Freelance jihadist fights for his cause

PETALING JAYA: The group behind the militant attacks and suicide bombings in Syria has captivated more foreign fighters, including Malaysians who called themselves “freelance jihadists”.

“We move alone. We live alone. We acquire our own weapons. We are not aligned to any group,” said Ahmad Salman Abdul Rahim, 38, who was in the film-making business and furthered his studies in London from 1997 to 2008 before giving it all up to become a jihadist.