Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka toured Yala today. This was the Commander's first visit after transferring Yala Area Commander Brig. Sudantha Ranasinghe and replacing him with a Colonel.
Meanwhile the SLA handed over 14 bodies to ICRC at
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Army Commander Lt. General Sarath Fonseka toured Yala today. This was the Commander's first visit after transferring Yala Area Commander Brig. Sudantha Ranasinghe and replacing him with a Colonel.
Meanwhile the SLA handed over 14 bodies to ICRC at
Posted by Defencewire at 8:03 PM 13 comments
Half of the LTTE’s weapons, especially small arms and light weapons, have been left in the unidentified category. A grenade launcher is one example in the unidentified weapons category.
A grenade launcher is a highly effective ‘direct-fire’ infantry weapon system against personnel and light-vehicles. It is believed that the LTTE is operating more than ninety 40mm grenade launchers. This weapon is quite useful for specific occasions such as police duties because it can deploy not only HE shells but smoke grenades, flares, even rubber bullets.
Posted by Defencewire at 9:12 AM 10 comments