Introduction
How is the Military in Sri Lanka and how does it work to maintain Sucity and fight terrorism? In terms of Military and security forces, we have the Sri Lanka Armed Forces: Sri Lanka Army (includes National Guard and the Volunteer Force), Sri Lanka Navy (includes Marine Corps), Sri Lanka Air Force, Sri Lanka Coast Guard; Civil Security Department (Home Guard)

Ministry of Public Security: Sri Lanka National Police (2024).
In Sri Lanka, the military of Sri Lanka is responsible for external defense and may be called upon to handle specifically delineated domestic security responsibilities that generally do not include arrest authority; it has sent small numbers of personnel on UN peacekeeping missions; from 1983 to 2009, the military fought against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a conflict that involved both guerrilla and conventional warfare, as well as acts of terrorism and human rights abuses, and cost the military nearly 30,000 killed; since the end of the war, a large portion of the Army reportedly remains deployed in the majority Tamil-populated northern and eastern provinces; the military over the past decade also has increased its role in a range of commercial sectors including agriculture, hotels, leisure, and restaurants 

Sri Lanka traditionally has had close security ties to India; India participated in the LTTE war in 1987-1991, losing over 1,000 soldiers; the Sri Lankan and Indian militaries continue to conduct exercises together, and India trains over 1,000 Sri Lankan soldiers per year; in recent years, Sri Lanka has increased military ties with China, including acquiring military equipment, hosting naval port calls, and sending personnel to China for training (2024)
Security and military information of Sri Lanka
Military and security service personnel strengths approximately 260,000 total personnel (200,000 Army; 30,000 Navy; 30,000 Air Force); approximately 11,000 Special Task Force personnel (2023)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions the military's inventory consists mostly of Chinese and Russian-origin equipment with a smaller mix of material from countries such as India and the US, including donations; defense acquisitions have been limited over the past decade (2024)
Military service age and obligation 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; no conscription (2023).
Military deployments 110 Central African Republic (MINUSCA); 125 Lebanon (UNIFIL); 240 Mali (MINUSMA) (2024).
Military expenditures
Military Expenditures 2023 1.6% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022 1.7% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021 1.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020 2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military Expenditures 2019 2% of GDP (2019 est.)
Terrorism
In Sri Lanka, the different Terrorist group(s) inlcude: Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS); Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
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Sri Lanka is found in Southern Asia