Military Intelligence Corps (Sri Lanka)
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Military Intelligence Corps | |
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Active | 1990 - Present |
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Branch | ![]() |
Type | Combat Support-Intelligence |
Role | Military Intelligence |
Size | 8 Battalions |
Regimental Headquarters | Karandeniya |
Motto(s) | නැණ රණ ජය (Sinhala: wisdom, Battle, Victory) |
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March | Semper Fidelis |
Engagements | Sri Lankan Civil War |
The Military Intelligence Corps (MIC) is one of the corps of the Sri Lanka Army. It is responsible for gathering, analyzing and disseminating military intelligence and also for counter-intelligence and security.[1]
Regular battalions
[edit]- 1st Military Intelligence Corps
- 2nd Military Intelligence Corps
- 4th Military Intelligence Corps
- 5th Military Intelligence Corps
Volunteer battalions
[edit]- 3rd (V) Military Intelligence Corps (Formed on 21 April 2004)
- 6th (V) Military Intelligence Corps (Formed on 14 January 2011)
Notable members
[edit]- General Lionel Balagalle - former Commander of the Army and founder of the Military Intelligence Corps[2]
- Major General Laksiri Waduge RWP RSP VSV USP ndu - former Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps
- Major General S.D. Thennakoon - former Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps
- Major General H.K.G. Hendavitharana - former Chief of National Intelligence and Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps
- Major General A.S.P. Zaheer - former Colonel commandant of the Military Intelligence Corps
- Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff † - former Commanding Officer of the 1st Military Intelligence Corps.
- Colonel Tuan Rizli Meedin † - former Commanding Officer of the 2nd Military Intelligence Corps.
Order of precedence
[edit]See also
[edit]- Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)
- State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka)
- Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)