IS recruiter: Transit in Malaysia akin to suicide


PETALING JAYA: An Islamic State (IS) recruiter based in Syria is urging Indonesian militants not to transit in Malaysia because it is akin to “suicide”.

In his blog, the recruiter who gave his name as Abu Hud, shared news from a militant who said that many Indonesians travelling to Syria to join the IS ranks had been arrested while transiting Malaysia.

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