Sri Lankan Easter bombings, claimed by ISIS, show the group maintains influence even though its caliphate is gone The forces of the Islamic State may no longer control a swath of territory across Iraq and Syria, but the coordinated attacks in Sri Lanka demonstrated that the resilient group can still sow carnage beyond the borders of its former caliphate.
Even a landless Islamic State is influential, both as a facilitator of attacks and an inspiration for its followers, including the ones who blew themselves up in churches and hotels Easter morning, killing at least 321 people, terrorism experts said.
On Tuesday, video emerged of the suspected ringleader of the attacks and seven followers, their faces obscured by scarves, swearing allegiance to the Islamic State and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Islamic State also issued a formal communique claiming responsibility for the attacks, which it said targeted Christians and “coalition countries.”
The statement embraced the suicide bombers as “brothers,” identifying them by their presumed aliases and naming the churches and hotels each of them struck.
Sri Lankan officials are attributing the attacks to National Thowheed Jamaath, a local Islamist organization, but the group has no history of significant terrorist attacks and was effectively unknown to U.S. intelligence agencies, current and former U.S. officials said.
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