General Sarath Fonseka - Chief of Defence Staff
National Security Advisor:
Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda
New Commanders
Army: Major General Jagath Jayasuriya :
Navy: Rear Admiral Tisara Samarasinghe:
In recognition of the services rendered to the
Motherland in eliminating terrorsim from the Sri Lankan soil by Army
Commander General Sarath Fonseka and Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha
Karannagoda in the war against terrorism, President Mahinda
Rajapaksa yesterday promoted General Fonseka as the Chief of Defence
Staff (CDS) and Admiral Karannagoda as the National Security Advisor
with effect from July 15.
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Defence Secretary pays glowing tribute to STF
The Police Special Task Force (STF) is one of
the Forces who were involved in bringing peace to the country after
three long decades of war carried out by the inhuman terrorist
organisation, LTTE. Therefore, our special thanks goes to the STF
personnel for their brave acts conducted during the war period, said
Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa when he met the STF personnel
in Ampara District recently.
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NFF district leader attacked
Three men were arrested by Buttala police in
connection with an attack on National Freedom Front (NFF) Polit
Bureau member and Moneragala district leader MP Padma Udayashantha.
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‘Winning war with less casualties, a great victory’
The deaths reported within the Sri Lanka Army is
much lower during its victorious march to eliminate terrorism from
the country compared to the number of deaths reported during 2000
when Sri Lanka Army was losing ground to the LTTE, Army Commander
General Sarath Fonseka said.
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