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Note: Article entries are now being transcluded directly on the main portal page. However, this page should be retained for historical reference. Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke , CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author , inventor , and futurist , most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey ...
The Zambian Army is the land military branch of the Zambian Defence Force. Like all branches of the Zambian military, citizens of the nation are required to register at 16 years old, and citizens can join at 16 years old with parental consent or at 18 years old when they are classified as adults by Zambia .
Palaly ( Tamil: பலாலி) is a small town in the North Sri Lankan city of Jaffna. It has an important International airport and a military airbase known as Sri Lanka Air Force Palaly or SLAF Palaly. Both military and civilian aircraft land there. It is one of the main transport service connections Jaffna Peninsula with the rest of the ...
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Insignia. Flag. The Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR) is a mechanized infantry regiment of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of four regular battalions and a volunteer battalion. Establish in 2007 by Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka its battalions are equipped with Type 63 and WZ551 armoured personnel carriers make up the Mechanized Infantry Brigade.
8,000 captured (government claim [5] [6]) Eelam War IV is the name given to the fourth phase of armed conflict between the Sri Lankan military and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Renewed hostilities began on the 26 July 2006, when Sri Lanka Air Force fighter jets bombed several LTTE camps around Mavil Aru anicut.
In July 2010 the Sri Lankan military destroyed Kopay war cemetery. [5] The cemetery had had 2,000 graves. [6] The Sri Lankan military then started building an army base on the site of the cemetery. [7] [8] On 4 March 2011 the new headquarters of the Sri Lanka Army 's 51 Division was officially opened by Jagath Jayasuriya, Commander of the Army.
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