A Sri Lankan soldier has described how the military used to conduct operations disguised in LTTE uniforms to infiltrate LTTE defences.
"We go for an operation dressed in a uniform similar to those worn by the LTTE and fitting sandal soles to the boots. Then the eight of us spread out. We have protected others and achieved our targets," the soldier, known as Sagara told the Daily Mirror in an interview about his time in the military.
"A journalist once asked, “While you are in an operation, don’t the soldiers attack? My reply was, why not? When we go off the lines, we inform our units about the directions and the places where we wish to go."
"We remove these rebel uniforms when we return to the camps. There were occasions when we were sandwiched between the LTTE and the soldiers” the soldier added.
There have been reports of Tamil civilians stating the military committed crimes disguised as LTTE fighters.
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