Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)

rdf:langString Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)

rdf:langString Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol

rdf:langString (Deep Penetration Unit)

rdf:langString Mahasohon Brigade

rdf:langString Sri Lankan Civil War Other classified

rdf:langString Operates under the Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Army

rdf:langString Classified – Present

rdf:langString Mahasohon Brigade

rdf:langString Lieutenant Colonel J.A.L Jayasinghe, PWV, WWV, RWP, RSP

rdf:langString Colonel Raj Vijayasiri RWP, RSP

rdf:langString Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff RWP

rdf:langString Counter Terrorism, Black operations, Special reconnaissance, Reconnaissance and sabotage in deep battlespace, mainly targeting of enemy commanders.

rdf:langString Classified

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rdf:langString Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol

rdf:langString The Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (LRRP) (Sinhala: දිගු දුර විහිදුම් බලකාය Digu Dura Vihidum Balakaya) (Tamil:ஆழ ஊடுருவித்தாக்கும் படையணி) is a covert operation unit of the Sri Lanka Army. This unit is also known as the Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) and as the Mahasohon Brigade (Mahasohona is a demon, who made unexpected attacks at night, according to Sinhalese folklore hence literally meaning the Brigade who attacked clandestinely and unexpectedly). Colonel Raj Vijayasiri of the Special Forces is credited as the main figure who introduced the DPU concept and the Mahasohon Brigade to the Special Forces. LRRP units carry out the most complex and dangerous military operations of Sri Lanka. In the recent Sri Lankan Civil War, LRRP units have been successful in assassinating several high-level commanders of the LTTE in LTTE-held territory. The unit has also been accused of launching attacks on and killing civilians. The LRRP suffered a setback when a safehouse was raided by the police; they arrested several personnel along with weapons. Before the misunderstanding was later cleared out and the arrested released, the names of the personnel involved in the unit were released to the public media, resulting in the assassination of several of them. The LRRP was later reformed and has resumed its activities following the resumption of hostilities after a ceasefire between the government and the LTTE was canceled.