Letter to Vatican Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher on your visit to Sri Lanka

Dear Foreign Minister Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Welcome to Sri Lanka! I am pleased to see that you have met the Prime Minister and that you will be visiting the Easter Sunday attack sites in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka is a beautiful country with wonderful people. Ten years after the end of the three-decade war, the entire nation was shocked by the Easter Sunday attack in 2019.

“We will Find You, and We will Kill You”

A renewed offensive began on February 1, 2025, but the Islamic State East Africa Province (ISEAP) has expanded from Somalia to neighbouring Puntland. With links to the Middle East, ISEAP has established dozens of bases, communities and hideouts in Africa. Like the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), ISEAP is networking with the Islamic State affiliates worldwide.

Somalian Army eliminates Al Shabab leader Moallim

On August 16, 2025, Hussein Moallim Hassan, a key figure in the al-Shabab terrorist group for over 15 years and one of its most wanted senior leaders, was killed. He played a pivotal role in the planning and execution of terrorist attacks against civilians in the central and southern regions of Somalia. The elimination of Moalim will provide the strategic impetus to the intensified campaign to degrade al-Shabab infrastructure, including its leadership.

Journalist, Terrorist, or Both

The IDF eliminated Anas al-Sharif — Hamas commander, rocket planner, and Al Jazeera “journalist.”  The IDF also claimed that Anas al-Sharif used a camera as cover for promoting terror activities. The IDF investigation revealed that Anas al-Sharif directed rocket fire at civilians & soldiers. He was on the Hamas payroll, and IDF revealed that he trained in Hamas camps.