| National Thowheeth Jama'ath | |
|---|---|
 Flag of National Thowheeth Jama'ath, which uses the same Black Standard as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[1] | |
| Also known as | |
| Leader | Zahran Hashim †[2] |
| 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)[3] 2,000–3,000 (followers, at peak) |
| Means of revenue | Donations from local and foreign Islamists for building Mosques |
| Part of | ISIL (claimed) |
| Allies |  ISIL-K |
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.[4][5] It is believed to have ties to the Islamic State (ISIL).[6] 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.[7]
- ^ Thomas Joscelyn (23 April 2019). "Terrorists in Sri Lanka swore allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi". Long War Journal. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "DNA test confirms Zahran Hashim was killed in Shangri-La bombing". 21 May 2019. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "ISIS suspect gave advance warning of Sri Lanka bombings, source says". CNN. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Garcia, Sandra E. (22 April 2019). "What Is National Thowheeth Jama'ath? Suspicion Falls on Sri Lanka Islamic Group". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Sri Lanka explosions: Suspicion falls on radical group National Thowheeth Jama'ath". The Straits Times. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Grief, Anger and Recriminations in Sri Lanka as ISIS Claims It Staged Bomb Attacks (Published 2019)". The New York Times. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023.
- ^ "National Thowheed Jamath and Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim banned in Sri Lanka".