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  • 15 Year Old Girl Intent On Joining IS Stopped At Heathrow Airport

    15 Year Old Girl Intent On Joining IS Stopped At Heathrow Airport

    LONDON (AFP) – London police stopped a plane on the runway at Heathrow Airport to remove a 15-year-old girl intent on joining Islamist fighters in Syria, a report said Wednesday.

    Counter-terrorism officers rushed to Europe’s busiest airport and stopped the plane, which was bound for Istanbul, the London Evening Standard newspaper reported.

    They ordered the plane to turn around as it taxied down the runway.

    The girl, from Tower Hamlets in east London, had secretly saved up to buy a ticket.

    The incident happened earlier this month. The girl has returned to her family, the Standard reported.

    “On Dec 6, police received reports of a 15-year-old girl from Tower Hamlets missing from home,” a Scotland Yard spokesman said.

    “Police were able to locate her and she has since returned home safely.”

    Heathrow Airport declined to comment when contacted by AFP.

    The Standard said the incident would heighten concern about the number of girls and young women travelling to Syria and Iraq.

    An estimated 500 Britons have travelled abroad to become Islamic militants, many with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group.

    In August, Britain’s terror threat level was raised to severe, the second-highest of five levels, meaning that a terror attack is considered highly likely.

    It came against a backdrop of increasing concerns over aspiring British militants travelling to Iraq and Syria to learn terror “tradecraft”.

    Several teenagers are among those who have gone abroad to join fighters with ISIS and other extremist groups.

     

    Source: www.straitstimes.com

  • Two Civil Servants Among Three Arrested In Malaysia For Suspected Links to IS

    Two Civil Servants Among Three Arrested In Malaysia For Suspected Links to IS

    KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian police said today (Dec 2) that they have detained three men, including two civil servants, suspected of being linked to the militant Islamic State group.

    The detentions bring the number of people held for suspected militant links to 43 this year.

    National police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said the three were detained Nov 27 and 28 in operations in Kuala Lumpur and in northern Kedah state.

    Mr Khalid said in a statement that a 36-year-old suspect had joined militant groups in Syria since Dec 28 last year and returned to Malaysia on April 8.

    Another two, both civil servants in their 20s, were believed to have been channelling funds to several Malaysians who want to go to Syria to join the Islamic State terror group, he said.

    The spread of the Islamic state ideology has worried Prime Minister Najib Razak, who recently warned that it can cause chaos and conflict in the country. He said the government would introduce a new anti-terrorism law next year to combat the security threat.

    No details have been given on the new law, but officials said it may include preventive measures such as detention without trial. Critics have urged the government not to revive the Internal Security Act, which allowed indefinite detention without trial. It was abolished in 2012 as part of political reforms.

    The government said they have identified 39 Malaysians fighting in Syria and Iraq, including five who had died. AP

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Malaysia Akan Bentangkan Kertas Putih Untuk Memperincikan Ancaman Dari IS

    Malaysia Akan Bentangkan Kertas Putih Untuk Memperincikan Ancaman Dari IS

    KUALA LUMPUR: Ancaman pengganasan di Malaysia telah mencapai tahap baru di mana terdapat hubungan di antara militan asing dengan tempatan melalui media sosial yang telah membawa kepada pembiayaan dan dana untuk aktiviti keganasan yang lebih besar.

    Kini, militan asing cuba mempengaruhi parti politik tempatan melalui ahli-ahli mereka.

    Perdana Menteri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, dijangka membentangkan Kertas Putih di Dewan Rakyat hari ini, yang akan memperincikan “ancaman sebenar” kumpulan militan Negara Islam (IS) dan lain-lain di rantau ini ke atas Malaysia, menurut laporan The Star semalam.

    Menteri Dalam Negeri Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, berkata Kertas Putih itu akan menyentuh mengenai langkah yang dicadangkan bagi memerangi dan menghalang keganasan.

    “Ancaman itu adalah benar dan kami berharap ia (Kertas Putih) akan mewujudkan lebih kesedaran di antara kedua-dua belah pihak yang mempunyai jurang politik dan rakyat Malaysia secara keseluruhannya.

    “Jika mereka (militan IS) boleh membunuh umat Islam, mereka juga akan membunuh orang bukan Islam. Rakyat mesti sedar (mengenai hakikat ini) dan langkah berjaga-jaga perlu diambil,” kata Dr Ahmad Zahid lagi.

    Dr Ahmad Zahid berkata Datuk Najib akan juga menyentuh mengenai penglibatan warga Malaysia dalam sel pengganas dan perlunya meminda undang-undang sedia ada atau memperkenalkan undang-undang baru bagi memerangi pengganasan.

    Sambil menegaskan bahawa kementeriannya telah mengkaji pelbagai pilihan, beliau menambah:

    “Sama ada kita memperkukuhkan tujuh undang-undang sedia ada dengan meminda fasalnya atau mencadangkan Akta Anti Pengganasan sebagai langkah pencegahan.

    “Sekiranya diperkenalkan, Akta baru itu, akan melengkapi Akta Kesalahan Keselamatan (Langkah-Langkah Khas) 2012 dan Akta Pencegahan Jenayah,” jelasnya lagi.

    Kerajaan Malaysia pernah membentangkan Kertas Putih mengenai kumpulan Al-Ma’unah dan kejadian Baling melibatkan penyokong kumpulan agama.

    “Kali ini, ancaman asing adalah benar dan ancaman daripada dalam juga adalah benar,” tekan Dr Ahmad Zahid lagi. – The Star.

     

    Source: www.beritaharian.sg

  • The Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) To Receive $250,000 Over The Next 5 Years

    The Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) To Receive $250,000 Over The Next 5 Years

    The Religious Rehabilitation Group (RRG) will receive S$250,000 over the next five years to help it operate more professionally, and to continue with its anti-terrorism efforts.

    The money will come from the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS). This was discussed during a closed-door meeting on Tuesday (Nov 25) between the group’s leaders and some Malay-Muslim MPs, including Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob and Minister-in -charge of Muslim Affairs, and Communications and Information Minister Yaacob Ibrahim.

    The group had requested for the meeting to share concerns on how to sustain its efforts going forward. For the past decade, the group has been rehabilitating terrorists and fighting terrorist ideologies.

    It also wanted its Resource and Counselling Centre at the Khadijah Mosque in Geylang to be professionally managed, with full-time staff. The Resource and Counselling Centre was launched four months ago and is managed by volunteers.

    Said Dr Yaacob: “They have done well. Of course, the continuing threat of terrorism will be there for them to challenge. But going forward, I think they see an expansion of their role going beyond just terrorism, but how they can promote religious and social harmony in Singapore. And I think as an entity, it is a question of what do you want to become in the future.”

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • 3 More Malaysians Arrested For Link to ISIS

    3 More Malaysians Arrested For Link to ISIS

    KUALA LUMPUR — A man and two women were picked up by police last night (Nov 21) for allegedly being involved in terrorism, said Malaysia’s national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar.

    The inspector-general of police said the arrests were made in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor by the force’s counter-terrorism division.

    Mr Khalid, in a statement, said the three suspects aged between 28 and 34 were believed to be linked with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. (Isis).

    “The first suspect, a woman, is the wife of an earlier suspected terrorist charged in court on November 11,” Mr Khalid said.

    The second suspect was an event manager in Kuala Lumpur, while the male suspect was an executive assistant.

    “All three suspects are believed to have been involved witth ISIS via Facebook,” he said.

    Mr Khalid said the three were also found to have been involved in gathering funds, which was used to send Malaysians to join Isis in Syria.

    “All three have been arrested to facilitate investigations under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012,” Mr Khalid said.

    Yesterday, a third Malaysian was charged at the Sepang Sessions Court with supporting the ISIS terrorist group.

    Mohamad Fauzee Ahmad allegedly entered Syria between June 29 and Sep 18 to lend support to terror activities involving firearms and explosives.

    The 43-year-old was reportedly seen as advancing a religious struggle in Syria.

    If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 30 years in jail, or face a fine and forfeiture of assets used in the commission of the offences under Section 130J(1)(b) of the Penal Code.

    Judge Nor Haffizah Mohd Salim reportedly set January 15 for mention. DPP Ishak Mohd Yusoff prosecuted the case.

    Fauzee is the third person to be arrested upon returning from Syria, where ISIS is operating.

    The other two arrested and charged were Muhammad Fauzi Misrak, 32, and Mohammad Na’Im Abd Rashid, 26.

    They were reportedly charged on Nov 11. Fauzi’s case is due for mention on Dec 19 while Na’Im’s case is on Dec 15.

    The duo had allegedly fought for ISIS between Dec 13 last year and July 14.

    They were arrested with 12 others between Oct 15 and Oct 17.

    On Tuesday, The Malaysian Insider reported that at least five ISIS militants had returned to Malaysia, but lack of proof was holding back police from arresting them.

    According to a senior intelligence source, under Sosma, there were a number of boxes which police needed to tick.

    “Getting statements from sources in the Middle East to confirm that a Malaysian citizen was there fighting alongside ISIS forces is insufficient,” the official said.

    “Police must build a strong case before a Malaysian suspect who fought alongside Isis forces in the Middle East can be charged in court here.”

    On Monday, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told Parliament that Malaysian ISIS fighters were returning to spread militant ideology in the country.

    He said police checks showed that those who returned were not driven by disillusionment or the desire to surrender to the Malaysian authorities, but to influence and recruit others.

    “The police are monitoring and they know, those who opted to return are doing so because they want to influence other Malaysians to join their cause, regardless if they are Muslims or not.”

    39 Malaysians have been officially identified as being involved with Isis in Syria, whose aim is to set up an Islamic caliphate in the region.

    The New Straits Times, however, reported that there were 45 Malaysians in Syria and 15 in Iraq.

    It also reported that police may have difficulty in tracing exactly how many have returned as their departure from Malaysia to Syria was not properly tracked.

    Between January and June this year, police arrested 23 people in various parts of Malaysia over alleged links to the terror group.

    The Malaysians fighting alongside Isis forces in the Middle East were influenced to take up the struggle via social media, intelligence sources previously said.

    Some, like former Kedah PAS Youth information chief Lotfi Ariffin who was killed in Syria, had not only posted about his activities with the militants on Facebook, but had issued call-to-action messages, too.

    To date, five Malaysians have been killed in action in Syria. THE MALAYSIAN INSIDER

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com