Parts of Jaffna university closed until further notice

President says bombers had clear links to ISIS

Sri Lankan intelligence services believe the Easter Sunday suicide bombers had “very clear” links to ISIS, the country’s president told CNN Monday. President Maithripala Sirisena said the terror group had provided training to the perpetrators of last week’s attacks, and that links between ISIS and extremists in Sri Lanka could be traced back 15 years. But Sirisena rejected claims that he should resign in the face of the catastrophic intelligence failures in the runup to the attacks, which kill

29 Apr, 2019

New Zealand Parliament formally condemns Sri Lanka attacks

The New Zealand Parliament has condemned the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka and the shooting at a synogogue in San Diego, Radio New Zealand reported. As Parliament resumed after a two week recess today, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern moved that the House condemn the attacks. She said the government wished to extend its deepest condolences to the communities affected. “I’m struck by the tragic parallel between these attacks and the one which took place in Chch on the 15th of March. “They

30 Apr, 2019

Joint operational command established for Colombo

All Army, Navy, Air Force and Police areas within the Western Province and Puttalam District have been placed under the command of the Overall Operational Command – Colombo for operational purposes with immediate effect. Major General Sathyapriya Liyanage, Commander, Security Forces – West functions as the Overall Operational Commander in the establishment. Rear Admiral W.A.S.S Perera of the Navy, Air Vice Marshal W.L.R.P Rodrigo of the Air Force and Superintendent of Police L.K.D Anil Priyant

29 Apr, 2019