| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:military_organization 
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                                | gptkbp:alliedWith | gptkb:China gptkb:India
 gptkb:Pakistan
 gptkb:Russia
 gptkb:United_Kingdom
 gptkb:United_States
 
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                                | gptkbp:annualEvent | gptkb:Army_Day_(October_10) 
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                                | gptkbp:budget | over $1 billion (varies by year) 
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                                | gptkbp:commanderInChief | gptkb:Ranil_Wickremesinghe 
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                                | gptkbp:country | gptkb:Sri_Lanka 
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                                | gptkbp:decorations | gptkb:Parama_Weera_Vibhushanaya gptkb:Uttama_Seva_Padakkama
 gptkb:Weerodara_Vibhushanaya
 gptkb:Rana_Sura_Padakkama
 gptkb:Rana_Wickrama_Padakkama
 
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                                | gptkbp:emblem | Sri Lanka Army emblem 
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                                | gptkbp:engagedIn | gptkb:JVP_insurrections gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Civil_War
 gptkb:UN_peacekeeping_missions
 
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                                | gptkbp:flag | Sri Lanka Army flag 
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                                | gptkbp:founded | 1949 
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                                | gptkbp:garrison | gptkb:Army_Headquarters,_Colombo gptkb:Panagoda_Cantonment
 
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                                | gptkbp:headquarters | gptkb:Colombo 
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                                | gptkbp:leader | gptkb:Lt._Gen._Vikum_Liyanage 
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                                | gptkbp:mainLanguage | gptkb:Tamil gptkb:Sinhala
 English
 
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                                | gptkbp:motto | Duty, Honour, Country 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | gptkb:SLA 
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                                | gptkbp:notableCommander | gptkb:Jagath_Jayasuriya gptkb:Shavendra_Silva
 gptkb:Sarath_Fonseka
 gptkb:Daya_Ratnayake
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableEngagement | gptkb:Operation_Balavegaya gptkb:Operation_Agni_Keela
 gptkb:Operation_Earthquake
 gptkb:Operation_Sath_Jaya
 gptkb:Operation_Unceasing_Waves
 gptkb:Eelam_Wars_I-IV
 gptkb:Operation_Pawan
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableOperation | gptkb:Operation_Jayasikurui gptkb:Operation_Riviresa
 gptkb:Operation_Liberation
 
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                                | gptkbp:notableUnit | gptkb:Commando_Regiment gptkb:Gajaba_Regiment
 gptkb:Gemunu_Watch
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Armoured_Corps
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Medical_Corps
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Ordnance_Corps
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Service_Corps
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Army_Women's_Corps
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Artillery
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Engineers
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Light_Infantry
 gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Signals_Corps
 gptkb:Vijayabahu_Infantry_Regiment
 gptkb:Sinha_Regiment
 gptkb:Special_Forces_Regiment
 
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                                | gptkbp:parentOrganization | gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(Sri_Lanka) 
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                                | gptkbp:part_of | gptkb:Sri_Lankan_Armed_Forces 
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                                | gptkbp:predecessor | gptkb:Ceylon_Defence_Force 
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                                | gptkbp:recruitment_age | 18 years 
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                                | gptkbp:role | land warfare 
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                                | gptkbp:service_obligation | voluntary and conscription during emergencies 
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                                | gptkbp:size | over 200,000 personnel (at peak during civil war) 
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                                | gptkbp:website | https://www.army.lk/ 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:M203 gptkb:Lince_LMV
 gptkb:Heckler_&_Koch_G3
 gptkb:Oerlikon_air_defense_systems
 gptkb:Spike-SR
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Sri Lankan Army 
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