Overall Operational Command

The Overall Operational Command (OOC) was established on 29 April 2019 following the Easter Sunday Bombings bringing under its command all Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Air Force and Sri Lanka Police units within the Western Province and Puttalam District. The OOC comes under the Chief of Defence Staff.^[1]

Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage Commander, Security Forces - West was appointed the first Overall Operational Commander, with Rear Admiral W.A.S.S Perera, Air Vice Marshal W.L.R.P Rodrigo and Superintendent of Police L.K.D Anil Priyantha serving as service coordinating officers.^[2]

References

^ "Overall Operational Commander of SLA". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
^ "Overall Operational Command, Colombo Established with Immediate Effect". army.lk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[1] "Overall Operational Commander of SLA". Financial Times. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

[2] "Overall Operational Command, Colombo Established with Immediate Effect". army.lk. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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v t e 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Background	Persecution of Christians in the modern era 2018 anti-Muslim riots 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis
Perpetrators	National Thowheeth Jama'ath Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Alleged)
Attacked locations	St. Anthony's Shrine St. Sebastian's Church Zion Church Shangri-La Colombo Cinnamon Grand Colombo The Kingsbury Dematagoda Housing complex
Other targeted locations	Bandaranaike International Airport Savoy Cinema, Colombo Moratuwa bus stand Taj Samudra
Aftermath	Sainthamaruthu shootout 2019 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka Fake news Presidential Commission of Inquiry Overall Operational Command
See also	Christchurch mosque shootings List of Islamist terrorist attacks Linked to ISIL Christianity in Sri Lanka Terrorism in Sri Lanka Censorship in Sri Lanka

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