Sri Lanka

How a US submarine torpedoed an Iranian frigate for first time since WWII during Iran strikes

The March 4 incident in the Indian Ocean marked the first time an American submarine had torpedoed an enemy vessel since the last days of World War II.

|ByJOHN RUDDY/THE DAY/TNS
The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 1, 2026.
A US submarine sinks Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in support of Operation Epic Fury off Sri Lanka's coast on March 4, 2026 at Sea in the Indian Ocean.

Iranian aircraft leaves India with sailors, bodies as Indian ships granted passage through Hormuz

The aircraft had earlier taken off from Sri Lanka carrying the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors killed in a US submarine attack on a warship off the island’s coast last week.

|ByREUTERS
The Iranian military ship IRIS Lavan is docked at a port in Kochi, India, March 7, 2026.

India let Iran warship dock the day US sank another off Sri Lanka, officials say

The Lavan docked at India's southern port of Kochi on Wednesday, the same day the US submarine struck Iranian navy frigate Dena, after an urgent request from Tehran.

|ByREUTERS
A US submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka.

'Quiet death': At least 80 killed in US strike on Iranian warship, some still missing

The Sri Lankan navy dispatched a rescue mission after a distress call from the Iranian ship, a defense ministry spokesperson said earlier on Wednesday.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Family of Jewish teens killed in Sri Lanka to start charity in memory

APRIL 29, 2019ByJOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA
A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

ISIS attacks show the world what Israel has always been dealing with

ISIS proved this week that not only is the organization alive, it is also kicking, fiercely.

APRIL 28, 2019ByALON BEN-DAVID/MAARIV
AN ISIS fighter uses his phone to lm a military parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province in 2014

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; raids safe house

Israel recommends citizens leave island, refrain from visiting.

APRIL 28, 2019ByREUTERS, HERB KEINON
Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Fifteen killed in Sri Lanka in shootout with suspected Islamist militants

Six children were also killed in the gun battle.

APRIL 27, 2019ByREUTERS
Men carry dead bodies towards ambulances near the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019.

'Black sheep': The mastermind' of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombs

"He was against our teaching and the way we interpreted the Koran - he wanted his radical Islam," said Aliyar. "So we kicked him out."

APRIL 26, 2019ByREUTERS
TERRORISTS STRUCK at worshipers in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid fears of more attacks

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith also appealed to priests not to conduct mass at churches until further notice.

APRIL 26, 2019ByREUTERS
A Sri Lankan navy soldier searches a truck at a check point in Colombo, three days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Sri Lanka April 24, 2019

Sri Lankan security forces - Too distracted to stop terror?

Despite years of military support from Israel, Sri Lankan security forces dropped the ball, leading to one of the worst terror attacks since 9/11.

APRIL 25, 2019ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka

We know more about Sri Lanka attacks, but still not enough

Eight of nine of the attackers have been identified. They appear to all be local Sri Lankans.

APRIL 25, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A Sri Lankan navy soldier searches a truck at a check point in Colombo, three days after a string of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, in Sri Lanka April 24, 2019

Israel's Counter-Terrorism Bureau issues travel warning to Sri Lanka

The agency stressed that Israeli travelers still in Sri Lanka should leave the island at the soonest possible time, and also advised those planning trips to cancel.

APRIL 25, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK, REUTERS
A blood-spattered statue of Jesus Christ is pictured while crime scene officials inspect the site of a bomb blast, as the sun shines through the blown-out roof, inside St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019

Foreigners detained as Sri Lanka searches for clues to Easter Sunday bombings

Police said an Egyptian and several Pakistanis were among those detained overnight.

APRIL 25, 2019ByREUTERS
A shoe of a victim is seen in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019