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The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, the Sri Lanka Air Force which comes under preview of the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The total strength of the three services numbers around 230,000 active personal who have voluntary joined, since military draft have never been imposed in Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka Armed Forces are currently in a fully mobilized (including reserves) state due to the Sri Lankan Civil War, which it fought against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers) which is proscribed as a terrorist organization by 32 countries (see list).

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Most glamorous Realty TV Talent Show with armed services personnel - Asian Tribune Tweet this news
Asian Tribune--With the participation of the three -Armed- Services personnel - -Sri Lanka- Army, -Sri Lanka- Air Force and -Sri Lanka- Navy, ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:34:32 GMT+00:00
Lankan religious leaders join campaign for Fonseka''s release - MSN India Tweet this news
MSN India--Fonseka successfully led the -Sri Lankan- military in the war against the LTTE which ended in May last year, was charged with favouring a company headed by ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:52:37 GMT+00:00
Krishanthy and Koneswary's gang rapes repeated with Aneeta's rape by the ... - Sri Lanka Guardian Tweet this news
Sri Lanka Guardian--Her family allegedly received death threats several times from the -Sri Lankan armed forces-. 'Somaratne Rajapakse, one of the six members of the security ... - Date : Tue, 26 Oct 2010 00:31:07 GMT+00:00
Challenge to good governance posed by budget - Sri Lanka Guardian Tweet this news
Sri Lanka Guardian--(October 26, Colombo, -Sri Lanka- Guardian) The government's second budget after the end of the war has seen proposed appropriations that give ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 23:56:42 GMT+00:00
Foreign-based Tigers trying to regroup: S.Lanka PM - AFP Tweet this news
AFP--Premier DM Jayaratne's statements came during a debate to extend a state of emergency giving sweeping powers to police and -armed forces- to arrest and detain ... - Date : Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:45:57 GMT+00:00
Attacks on Civilians by US Troops News reports - October 22,2010 - Lankaweb Tweet this news
Lankaweb--You never fail to make statements on the alleged killing of civilians by the -Sri Lankan armed forces- knowing full well that these are unsubstantiated ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:34:44 GMT+00:00
'Lanka to indict 1000 ex-LTTE cadres on charges of terrorism' - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times--The -Sri Lankan forces- crushed the rebels in May 2009, ending three decades of civil war that killed between 80000 and 100000 people. ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:51:17 GMT+00:00
Sri Lanka mulls military footwear partnership - Lanka Business Online Tweet this news
Lanka Business Online--Oct 21, 2010 (LBO) - The -Sri Lankan- government plans to form a joint venture with the private sector to make footwear for the security -forces- which need ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:10:16 GMT+00:00

Major Armed Conflicts Involving Sri Lanka Armed Forces

InternalKandian Portuguese War (Battle of Gannoruwa * Battle of Mulleriyawa * Battle of Randeniwela) * Kandyan Wars (Uva Rebellion) * Matale Rebellion * 1971 JVP Insurrection * 1987 �89 JVP Insurrection * Sri Lankan Civil War
InternationalDutch �Portuguese War * Second Boer War * World War I * World War II * United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti
Related articlesParticipation of Ceylon in World War II * Military history



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