The Sri Lankan Navy has organised a medical at a church and school in Mannar earlier this month, as they marked the 5th anniversary of the SLNS Barana Navy base.
According to the Ministry of Defence website, the even was “conducted under the patronage of Commander North Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral NKD Nanayakkara in view of the 5th anniversary of SLNS Barana Navy base.”
Also see our earlier posts:
Not soldiers but ‘militarised civilians’ says Army (13 April 2014)
Army welcomes Tamil children to new pre-school (09 August 2013)
Only in Sri Lanka (28 October 2012)
The Barana Navy base in Mullikulam has been the site of intense controversy after the Sri Lankan armed forces forcibly seized swathes of land and displaced the local Tamil population in 2007. See more here.
According to the Ministry of Defence website, the even was “conducted under the patronage of Commander North Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral NKD Nanayakkara in view of the 5th anniversary of SLNS Barana Navy base.”
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Also see our earlier posts:
Not soldiers but ‘militarised civilians’ says Army (13 April 2014)
Army welcomes Tamil children to new pre-school (09 August 2013)
Only in Sri Lanka (28 October 2012)
The Barana Navy base in Mullikulam has been the site of intense controversy after the Sri Lankan armed forces forcibly seized swathes of land and displaced the local Tamil population in 2007. See more here.