Patriotic People's Armed Troops
Former paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patriotic People's Armed Troops (Sinhala: දේශප්රේමී ජනතා සන්නද්ධ බලකාය, romanized: Deshaprēmi Janathā Sannaddha balakāya; abbreviated DJS or PPAt) was a militant organization in Sri Lanka. The organization was recognized as a military arm of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; People's Liberation Front), which was attempting to overthrow the government of Sri Lanka.
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Sinhala: දේශප්රේමී ජනතා සන්නද්ධ බලකාය, romanized: Deshaprēmi Janathā Sannaddha balakāya | |
Active | 1987 to 1989 |
Disbanded | By the SLAF in 1990 |
Role | Assault Assassinations |
Engagements | Raid on SLAF Pallekele Attack on KDA Attack on SLAF in Katunayake |
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