National Thowheeth Jama'ath
| National Thowheeth Jama'ath | |
|---|---|
Flag of National Thowheeth Jama'ath, which uses the same Black Standard as the Islamic State | |
| Also known as | |
| Leader | Zahran Hashim † |
| Dates of operation | c. 2016–2019 |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Motives | Convert Sri Lanka into an Islamic caliphate (Failed) |
| Active regions | Sri Lanka (dismantled) |
| Ideology | Salafi jihadism Sunni Islamism Takfirism Wahhabism Salafism Christianophobia |
| Size | 100–150 (core members, at peak) 2,000–3,000 (followers, at peak) |
| Means of revenue | Donations from local and foreign Islamists for building Mosques |
| Part of | IS (claimed) |
| Allies | IS-KP |
National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ; Arabic: جماعة التوحيد الوطنية; Jamā‘at at-Tawḥīd al-Waṭanīyah, "National Monotheism Organisation") was a Sri Lankan Islamist jihadist militant group implicated in the 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings. It is believed to have ties to the Islamic State (IS). President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena banned National Thowheed Jamath on 27 April 2019 and designated it as a terrorist organisation along with Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim.