Patriotic_People's_Armed_Troops
Patriotic People's Armed Troops
Former paramilitary organization in Sri Lanka
Patriotic People's Armed Troops (Sinhala: දේශප්රේමී ජනතා සන්නද්ධ බලකාය, romanized: Deshaprēmi Janathā Sannaddha balakāya; abbreviated DJS or PPAt) was a militant organization in Sri Lanka. The organization was recognized as a military arm of the Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP; People's Liberation Front), which was attempting to overthrow the government of Sri Lanka.