241 INFANTRY BRIGADE

631 Brigade was raised on 03 November 2008 at MALLAVI hospital under Task Force 3. The 631 Brigade managed to capture areas of OLUMADU, MURUKKANDI, KARUPPADDIMURIPPU, MANKULAM and UDAYARKATTUKULAM submarine complex successfully during the last humanitarian operation.

Then 631 Brigade was relocated to SFHQ (East) AOR on 02 November 2011 at KARAITIVU and re-designated as 241 Brigade on 27 November 2013.

HQ 241 Infantry Brigade was established at AKKARAIPATTU on 24 December 2014.

Presently 241 Infantry Brigade is rendering its duties with 18 VIR and 11 SLNG battalions under the 24 Infantry Division covering 11 x DS Divisions (out of 20 DS Divisions) in AMPARA District