Female among nine suicide bombers involved in attacks

IS fighters dispersing around the world

By Easwaran Rutnam The Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka put the spotlight back on the Islamic State (IS) and its global operations, with attention being drawn to its operations in South Asia. IS has been known to be fairly active in Afghanistan and Pakistan and has carried out several attacks in those countries. Now, IS seems to have made inroads into Sri Lanka through a local outfit, posing a serious threat to both Sri Lanka and its neighbours. A global alert is now in place over fears the

06 May, 2019

Pujith and Hemasiri to be named as suspects in Easter attacks

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando are to be named as suspects in the Easter Sunday attacks. Attorney General Dappula De Livera has directed Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne to produce Jayasundara and Fernando in court over criminal negligence related to the Easter Sunday attacks. Pujith Jayasundara was the IGP at the time of the attacks and Hemasiri Fernando was the Defence Secretary. It was reported

01 Jul, 2019

Use of drones, unmanned aircraft banned following attacks

The use of drones and unmanned aircraft has been temporarily banned withing Sri Lankan airspace following the Easter Sunday attacks. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said that the ban will be in effect until further notice. The temporary ban follows the deadly suicide attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Emergency regulations have been enforced to arrest suspects linked to the terror network involved in the attacks.

25 Apr, 2019