Military Intelligence Corps (Sri Lanka)

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Military Intelligence Corps

Active| 1990 - Present
Country|  Sri Lanka
Branch|  Sri Lanka Army
Type| Combat Support-Intelligence
Role| Military Intelligence
Size| 8 Battalions
Regimental Headquarters| Karandeniya
Motto(s)| නැණ රණ ජය
(Sinhala: wisdom, Battle, Victory)
Colors|
March| Semper Fidelis
Engagements| Sri Lankan Civil War

Military unit

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

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* 1st Military Intelligence Corps
* 2nd Military Intelligence Corps
* 4th Military Intelligence Corps
* 5th Military Intelligence Corps

## Volunteer battalions

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* 3rd (V) Military Intelligence Corps (Formed on 21 April 2004)
* 6th (V) Military Intelligence Corps (Formed on 14 January 2011)

## Notable members

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* 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

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Preceded by

Special Forces Regiment

|  Order of Precedence | Succeeded by

Engineer Services Regiment

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## See also

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* Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol (Sri Lanka)
* State Intelligence Service (Sri Lanka)
* Intelligence Corps (United Kingdom)

## External links and sources

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1. ^ Intelligence expanded into six battalions
2. ^ MIC Colours night held on grand scale Archived 2011-11-09 at the Wayback Machine

* Sri Lanka Army
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Armed Forces of Sri Lanka

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Leadership|

* Commander-in-Chief
* Minister of Defence
* Defence Secretary
* Chief of the Defence Staff
* Commander of the Army
* Commander of the Navy
* Commander of the Air Force

Organisation|

| Ministry and
Committees/Councils|

* Ministry of Defence
* National Security Council
* Directorate of Military Intelligence

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Commands|

* Army
* Navy
* Air Force

Special forces|

| Army|

* Special Forces Regiment
* Commando Regiment
* Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol

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Navy|

* Special Boat Squadron
* Rapid Action Boat Squadron
* Marine Corps

Air Force|

* Regiment Special Force
* Special Airborne Force

Paramilitary forces|

* Special Task Force
* Sri Lanka Civil Defence Force

Other components|

* Sri Lanka Coast Guard
* National Cadet Corps

Ranks and insignia|

* Army
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* Coast Guard

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Regiments and corps of the Sri Lanka Army

Combat Arms|

* Armoured Corps
* Sri Lanka Light Infantry
* Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment
* Gemunu Watch
* Gajaba Regiment
* Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment
* Mechanized Infantry
* Commandos
* Special Forces
* Rifle Corps
* National Guard

Support Arms|

* Artillery
* Engineers
* Signals Corps

Support Services|

* Military Intelligence
* Engineer Services Regiment
* Service Corps
* Medical Corps
* Ordnance Corps
* Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
* Corps of Military Police
* General Service
* Pioneer Corps
* Women's Corps

Disbanded|

* Ceylon Mounted Rifles
* Ceylon Planters Rifle
* Ceylon Railway Engineer
* Ceylon Rifle
* Colombo Town Guard
* National Service Regiment
* Post and Telegraph Signals
* Ruhunu Regiment
* Ceylon National Guard
* Rajarata Rifles
* President's Guard

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International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States
* Israel

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