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MARITIME DOCTRINE OF SRI LANKA
is on achieving the safety and timely removal of national and dispersed
persons. In SPE protective operation safeguard the process.

LTTE launched one of its deadliest attacks against the
strategic Army base at Mullaitivu on 17th July 1996 and
many naval units were rushed from the North and the
East to provide NGFS and prevent any reinforcement
to the enemy. There was no communication with the
besieged Army camp which had sustained severe
damages. Initially on 18th July SLN was tasked to facilitate
amphibious landings to reinforce the Mullaitivu camp but
due to rough sea conditions and heavy enemy resistance
the amphibious task force aborted the landing. Though
the next day a few landings were possible under enemy
resistance, by 22nd July the Navy was tasked to plan and
evacuate the remaining troops from Mullaitivu which
was successfully carried out by the LCMs.

Conflict Prevention

Conflict prevention activities are generally conducted in accordance
with Chapter VI of UN Charter. They range from diplomatic initiative to
preventive deployments of forces intended to prevent disputes from
escalating into armed conflicts or from spreading. Conflict prevention
can also include fact finding missions, consultations, warnings, inspection
and monitoring. Preventive deployments will normally need to possess
sufficient deterrent capability to avoid a conflict and will therefore seek
to overmatch the characters.

Peace Enforcement Operations

These are coercive in nature and normally undertaken under Chapter VII
(threat to international peace and security) of the UN Charter, when the
consent of any of the major parties to the conflict is uncertain.

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