Land warfare lessons from Sri Lanka / Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe.
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Asian Defence & Diplomacy Vol 16 December 2009-January 2010, pp.29-37 (130)Summary: Describes with the help of photographs and map how the Sri Lankan armed forces took and held the initiative in the end game of their successful counterinsurgency campaign against the Tamil Tigers (LTTE - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam). Suggests there are lessons from Sri Lanka's experience for other forces that are trying to deal with insurgencies.
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Describes with the help of photographs and map how the Sri Lankan armed forces took and held the initiative in the end game of their successful counterinsurgency campaign against the Tamil Tigers (LTTE - Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam). Suggests there are lessons from Sri Lanka's experience for other forces that are trying to deal with insurgencies.
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