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The Special Task Force (STF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකාය Visesha Karya Balakaya; Tamil: சிறப்பு அதிரடிப் படை) is the tier one police tactical unit of the Sri Lanka Police specialising in anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, clandestine and covert operations, combat and patrolling in urban areas ...
Operation Definite Victory (Sinhala: නියතයි ජය මෙහෙයුම) was a military operation launched by Sri Lankan Special Task Force commandos on January 4, 2007 to liberate the Kanchikudichcharu and Thoppigala regions of the Ampara District of Sri Lanka from the LTTE.
Special Task Force may refer to: Special Task Force (SAPS), a South African police tactical unit; Special Task Force (Sri Lanka), Sri Lankan Police Counter-Terrorist force; Special Task Force (India) an Indian Counter-Terrorist force; Special Task Force on Organised Crime; Special Task Force of National Anti-Drug Department – Slovakia
'Operation Justice') is an ongoing anti-drug operation conducted by the Sri Lankan Police following directives from the Ministry of Public Security. [1] Starting from 17 December 2023, the police, the Special Task Force and the Sri Lankan Army carried out islandwide raids with 38,525 suspects being arrested as of 17 January 2024. [2]
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The official inquiry into this incident is still undergoing and Special Task Force personnel were remanded in connection with the murder and further remanded on 18 July 2013 by the Trincomalee Magistrate court. [1] [2] There were over a hundred witnesses but none were willing to come forward due to intimidation and fear. [8]
The massacre was widely believed to have been carried out by the Special Task Force (STF). [1] [2] Although the Sri Lankan government blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), members of the Muslim community accused the STF of involvement in the massacre. [3] The local Muslim population staged protests demanding the removal of the STF ...
The Special Task Force (STF) which was an elite paramilitary unit of the Sri Lanka Police maintained a detachment at Pulukunawa, 19km from the town of Ampara on the Ampara Maya-Oya road. The camp consisted of about 140 personal mostly STF personal and police.