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Defense cooperation came to a halt in 1970, when Sri Lanka severed diplomatic ties with Israel. However, in the 1980s, when Sri Lanka found itself without military support from its traditional Western ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Security: Why Western Counterterrorism Blind Spots Matter For South Asian Security? – Analysis
A significant strategic turning point for transnational jihadism emerged with the Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan. This development fundamentally altered the global threat environment in ways ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Security: Islamic Extremism In Sri Lanka: A Rising Threat To South Asian Security – Analysis
Since the onset of Israel’s war on Hamas, the first incident of Israeli tourists facing terrorist threats abroad occurred in Sri Lanka. The war began on October 7 after Hamas attacked Israel, killing ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Security: Sri Lankan government declares “security operation to wipe out underworld”
On August 25, Sri Lanka’s Western Province Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Deshabandu Tennakoon told the Daily Mirror that the police, in collaboration with its Special Task force (STF), had ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Security: Sri Lanka: UN Rights Report Details Security Force Abuses
(Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights office’s report on Sri Lanka details entrenched and systemic rights violations—including arbitrary detention, torture, and deaths in custody—under President ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Security: India-Sri Lanka ties rooted in culture, faith; Rajnath Singh’s visit gives "great momentum": Western Province Governor
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 8 (ANI): India and Sri Lanka are not only geographically close but are also bound by shared culture and faith, Western Province Governor Hanif Yusoof said on Tuesday, ...
News Sri Lanka » Western » Security: Sri Lanka Prison Clash: Death Toll Rises To 25 After Violent Riot In Negombo Jail | Military Deployed
Colombo, July 6: The death toll in the violent unrest at a prison in Sri Lanka’s western coastal town of Negombo has risen to 25, authorities said on Monday. The clash erupted on Sunday between two ...