Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment

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Special Force Regiment
Special Forces Regiment cap badge
Active	December 1988 – Present
Country	Sri Lanka
Branch	Sri Lanka Army
Type	Special Forces
Size	Four Regiments (Fifth Regiment 2009-2012)
Regimental Headquarters	Naula
Nickname(s)	SF
Motto(s)	අධිෂ්ඨානයෙන් අභීතව අරමුණ කරා Adhisthanayen Abhithawa Aramuna Kara (Sinhala: To the target with determination and bravery Determined, Dared and Done
Colors	Rana Parashuwa
Engagements	Sri Lankan Civil War
Decorations	5 Parama Weera Vibhushanayas
Commanders
Brigade Commander, Special Forces Brigade	Brigadier Thushara Mahalekamge
Colonel of the Regiment	Major General J.P.C Peiris
Notable commanders	General Mahesh Senanayake Major General G. Hettiarachchi Colonel A.F. Lafir Colonel Raj Vijayasiri Lieutenant Colonel J.A.L Jayasinghe Major J.Y Mohotti

The Special Forces Regiment (SF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ බලකාය Visēsha Balakāya;) is a special forces unit of the Sri Lanka Army. Founded in 1986 as a combat tracker team , it was established as a regiment in 1988, and later expanded into a brigade. The unit specialises in a number of roles including counter-terrorism, direct action and covert reconnaissance. Much like the British Army Special Air Service, much of the information about the SF is highly classified due to the secrecy and sensitivity of its operations.

The Special Forces Regiment currently consists of four regular battalions organized into the Special Forces Brigade, under the operational command of I Corps forming its Special Operations Force along with the Commando Brigade.^[1]