An article published on January 21 titled "Party animal and ladies' man, but still hungry for violence" referred to the IS fighter Mahmoud Abdullatif.
It quoted Sashini Senadeera, who was described in the article as Abdullatif's former girlfriend.
The Herald now accepts that Ms Senadeera did not make the statements attributed to her, and that she has no association with Abdullatif whatsoever.
The Herald acknowledges that the information about Ms Senadeera in the article was incorrect and apologises for any embarrassment to her and her family caused by the article.
