A threat from Syria to right here


Ghost town: A Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighter walking through an empty rubble-filled street in Raqqa. The US-backed SDF has taken full control of Raqqa after battling Islamic State militants for months. The IS militants are on the run and may head to the South-East Asian region.

EXCLUSIVE: KOTA KINABALU: The fall of Islamic State (IS) in Raqqa, Syria, has brought a new menacing possibility – that Malaysian militants, some hardened with battle experience, may return home.

“Forget about Marawi City, it is over. You must look at Raqqa. That war is over.

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