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THE KEY PEOPLE in the unification of several factions under the Islamic State
1. Dr Mahmud Ahmad, ex Universiti Malaya lecturer
2. Mohd Najib Husen, sundry shop owner
3. Muhammad Joraimee Awang Raimee, ex Selayang Municipal Council employee
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Malaysian militants plan to start ISIS faction in S-E Asia http://ebx.sh/1WZTV1h
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Wanted Malaysian militants hiding in the southern Philippines are planning to form an “official” faction of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in South-east Asia by bringing together terror groups in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, including Jemaah Islamiah and Abu Sayyaf .
Former Universiti Malaya lecturer Mahmud Ahmad and his comrades – sundry goods shop owner Mohd Najib Husen and former local council employee Muhammad Joraimee Awang Raimee – who have been on Malaysia’s wanted list since April last year, have been identified as individuals integral to this unification plan, The Star reported.
The head of the Malaysian police’s Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division told the newspaper in an exclusive interview that Mahmud, who is a high priority on the wanted list, was not satisfied with just participating in the Abu Sayyaf, but wanted to form a South-east Asian faction of the ISIS.
“He has performed the bai’ah or the oath of allegiance on video but to form the South-east Asian cell of IS, Mahmud has to travel to Syria and swear his allegiance in front of IS supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,” Senior Assistant Commissioner Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said, using another name for ISIS.
“We discovered through intelligence sharing that going to Syria is his priority now,” Datuk Ayob said, adding that the veteran militant, who trained with Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan in the late 1990s, had previously used his lecturer position at a private college to recruit students into militancy.
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Star
November 14, 2015 MYT 6:58:52 AM
Regional faction to unite different terror cells from here, Indonesia and Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: Wanted Malaysian IS militants hiding in southern Philippines are planning to form an “official” Islamic State faction in South-East Asia.
The region’s IS faction is also planning to unite different terror cells in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.
It will include among others the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and other terror groups in the region.
Integral in the plan is former Universiti Malaya lecturer Dr Mahmud Ahmad, who is high on the wanted list for his involvement with the IS along with his cohorts – sundry shop owner Mohd Najib Husen and former Selayang Municipal Council employee Muhammad Joraimee Awang Raimee, 39.
Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division head Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ayob Khan said Dr Mahmud, also known as Abu Handzalah, was actively training with the ASG as well as taking part in terror operations in the southern Philippines.
“Intelligence indicates that he was involved in two bomb attacks against the Philippines’ army recently.
“We believe the ASG regards him highly as an asset,” he told The Star yesterday.
But SAC Ayob indicated Dr Mahmud was not content with just being involved with the ASG.
His ultimate goal is to officially form the South-East Asian IS.
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