The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group announced has claimed for the first time that it has established a "province" in India, in their worldwide Caliphate last friday. In a statement via the IS's Amaq News Agency, it announced the new province named "Waliayah of Hind".
The move comes after Indian military clashed with militants in the Kashmir region where a militant by the name of Ishfaq Ahmad Sofi was killed in Shopian. Sofi is believed to have had links with ISIS and pledged allegence to them. The statement by the terrorist claimed that they inflicted casualties on Indian army soldiers in the town of Amshipora in the Shopian district of Kashmir.
IS’s statement establishing the new province is not a new phenomenon, in April they attributed an terrorist attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to a new province called the "Wilayat Central Africa" IS has been mostly driven from its self-styled “caliphate” in Iraq and Syria in April, from where they earlier controlled provinces which were far away.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Auspicious times widely followed by candidates keeping with traditions will be taken into consideration by the Election Commission in fixing the date and time for the conduct on the Presidential polls.
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