How to Fight ISIS in Sri Lanka
After the Easter attacks in Colombo, the U.S. must address the growing terrorism threat in South Asia.
Article/Op-Ed in The American Prospect
June 5, 2019
Shamila Chaudhary authored an article for the American Prospect about the aftermath of the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, and the need for increased U.S. involvement in the South Asian country.
Today, ISIS stands ready to take advantage of growing fissures in Sri Lankan Muslim identity—and as the aftermath of the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka shows, neither the country’s leaders nor the international community is prepared to do something about it. Meanwhile, communal backlash against the Muslim community grows amid worsening political tensions. This week, all nine of the country’s Muslim ministers and two Muslim provincial governors resigned under pressure from Athuraliye Rathana, a prominent Buddhist monk and presidential adviser, who accused them of having links to the Easter attack militants.