The two Sri Lankan Army soldiers who laid down their lives on Friday following an explosion while performing their UN Peacekeeping Mission duties in Mali have been promoted posthumously, the Army said.
“They were posthumously promoted to the rank of Major and Sergeant respectively,” Army Media Spokesman Brigadier Sumith Athapattu said.
Captain H.W.D Jayawickrama of 11 Sri Lanka Light Infantry from Polonnaruwa and Corporal S.S Wijekumara of the First Mechanized Infantry Regiment from Thalakolawewa, Polpithigama of the Sri Lankan Army Contingent in Mali laid down their lives when their convoy was attacked by a rebel group using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).