More than three years after the deadly Easter bombings of 2019, Sri Lanka’s tiny Christian minority is still waiting for legal justice. Country’s Catholic Church on Friday urged the government to reveal the “larger conspiracy” behind the Islamic jihad suicide bombings that hit six crowded churches during the Easter Sunday service and three luxury hotels, […]
Sri Lanka: Muslim MP arrested over links to jihadis who carried out Easter jihad massacre
Western analysts have never come to grips with the implications of stories such as this, and probably never will. This shows yet again that jihad activity is not the province of the poor and uneducated, and that Muslims from all walks of life can and do participate in it. This story would refute too many […]
Sri Lanka: Muslim cleric identified as mastermind of 2019 Easter jihad massacre that killed over 300 people
What’s that? A Muslim cleric? How did a man who has dedicated his life to understanding Islam properly and communicating it effectively so spectacularly misunderstand the Religion of Peace? Why does no one other than me ever ask this question? “Easter Terror attack 2019: Radical cleric identified as the mastermind of the deadly terror attacks,” […]
Sri Lanka: Police find 87 detonators at Colombo’s main bus station
Apparently more jihad carnage was in the offing, and even more still could be coming. “87 detonators found at the Fort bus station,” by Lahiru Fernando, News 1st, April 22, 2019: COLOMBO (News 1st): Police HQ has issued a press release announcing that Police STF Officers of the Pettah police station have discovered 87 detonators […]
Islamic State says Sri Lanka jihad massacres were revenge for attacks on mosques and Muslims
“And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution.” (Qur’an 5:45) The SITE link is here (behind subscription). “Colombo bombings: ISIS suggests revenge for strikes on Muslims,” […]
India intelligence official on Sri Lanka: target was clearly Catholics; Islamic State active in Sri Lanka since 2016
The denial and obfuscation regarding the jihad threat is certain to continue; the Sri Lanka jihad massacres remind us that it has a human cost. “Sri Lanka has seen a spike in Jihadi activity since 2017,” by Vicky Nanjappa, OneIndia, April 21, 2019: Colombo, Apr 21: The problem of the Islamic State has been rampant […]
Sri Lanka: Two Muslims identified as attackers in Easter jihad massacres, death toll now 165
“Two of the six attacks that rocked Sri Lanka this morning are reportedly to be have been carried out by suicide bombers. The attack at Shangri La hotel was carried out by suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, while Abu Mohammad has been identified as the attacker at the Batticalao church.” Suicide bombers: “Indeed, Allah has purchased […]
Sri Lanka: Iranian Woman Caught Smuggling Drugs in a False Bottom Suitcase
It is not uncommon for Muslim women to be involved with drug trafficking in Sri Lanka, especially in the heroin trade, as several Muslim women were connected to the historic heroin seizure on December 31, 2018, stemming from a previous heroin bust a few weeks earlier involving a Muslim woman. Now a 24-year-old Iranian woman […]