Malaysia cuts off route used by militants to join IS in Syria


Anti-terror fight: Police officers from the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division detaining a suspect for questioning in this file picture.

PETALING JAYA: The police crackdown on Islamic State (IS) militants here has dealt a blow to the terror group’s use of Malaysia as a transit point for recruits headed to Syria to join its ranks.

A recruiter in Syria for the militant group just posted a warning on the IS website urging Indonesians not to transit in Malaysia, saying that to do so would be suicidal.

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