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IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police inside what was believed to be a jihadist hideout near the eastern town of Kalmunai.

Guarded by soldiers, defiant Sri Lankan Muslims pray for peace

As the Islamic call to prayer echoes through the subdued streets of Colombo, crowds of Muslims are greeted with an unusual sight: their golden-domed Mosque flanked by soldiers armed with assault rifles as security has ballooned in the Sri Lanka’s seaside capital.

April 28, 2019
April 28, 2019

IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police inside what was believed to be a jihadist hideout near the eastern town of Kalmunai.

April 26, 2019
April 26, 2019

Guarded by soldiers, defiant Sri Lankan Muslims pray for peace

As the Islamic call to prayer echoes through the subdued streets of Colombo, crowds of Muslims are greeted with an unusual sight: their golden-domed Mosque flanked by soldiers armed with assault rifles as security has ballooned in the Sri Lanka’s seaside capital.

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