24 April 2019
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- Soul-searching in Sri Lanka as ISIS Co-opts Attack to Boost its Image
Soul-searching in Sri Lanka as ISIS Co-opts Attack to Boost its Image
Due to the scale and sophistication of the attacks by ISIS, diplomats and top terrorism experts now believe that what was initially attributed to a minor local group known as National Tawheed Jamaat (NTJ) had wider, international connections. The attack points to the work of a new ISIS “branch”, said Dr Rohan Gunaratna, an authority on Sri Lankan extremism and professor of security studies at RSIS.
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Last updated on 25/04/2019