News Highlights
Commander Speaks out His Mind on NTJ Terrorism & Its Links

Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army in a series of wide-ranging interviews to weekend newspapers analyses the status quo as regards the national security and post-Easter Sunday developments in the country after NTJ terrorists killed more than 250 prayers in churches and injured over 500. Here are....
New 6-Storied Offrs' Married Quarters to Come up at Manning Town Housing Complex

Directorate of Army Quartering and Real Estate at the Army Headquarters expanding its attention towards providing more and more accommodation facilities wants to put up a six-storied building, consists of 20 apartments for married Officers at Manning Town, most of who are serving the western province or those serving different appointments at.....
Public Advised to Dial 113 for Any Emergency

In the event of any emergency or need to convey any suspicious information, Directorate of Operations at the Army Headquarters requests the public to contact 113 any time of the day.
SLEME Training School Trainees Evacuate Soil Bund Victims

Army personnel under training at the Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME) Training School in Gannoruwa on Tuesday (7) rushed and evacuated two civilians who had fallen victim to a huge...
Sri Lankan Media Informs Public on Follow-Up Security Operations

Sri Lankan print media while exposing numerous security operations and detections across the country after Islamic terrorists struck Catholic prayer meetings in Churches and a few leading hotels in Colombo have been extensively covering the follow-up developments in the past 6 days (May 2 - 7). Here are some of those reports, published in Sinhala, English and Tamil;
Army Troops Apprehend More Than 140 kg of Cannabis from Jaffna Forest Reserve

55 Division troops of the Security Force Headquarters - Jaffna (SFHQ-J) on a tip-off conducted a search operation in the Chundikulam Forest Reserve on Sunday (5) evening and recovered a large haul...
Island-wide School Compounds Searched & Cleared: Troops Go Ahead with Search & Clear Operations

Ahead of the scheduled re-opening of all island-wide schools, members of the Armed Forces and Policemen in close coordination with the Education Department...
British Minister of State for Security & Economic Crime Meets Commander at Army HQ

Rt Hon Ben Wallace (MP), Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime in the British Government, together with a delegation met the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake this morning...
Islamic Terrorists Responsible for Suicide Attacks Identified

Following suicide cadres of National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ), responsible for Shangirilla Hotel, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Kingsbury Hotel, St. Sebastian Church, Katuwapitiya, Negombo, St. Anthony’s Church, Kotahena, Zion Church, Batticaloa....
Overall Operational Command, Colombo Established with Immediate Effect

The Army Headquarters Monday (29) evening announced that all Army, Navy, Air Force and Police areas within the Western Province and Puttalam District have been placed under command to the Overall...