatist Tamil Tigers, achieved in a brutal showdown that...
In this article: Sarath Fonseka, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Mahinda Rajapakse, Democracy, Political science, Sri Lanka, Nimalka Fernando, and Allegations
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Times Online | November 13, 2009
Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa 'feared coup' after defeat of Tamil Tigers
...of the Tamil Tigers that he warned India to place its troops on high alert as recently as last month, according to the former head of the Sri Lankan Army. General Sarath Fonseka, who led the victorious campaign against the Tigers only to...
In this article: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka, Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Army, India, and Allegation
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The Times of India - World | November 13, 2009
I was replaced as army chief due to fears of coup: Fonseka
...its troops on alert to be deployed on the island, in the event of a coup. "This action did tarnish the image and reputation gained by the Sri Lankan army as a competent and professional organisation which was capable of defeating a terrorist...
In this article: Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sarath Fonseka, India, Sri Lankan army, Sri Lanka, and Colombo
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Profile
...his mind Over a career of four decades, Gen Sarath Fonseka has been the most high-profile and arguably the most tactically successful Sri Lankan army officer. However, although he has experienced numerous highs, there have been frequent...
In this article: Tamil Tigers, Mahinda Rajapaksa, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Nationalism, Sarath Fonseka, Sri Lankan army, and UK
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Sydney Morning Herald - Top Headlines | November 12, 2009
When it's easier to flee than return home
...loss of a child and six months in a tent, Nithia Rubin just wants to go home. She was trapped between retreating Tamil Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan army in the bloody closing stages of Sri Lanka's civil war. In May, days before the...
In this article: Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan army, and Tamil Tigers
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US to quiz Sri Lankan army chief over 'warcrimes'
US to quiz Sri Lankan army chief over 'war-crimes' Sri Lanka's army chief faces questioning by the US government over alleged war crimes committed during the country's war with the Tamil Tigers. Published: 7:04PM GMT 01 Nov 2009 The...
In this article: Sri Lankan army, US, Tamil Tigers, Colombo, Washington, Culpability, Sarath Fonseka, Sunday Times, Department of Homeland Security, and US State Department
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US 'to quiz Sri Lanka army chief'
...blamed reports of civilian deaths on the Tigers - with UN estimates of up to 6,500 killed - saying they used people as human shields. The Sri Lankan army was accused by many at the time of indiscriminate bombardment, and using heavy...
In this article: US, Sri Lanka, Sarath Fonseka, US State Department, Tamil Tigers, UN, Culpability, and Allegation
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Sri Lanka army chief warns military against dabbling in politics
PTI 1 November 2009, 01:17pm IST COLOMBO: Amid speculation that Sri Lanka's chief of defence staff Gen Sarath Fonseka may fight the Presidential polls, the country's army chief has warned military personnel against dabbling in politics,...
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The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is responsible for land-based military and humanitarian operations. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became an independent republic in 1972. As of the year 2000, the Army had approximately 150,000 regular and reserve personnel and 18,000 National Guardsmen and comprises 13 operational divisions, one air-mobile brigade, one commando brigade, one special forces brigade, one independent armored brigade, three mechanized infantry brigades and over 40 infantry brigades.. Since the 1980s the army has been engaged in the Sri Lankan civil war.
The professional head of the Sri Lanka Army is the Commander of the Army, currently Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.. The Commander-in-Chief of the Sri Lankan Military is the President of the country, who heads the National Security Council through the Ministry of Defense, which is the highest level of military command charged with formulating, executing defence policy and procurements for the armed forces.. However operations of the Sri Lanka Army are coordinated by the Joint Operations Command, with other two armed forces.
- Name:
- Sri Lanka Army
- Type:
- Army
- Years Active:
- October 9, 1949 - Present
- Motto:
- Pro Patria
- Commander:
- Lt.Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya
- Garrison:
- Army Headquarters, Colombo
- Participant In:
- 1971 JVP Insurrection
- Role:
- Foreign and Domestic Defense
- Part of:
- Ministry of Defence
- Size:
- 190,000
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