Military Intelligence Corps (Sri Lanka)

Military Intelligence Corps
Active 1990 - Present
Country Sri Lanka
Branch Sri Lanka Army
Type Combat Support-Intelligence
Role Military Intelligence
Size 7 Battalions
Regimental Headquarters Karandeniya
Nickname(s) MIC
Motto(s) “නැණ රණ ජය“
Næna Rana Jaya
Colors Green, Blue, Yellow
Engagements Sri Lankan Civil War

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]

Notable members

  • General L.P. Balagalle - former Commander of the Army and founder of the Military Intelligence Corps[2]
  • Major General S.D. Thennakoon - former Colonel commandant of the MIC
  • Major General H.K.G. Hendavitharana - former Colonel commandant of the MIC
  • Major General A.S.P. Zaheer - former Colonel commandant of the MIC
  • Colonel Tuan Nizam Muthaliff  † - former Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Military Intelligence Corps.

Order of precedence

Preceded by
Special Forces Regiment		 Order of Precedence Succeeded by
Engineer Services Regiment

See also

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