IS luring young girls for sex jihad

Worrying scenario: The youngest victim in Malaysia so far is this 14-year-old girl arrested at KLIA last week.

PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman is on the alert for Islamic State’s new tactic to lure young girls from around the world to join its ranks.

Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division’s principal assistant director Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the militant group was trying to lure young girls as young as 14 and 15 to the ranks for sex jihad, among other activities.