Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:46:17 +0000

Sri Lanka Muslims, refugees fear backlash from Easter attack

Hundreds of Ahmadi Muslims, who finally found peace in Sri Lanka, fear backlash after the Easter bombings that killed over 350 people.

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Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:08:51 +0000

Father of suspected Easter bombers arrested; Colombo on edge

The father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers was arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons, Sri Lanka’s former navy chief said.

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Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 08:57:34 +0000

Sri Lanka Catholic churches halt public services over security fears

Colombo, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches on Thursday suspended all public services over security fears, as thousands of troops joined the hunt for suspects in deadly Easter bombings that killed nearly 360 people.

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2 IS supporters arrested in Cordillera

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 04:27:24 +0000

TWO alleged members of an Islamic State (IS)-inspired group were arrested and their firearms and other paraphernalia seized during operations by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in the…READ

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US-backed force says it’s in control of IS Syria encampment

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:33:11 +0000

US-backed force says it's in control of IS Syria encampment

U.S.-backed Syrian forces fighting the Islamic State (IS) group announced Tuesday they have taken control over an encampment in Baghouz.

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US-backed Syria force pummels last IS bastion

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:17:32 +0000

US-backed Syria force pummels last IS bastion

Kurdish-led fighters backed by US warplanes tried Thursday to break last defenses of holdout IS group jihadists in a remote Syrian village.

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Malaysians who joined IS in Syria can return if they meet set conditions

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 08:19:04 +0000

Malaysians who joined IS in Syria can return if they meet set conditions

PETALING JAYA — Malaysians who left the country to join the Islamic State in Syria will be allowed to return provided they comply with enforcement checks and complete a rehabilitation program, Al-Jazeera reported.

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IS releases defiant video from last scrap in east Syria

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 12:21:22 +0000

IS releases defiant video from last scrap in east Syria

The Islamic State (IS) group has released a video allegedly showing jihadists in the last scrap of territory they control in eastern Syria.

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Islamic State militants hiding behind civilians, slowing Syria attack

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 09:14:44 +0000

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling the Islamic State (IS) militants in their last foothold in Syria said they have been forced to slow down their push because the extremists are using civilians as human shields.

U.S.-backed Syrian fighters battling Islamic State militants in their last foothold in Syria said they have been forced to slow down their push because the extremists are using civilians as human shields.

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