Sudantha_s
09-17-2008, 11:13 PM
COLOMBO: THE SRI LANKA ARMY, as one of the most professional and battle-hardened outfits in the South Asian region, is fully equipped and well geared up to face any unacceptable ‘chemical or gas attacks of the enemy,’ Army Headquarters said Wednesday (17) evening.
The assurance comes in the wake of allegations that Tiger terrorists, now struggling for survival in the Wanni are resorting to ‘gas attacks’ against Security Forces and that some soldiers were already affected. A few soldiers in the Wanni during their encounters with the enemy in the most recent past developed breathing difficulties following emission of a gas, believed to have been directed by the Tigers towards the advancing troops.
Investigations went into the incidence soon after admission of those soldiers to the hospitals have affirmed Tiger terrorists have used CS gas, generally used for anti-hijack or hostage operations in this Wanni instance. Produced in 1928, the name CS gas came to be known after death of its founders Ben Corson and Roger Staughton.
The Army while reiterating its capacity to challenge any such threats in the future has already distributed gas masks among the troops fighting in the Wanni.
It is also pertinent to note here that use of any chemical or gas in the warfare goes against UN stipulated Conventions and worldwide accepted norms, the Army said.
The assurance comes in the wake of allegations that Tiger terrorists, now struggling for survival in the Wanni are resorting to ‘gas attacks’ against Security Forces and that some soldiers were already affected. A few soldiers in the Wanni during their encounters with the enemy in the most recent past developed breathing difficulties following emission of a gas, believed to have been directed by the Tigers towards the advancing troops.
Investigations went into the incidence soon after admission of those soldiers to the hospitals have affirmed Tiger terrorists have used CS gas, generally used for anti-hijack or hostage operations in this Wanni instance. Produced in 1928, the name CS gas came to be known after death of its founders Ben Corson and Roger Staughton.
The Army while reiterating its capacity to challenge any such threats in the future has already distributed gas masks among the troops fighting in the Wanni.
It is also pertinent to note here that use of any chemical or gas in the warfare goes against UN stipulated Conventions and worldwide accepted norms, the Army said.