A series of attacks, attempted operations and counterterrorism raids across Iraq, Syria and Jordan has raised renewed concerns about the activities of Islamic State (ISIS) sleeper cells, with security authorities confronting an
Now that a truce has been reached between Israel and Hamas for a four-day period, and with the release of hostages from both sides, there is hope that the truce will be
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On November 13, 2023, a convoy carrying water for an Oil and Gas Company was attacked by unidentified terrorists, killing three persons and injuring 10, in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail
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On September 29, 2023, at least 60 people, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed while another 100 were injured in a suicide blast targeting a 12th Rabiul Awwal procession near
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by Special Correspondent The shocking reality concealed beneath the surface of the Easter Sunday 2019 attacks, which claimed the lives of nearly 270 innocent people in churches and hotels, has been obscured
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The Parliament last week wasted two days on a much hyped debate on national security and the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage carried out by local Muslim extremists radicalized by ISIS ideology. The
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by Our Defence Affairs Correspondent In a surprising twist of events, the previously unverified death of Pulastini Mahendran, better known as Sara Jasmine, owing to incomplete DNA tests, has exposed a disconcerting
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Release of the long-hidden notes of the 9/11 Commission’s interview of Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki bin Faisal points to a curious failure of the staff to ask the Prince key questions
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by Special Correspondent Born on December 18, 1982, the name Abdul Latif Jameel Mohamed echoes with a story that transcends the boundaries of a typical life journey. Hailing from an upper-middle-class family,
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In a momentous revelation, a text message sent by the former Director of the State Intelligence Service, Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena, regarding the impending suicide attack by Zahran and his fellow fanatics,
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by A Special Correspondent Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ravi Seneviratne, barefacedly took centre stage on a private television program Monday, the 18 September, where he decided to share
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by Special Correspondent Amidst the swirling vortex of conspiracy theories surrounding the Easter bombings, the shadow of a purported mastermind, Azad Maulana, once loomed ominously. However, we now unequivocally declare that Maulana
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Mohammed Zahran Mohomed Hashim known as Zahran Hashim the fiery Muslim preacher from Kattankudy in Batticaloa district was a man about whom very little was known outside of Islamic circles before the
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by Special Correspondent Let it be crystal clear: It is an absolute imperative for each and every one of us to shoulder the profound responsibility and unwavering duty of seeking the unvarnished
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by Special Correspondent In a twist of timing, the 50-minute documentary aired yesterday while most of London’s residents were deep in slumber. However, Sri Lankan social media superstars were wide awake and
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CLICK HERE TO READ PART ONE OF THIS SERIES by Special Correspondent Last year, a Sri Lankan individual stood resolutely before the special bench of United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva,
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