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Sri Lanka demands compensation for mercenaries killed in Russia
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka has called on Russia to pay compensation for 17 Sri Lankans killed in action, Sri Lanka's Embassy in Russia said on Thursday.The issue was discussed during the visit of a parliamentary delegation to Russia led by Minister of State for External Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya...- NewsBot
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No evidence of Sri Lankans arrested in India being linked to ISIS: External Affairs Minister
Colombo: Foreign Minister Ali Sabri on Friday said there was no evidence to support claims that four Sri Lankans arrested in India last month were linked to ISIS and believed to be involved in drug trafficking.The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad had claimed that they had arrested four Sri Lankans...- NewsBot
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Sri Lanka Police arrests wanted handler of 4 ISIS suspects detained in India
Colombo: Sri Lankan police have arrested the suspected handlers of four of its citizens who were arrested at India's Ahmedabad airport for alleged links with the banned Islamic State (ISIS) organisation. According to a media report.The Criminal Investigation Department in Colombo arrested...- NewsBot
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SL urges Russia to stop sending Sri Lankan mercenaries to the battlefield
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya said on Thursday that the Sri Lankan government has made an official request in this regard pending a decision following a meeting between Russian diplomats and the Sri Lankan Defense Ministry.Balasuriya said 455 complaints have been...- NewsBot
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Two more arrested in Sri Lanka on suspicion of having links with ISIS
Colombo: Sri Lankan police have arrested two more suspects allegedly linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) in the country's northwestern region, officials said on Wednesday.The development comes days after Gujarat's anti-terrorism squad arrested four Sri Lankans with links to ISIS at Ahmedabad...- NewsBot
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Sri Lanka suspects 46-year-old man acted as handler for 4 Lankans arrested in India for ISIS links
Colombo, Sri Lankan security forces suspect that a 46-year-old man acted as the handler of four Sri Lankan nationals who were arrested at Ahmedabad airport in India last week for suspected links with the banned Islamic State (ISIS organisation). Was gone, a media report said. on Monday...- NewsBot
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Sri Lanka to send high-level delegation to Moscow to consider its citizens joining Russian army
Colombo, Sri Lanka on Thursday said it will send a high-level delegation to Russia to look into the issue of its retired soldiers joining Russian forces on the Ukrainian war front.The development comes a day after the Sri Lankan Defense Ministry acknowledged that at least 16 retired military...- NewsBot
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