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The Government intends to complete the resettlement of all IDPs by the middle of this month while a small number of troops will remain in strategic location in the North and East for security purposes, Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa stated.
He added in his address that the number of troops deployed and the number of camps remaining in the North and East has also been reduced to a bare minimum.
He revealed that 28 battalions that were in the North have been relocated to the South and the East while the overall number of troops in the North has also reduced by more than 21,000 since 2009.
“Troops will remain in strategic locations for security purposes, but their presence will be non-intrusive. The day-to-day maintenance of law and order has already been handed over to the Police”, he stated.
Defence secretary's full speech VIDEO: Resettlement to be completed mid Aug; troops to remain in North & East
He added in his address that the number of troops deployed and the number of camps remaining in the North and East has also been reduced to a bare minimum.
He revealed that 28 battalions that were in the North have been relocated to the South and the East while the overall number of troops in the North has also reduced by more than 21,000 since 2009.
“Troops will remain in strategic locations for security purposes, but their presence will be non-intrusive. The day-to-day maintenance of law and order has already been handed over to the Police”, he stated.
Defence secretary's full speech VIDEO: Resettlement to be completed mid Aug; troops to remain in North & East
