Forces used traditional military strategies: Gota

19 April 2013 10:31 am Views - 4418

Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa yesterday said the Sri Lankan security forces used traditional military strategies to face enemy attacks during the country’s civil war.

Addressing the graduation ceremony of the asymmetric warfare course conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy at the Trincomalee Naval Base he said the Sri Lanka Navy without ships equipped with sophisticated equipment or high powered attack craft to sail thousands of miles in the deep sea successfully performed its task in the battle field.

Navy personnel from China, Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka followed the course.

“We have decided to share our experiences in the battle field with the friendly countries in the zone. The course is intended to meet that object. It is the first ever course of military strategies organised by a country to share her experiences with the friendly countries,” Mr. Rajapaksa added. (Amadoru Amarajeewa)