Compensations for fallen SL peacekeepers’ families...

November 6, 2019  

Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva has handed over the UN-granted compensations for the families of the two Army heroes, who lost their lives whilst on active duty in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in Mali.

Bereaved family members of the two fallen Army soldiers were invited to the Army Headquarters yesterday (05).

Late Major H.W.D. Jayawickrama and Sergeant S.S. Wijekumara were killed in an IED attack during the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) under the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations in Mali on the 25th of January.

 

Compensations for fallen SL peacekeepers’ families...
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