MORE SINHALA TROOPS! MORE DEATHS IN FUTURE FROM BOTHSIDES!!!

10,000 more troops
By Sunil Jayasiri

The military said yesterday it was planning to recruit 10,000 more youth for the army before the year-end following a series of successful recruitment drives throughout the year.

“Earlier we planned to recruit some 14,000 youth for the army between October and December this year but 3,300 were already recruited in October,” military spokesman Udaya Nanayakkara said.

He said after the recruitment of 10,000 more youth the target of recruiting 40,000 soldiers for the year would be completed.

Brigadier Nanayakkara said between January and September this year 26,000 soldiers joined the army in three batches.

Recruitment drives are underway at various centers countrywide.

“There has been a good response for the army’s recruitment drive with the recruited youth undergoing extensive training before being deployed for active service,” the military spokesman said.

More soldiers would be required to be deployed in areas coming under army domination. Six more divisions have been added to the Army with the latest being the Task Force III, which started operations last Sunday in Mankulam.
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