Author: Hassan Ali

Attack on police training academy and nearby airport one of the worst since unrest began more than a decade ago. More than 70 people are thought to have been killed in an attack by an al-Qaeda-linked group on Mali’s capital Bamako earlier this week, according to diplomatic and security sources. Hardline fighters from the Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wa al-Muslimeen (JNIM) carried out the attack on an elite police training academy and the nearby airport on Tuesday, prompting shock and anger in the West African country. A security source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the AFP news agency that 77 people had…

Just days after news broke that Channel Four’s documentary on the Easter attacks had been dismissed as a hoax by the committee led by Judge Imam – appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe – the Ministry of Public Security has bizarrely revived its investigation into the matter, prompted by an enigmatic complaint from an external organisation. The Sri Lanka Police Media Unit issued a statement on November 11 at 7:35 PM – just hours before the official end of campaigning for the parliamentary elections on November 14. This hasty announcement raises eyebrows, not just because of the timing, but also due…