
The Return of Zahran!
Introduction The Sri Lankan public, police, intelligence community, and the criminal justice system deserve praise for their swift response in protecting Sri Lanka and its communities. When a former member of the Islamic State and supporter of the Islamic State Sri Lanka Branch, Fasrool Rahman Mohamed Zahran, alias “Podi Zahran” or “Little Zahran, filmed the Husaini Masjid Complex—Dawoodi Bohra Mosque—the intelligence surveillance teams deployed on the ground immediately identified and alerted

Rohan Gunaratna