Sri Lanka: Army Commander on inspection tour to Yala

Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka - Geneva - Switzerland

   12th November 2007

The Commander of Sri Lanka Army, Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka has made a visit to Yala to inspect first hand the area, which has been subject to a series of hit-and-run attacks by the LTTE in the recent past.

Accordingly, the Army Commander inspected the ground security situation in the Yala National Park and surrounding area. 

He also met the senior security authorities in the Southern Province including newly appointed commander for the area, Brigadier Sudantha Ranasinghe, DIG Jayantha Gamage and Senior DIG Mahinda Balasuriya.

(Courtesy: Department of Government Information)

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