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From 1980 to 2009 the army had undertaken many operations against the LTTE rebels. The major operations conducted by the army eventually lead to the recapture of Jaffna and other rebel strongholds. Major combat operations of the Sri Lankan Army during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Army command had lost communications with the camp early on in the battle. The deployment of LTTE carders on the island and presence of sea tiger craft prevented immediate reinforcements from the neighboring island of Kayts and the possible presence of LTTE MANPADSs prevented the Sri Lanka Air Force providing close air support.
The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; the army was renamed as the 'Sri Lanka Army' when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. In 2024, the Army had approximately 150,000 personnel.
The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of Sri Lanka's three armed services. Established as the Royal Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972. The Army of approximately 255,000 regular and reserve personnel including 90,000 National Guardsmen and is responsible for overseeing land-based military and ...
Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1977-81. [5] General Nalin Seneviratne - on the retied list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1985-88. [6] General Hamilton Wanasinghe - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1988-91. [7] General Cecil Waidyaratne - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1991-93. [8] General G. H. de Silva - on the retired ...
Date Attack Location Sinhalese Tamils Muslims Death toll Sources July 23: Four Four Bravo: 13 soldiers are killed in an LTTE ambush in Jaffna, sparking anti-Tamil riots that cause the death of approximately 4000 Tamils across Sri Lanka during four days, in what would be later labelled as Black July.
The leader of the main Sri Lankan opposition party, Mr. Ranil Wickremasinghe said in parliament on Saturday, 10 October 1998(4 months before the official end of the operation), that a total of 3,566 SLA troops had been killed and 11,200 wounded during Operation 'Jayasikurui'. 1,516 troops had been killed and 8,000 wounded in the first year of ...
Major General Lakshman Algama - 25th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Major General Patrick Fernando - 30th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Major General Lohan Gunawardena - 34th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Major General Dampath Fernando - 52th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army. Major General Senarath Bandara - 57th ...