By Rathindra Kuruwita and Cyril Wimalasurendre Courtesy The Island More than 60 persons were arrested yesterday along with a large number of weapons, the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) propaganda material and clothes similar to military uniform during search operations carried out by Police, STF and the tri-forces in several parts of the country, according to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Girls too young to understand the essence of religion adorn the Nikab. Some forced due to cultural imposition, and others too young to know why. Madrasas spread across the island ignore history, art culture, literature and theology which form the core of religious education.  Instead the focus is on rituals and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The British Government has consistently made clear its unreserved determination to fight the scourge of terrorism, the British High Commission (BHC) in Colombo said today. Issuing a statement following reports that suggest that His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith might have questioned the UK’s commitment to the fight against terrorism, the BHC said the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Security forces are continuing to carry out island-wide search operations to ensure the security of the country following the Easter Day attacks. Mullaitivu police stated that 09 walkie-talkies generally used by security forces and clothing similar to Army uniforms among other items have been found in a luxury hotel under construction in the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Four oceanic scientists were among the six Chinese nationals killed during the Easter Sunday bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said. The deceased included Li Jian, 38, and Pan Wenliang, 35, who were senior engineers at the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences […]

Courtesy Adaderana The police, based on a tip-off by the residents of Polpithigama, Kurunegala, have managed to find a Singapore-manufactured hand grenade near the Moragollagama railway station. Subsequently, the bomb disposal squad of the Sri Lanka Navy disarmed the bomb, stated the Police. Meanwhile, a special operation carried out by intelligence officers on a tip-off […]

Courtesy Adaderana Badulla Police have inspected a house 12 feet away from the Badulla prison, today (01), and had managed to discover a suspicious ongoing construction within the house. Ada Derana reporter states that 5 persons have been taken into the custody of the police for questioning. The construction was made 12 feet deep from […]

Courtesy Adaderana Just three days after Sri Lanka issued a ban on all face coverings in the wake of Easter Sunday terror attacks, a regional party in India affiliated to Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party has openly called for banning face masks and the burqa.  Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena party, which is known for its parochial […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Army has uncovered explosives and weapons during an operation conducted in the Mallar area in Samanthurai this morning (01), stated Ada Derana reporter. When inspecting an abandoned land plot in Mallar, 20 pistol ammunition, 08 bullets, an Army uniform, and a belt have been discovered by the Army. The forces had […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror The US believes members of the militant group blamed for Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday attacks may be at large and planning more assaults, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Alaina Teplitz has told Reuters on Tuesday. We do believe that the terrorist threat is ongoing and there may be active plotters. Active members […]

Courtesy Adaderana The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that some of the Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people were likely still at large and could be planning more attacks. Sri Lankan security forces also said they were maintaining a high level of alert amid intelligence reports […]

By Norman Palihawadana and Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Island Eastern Province Governor, M. L. A. M. Hizbullah’s driver and former cook were arrested, yesterday, following the detection of 48 rounds of ammunition in a building at Kattankudy. The Police and Special Task Force officers had searched the building rented by the Governor, and detected the […]

Courtesy Ceylon Today The Special Task Force (STF) raided Eastern Province Governor A.L.M. Hizbullah’s Kattankudy office today (30) and found 35 Type 56 bullets which the Governor claims belongs to the Police security officers working for him.  According to the Police Media Unit, this office was shut down a month ago. The STF detained two […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Referring to a statement made by a pro extremist Islamic Group in Britain that they would teach a lesson to all Sri Lankans, Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told a news conference today the British Government should be keep a close tab on these groups. We are not against Britain, […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The van bearing No 250-5680, which is believed to have transported explosives and suspects to Sainthamaruthu, has been taken into the custody of the Kekirawa Police. The vehicle in question was seized at Ihala Puliyankulama in Maradankadawala today (30). The vehicle owner, who was arrested by the police, revealed that the van was […]

Courtesy Adaderana Footage obtained by Sky News tracks the final hours of one of the Easter Sunday bombers as he prepares to commit mass murder. It is the most detailed record yet to emerge of any of the attackers ahead of their coordinated strike against churches and hotels across Sri Lanka. Islamic State has said […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Baghdad, April 29 (AFP): The elusive chief of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has purportedly appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released Monday by the extremist organisation. It is unclear when the footage was filmed, but the man said to be Baghdadi referred in the […]

GREG SHERIDAN FOREIGN EDITOR Courtesy The Australian In every one of these terrorist atrocities there is something new, some lesson to prepare us better to prevent the next one, and to try to break the syndrome. With 359 now confirmed dead in Sri Lanka, this is one of the biggest single terror attacks in history. […]

REBECCA SPEARE-COLE Courtesy Evening Standard Sri Lankan Christian devotees pray in Colombo, a week after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka ( AFP/Getty Images ) Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militantsbehind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning further attacks and could be dressed in military uniform. Security sources say […]

Susan Ormiston · CBC News · Security officials trying to root out any remaining members of extremist group Susan Ormiston · CBC News · Posted: Apr 29, 2019 5:00 PM ET | Last Updated: an hour ago Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe acknowledges that ‘the government machinery was faulty’ and warnings from intelligence agencies were not implemented before the Easter Sunday […]

by Eyal Zisser / Israel Hayom / JNS.org The jihadist war being waged by radical Islamist groups across the globe has never stopped at the gates of holy sites and places of worship. Indeed, worshipers in these places have become legitimate and convenient targets for jihadists in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia — as […]

Written by Deeptiman Tiwary |New Delhi Courtesy The Indian Express Investigators, meanwhile, suspect that Hashim broke away from the Lanka-based National Thowheeth Jamaath, which has been blamed for the blasts, to form his own outfit recently. INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES are tracking over a dozen men from Tamil Nadu and Kerala whose phone numbers were found in the […]

DECCAN CHRONICLE. | BALA CHAUHAN  This NIA had registered a case in July 2016 after 15 youths has fled away to ISIS. (Representional Image) Bengaluru: Kerala may reportedly have been the next destination of suicide attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq & Syria (ISIS) homegrown cadres in the southern state, who were reportedly radicalised by the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Government Intelligence Service has received information on an attack targeting the Buddhist temples by the National Thawheeth Jamaath (NTJ), using female bombers. The officers of the government intelligence service have found white pairs of skirts and blouses from the house which was raided after the explosion in Sainthamaradu area. On […]

Sri Lankan News Person arrested with 25 CDs containing information on ISIS Courtesy Adaderana Twenty-five CDs of which the content was on Islamic State (IS) have been seized in Kantale area yesterday (29). The haul was recovered while in possession of a person feigning as a businessman. The seizure took place during a raid carried […]

Courtesy The Island Following last Friday’s gun battle between extremists and the security forces in the East, troops found the wife and the daughter of Zahran Hashim, the mastermind of the Easter Sunday carnage. Police headquarters spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera yesterday said that they had been in the house where at least a suicide cadre […]

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