Was Dr Mahmud really the ‘new emir’?


The death of the Malaysian terrorist has been confirmed, but earlier reports that he could be the next Islamic State leader in South-East Asia were likely exaggerated. 

“DR Mahmud (pic) dead just now. Don’t ask for details,” an intel source told my colleague Muguntan Vanar at 11am on Thursday.

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Opinion , Philip Golingai , columnist

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