HISTORY
Under the 66 Division, 661 Brigade was formed on 01 March 2007 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel GV Ravipriya IG with 02 x Battalion of 4 Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment and 9 Gajaba Regiment as the first Brigade and the first mission was to launch an offensive in order to capture Pokkaravani area.
Colonel AHAD Ariyasena RWP RSP USP psc
Brigade Commander
Lt Col GSW Peiris
CAO
Major MASS Abeyrathne
Brigade Major
Major AAGP Bandarawaththe
Major Admin / Quartering
PAST BRIGADE COMMANDERS
| From | To | |
| Col HJ Senavirathna RWP RSP | 2009.01.21 | 2009.06.05 |
| Lt Col JATDM Jayasooriya | 2009.08.02 | 2009.08.01 |
| Col JATDM Jayasooriya | 2009.08.02 | 2012.06.24 |
| Col MP Gunasingha | 2012.06.24 | 2013.02.28 |
| Brig MP Gunasingha RSP | 2013.03.01 | 2013.10.04 |
| Brig AS Ariyasinghe RWP RSP USP | 2013.10.04 | 2014.08.19 |
| Col HHKSS Hewage RWP RSP USP psc | 2014.08.20 |
CONTACT DETAILS
| Postal Address | : | Headquarters 661 Brigade, ARMY CAMP, KILINOCHCHI |
| Email Address | : | 661bde@army.lk |
| Telephone Numbers | : | 0113137294, 0113134249 |
