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Fresh Army contingent for Lebanon peacekeeping duty under UN command
Sri Lanka will deploy a fresh contingent of troops under UN command in Lebanon this week. The 14th contingent, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel D.P.I.T Kaluaggala RSP USP IG and 2nd in Command, Major W.M.C.K Wanninayake consists of 125 Army personnel, including 10 Officers.
Troops of the Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA), Sri Lanka Engineers (SLE), Sri Lanka Signal Corps (SLSC), Mechanized Infantry Regiment (MIR), Commando Regiment (CR), Special Forces (SF), Corps of Engineer Services (CES), Sri Lanka Army Service Corps (SLASC), Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps (SLAMC), Sri Lanka Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (SLEME), Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps (SLAOC), Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police (SLCMP), Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps (SLAWC), Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) and the Sri Lanka National Guard (SLNG) are included in the contingent.
Sri Lanka received an opportunity to deploy troops in 2010, less than a year after the successful conclusion of the war.