Sri Lanka to train Pak army

[Xeric]

Originally Posted by Qsaark

So have I.

No you haven't sir.

BTW, the news very clearly indicated that the Sris are interested in providing Navy specific training to all, i just added the jungle factor as another possibility. i wished you had stayed more than 4.5 years in south east asia.

[Mian Asad]

PA does not only send soldiers under UN flag just for humanitarian purposes. It also helps the army to train in different environments like those found in Africa, South East Asia and Europe.

UK SAS sends its soldiers to Brunei for jungle warfare. I see no problem with us sending our soldiers there.GOD forbid sooner or later we may face a situation where such training will come in handy. :)

[Xeric]

Getting trained from someone doesnt mean that you just copy paste their tactics and just replicate the process. It means that you study their procedures, see what suits you, and see what would not fit in for you, alter the procedures that you want to induct as per your requirements, tailor the tactics as it suites your terrain and apply it where ever you deem feasible.

Jungle warfare wouldnt mean that it has to be fought around mangroves and Changa-Manga Reserve Forest!

Our upper Kashmir is fully vegetated, our interior Sindh has large clump and forests and the area where the current operation was being conducted is a theater which to some extent may warrant JW tactics, but these are just random thoughts and it's never too bad to learn! BTW, COIN is COIN, yes the terrain differs, the enemy differs, and the tactics differs, BUT the strategy, the principles, the Do's and Dont's, and most importantly the aim is the same. We can always learn alot from a victorious military who have won against their COIN!

[Xeric]

It is clear from the News that Pakistan may be interested in getting "information about the strategy and tactics adopted by the Sri Lankan armed forces to decimate the LTTE in just three years of intense fighting." and it might also look into getting "strategies and tactics used by the Sri Lankan navy to tackle the LTTE’s naval arm."

So what's the doubts???