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After Sri Lanka, Asia should brace itself for more IS terrorist attacks

States must counter youth radicalization with educational, social and economic plans

Faiz Sobhan
| Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan

The world appears to be witnessing a new phase in Islamic State's global war which began in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Shortly after the deadly coordinated terrorist attacks by an IS-claimed cell, an IS media outlet released a video of the group's elusive leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

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