Sri Lanka
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Feb- 2022 -18 February
Textron to Deliver Beechcraft King Air 360ER Aircraft to Sri Lanka
The jet will be delivered through a foreign military sales contract to Sri Lanka with production set to be completed by September 2025.
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Jan- 2020 -3 January
Sri Lanka air force crew killed in Y-12 plane crash near Wirawila
A Sri Lankan air force plane crashed in a tea-growing mountainous region, killing the four crew on board
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Sep- 2019 -27 September
UN suspends Sri Lanka peacekeepers over army commander’s appointment
The UN suspended Sri Lankan troops from peacekeeping duties after the appointment of a general accused of war crimes as army chief
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Aug- 2019 -23 August
Sri Lanka ends state of emergency declared after Easter attacks
Sri Lanka has ended a four-month state of emergency declared after Easter suicide bombings by Islamist extremists that killed 258 people
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Jul- 2019 -24 July
No prior ISIS link to Sri Lanka Easter attackers, investigator says
The Easter attacks in Sri Lanka were carried out by local islamists inspired by but not linked to Islamic State, a top investigator claimed
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10 July
Sri Lanka negotiating military cooperation deal with US, prime minister says
Sri Lanka is negotiating a military cooperation deal with the US, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe announced as President Sirisena vowed to veto it
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2 July
Sri Lanka defense secretary and police chief arrested over Easter bombing ‘negligence’
Sri Lanka police arrested their top commander and a former defense chief over alleged failures to prevent the Easter bombings that killed 258 people
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Jun- 2019 -24 June
Sri Lanka ex-defense secretary faces charges over security ‘lapses’ before Easter attacks
Sri Lanka's former most senior defense official, Hemasiri Fernando, faces possible criminal charges over "major lapses" linked to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people
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14 June
Saudi Arabia extradites 5 to Sri Lanka in connection with Easter bombings
Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and extradited
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May- 2019 -21 May
DNA tests confirm Sri Lanka Easter attacks ringleader was Shangri-La bomber
Sri Lanka police said DNA tests confirmed that the ringleader of the Easter attacks, Zahran Hashim, was one of the suicide bombers
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