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India, Sri Lanka conclude 9th Army to Army Staff Talks in Pune
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 13 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka held 9th Army to Army Staff talks in Pune from February 10-12 to foster better coordination between the two militaries.
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US imposes sanctions on Sri Lankan Army Chief over human rights violations
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Feb 15 (ANI): The US on Friday (local time) said it has imposed sanctions on Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, current Commander of the Sri Lanka Army for his involvement in gross violations of human rights during the final phase of Sri Lanka's civil war in 2009.
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Sri Lanka army chief appointed as acting CDS
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 01 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva as a new acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne stepped down from the post.
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General accused of war crimes appointed as Lanka's Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug 20 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena has named a general accused of grave human rights abuses in Sri Lanka's long-running civil war as the country's new army chief, an appointment sharply criticised as "deeply troubling" by the United Nations.
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Lankan Army demining team receives international recognition
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug. 22 (ANI): A team of Sri Lanka Army's demining team has been selected as the best Mine Detection Dog (MDD) Team for the year 2016 by Virginia-based Marshall Legacy Institute (MLI), an international humanitarian organization.
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