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.
The Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord was signed in Colombo on 29 July 1987, between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayewardene.
[1] As the accord was seen by Sinhalese extremists as a conscious betrayal by the government of Sri Lanka, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), led an insurgency in South, west, and Centre of the country; it formed multiple organizations in around the Peradeniya area, organizations that received training under the JVP were affiliated to the Socialist Students' Union.
Between 1987–1989 JVP carried out attacks on civilians and raids against Sri Lanka Armed Forces (SLAF) military installments.