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The first Director General of the Civil Defence Force was Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara. [2] Functions of the Department of Civil Security were established to be: [1] Taking actions as a supplementary force for aiding and assisting the armed forces and police service, depending on the prevailing security status in the country,
Sri Lanka Civil Security Force (1 C, 1 P) I. Sri Lankan intelligence agencies (4 C, 4 P) L. ... Sri Lankan government forces attacks in the Sri Lankan civil war (4 C ...
The following is a list of notable killings, including terrorists attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government – Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, Eelam People's Democratic Party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).
The Ministry of Defence also manages day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement. The National Security Council of Sri Lanka is the executive body of the Sri Lankan government that is charged with the maintenance of national security with authority to direct the Sri Lankan military and Police. The ...
UTHR names one member of the Sri Lankan Home Guard—now the Civil Defence Force—and two Police Constables based in the Muthur Police Station as perpetrators, but adds that several Sri Lanka Navy Special Forces were part of the group that entered the ACF compound and remained passive as the ACF staff were murdered. [11] [12]
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 ...
On 16 August 1985, at about 5am, a landmine exploded on the outskirts of the Vavuniya town, causing a minor damage to a culvert but no one was injured nor killed.Although the Tamil militants were suspected of having detonated the landmine targeting security personnel, it was reported based on eyewitness accounts that the incident was staged by the Sri Lankan Army itself in order to use it as ...
Sri Lanka Armed Forces: Member of: National Security Council: Reports to: President of Sri Lanka Minister of Defence: Seat: Office of the Chief of Defence Staff, Block No. 5, BMICH, Bauddhaloka mawatha, Colombo 7: Appointer: The President: Term length: Term of two years. An officer serving as the CDS shall be eligible to be re-appointed for one ...