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23 January 2018
Zurairi A.R.Verified account @zurairi
Two caught for plotting IS attacks, al Maunah-style raid on Bukit Aman https://buff.ly/2mYeLVy 1. Indonesian labourer planning a raid of police armoury, was caught while targeting Buddhist monk for revenge 2. Ustaz at private school, planning to rob, kidnap & murder “infidels”
Malay Mail OnlineVerified account @themmailonline
PETALING JAYA, Jan 22 — Police arrested two people on suspicion of planning terrorist attacks against non-Muslims and an audacious raid on the federal police’s armoury here as part of the Islamic State (IS)’s activities.
According to Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun, the first suspect was a 23-year-old Indonesian labourer who allegedly planned a daring raid on the Bukit Aman federal police headquarters to seize the police’s weaponry and on the Travers police station in Brickfields.
In shades of the al Maunah incident of 2000, Mohamad Fuzi said the suspect had also attempted to infiltrate army camps and other police stations to acquire guns and ammunition for militant groups in the region to launch attacks.
He said the suspect was arrested on Thursday after police discovered he was conducting reconnaissance activities around Jalan Pudu, Kuala Lumpur, while armed with a knife.
“The suspect was targeting Buddhist monks and planned to kill them as an act of revenge against Muslim Rohingya persecuted in Myanmar by the government,” he said.
The suspect was also found to have been in contact with a senior leader of the IS through WhatsApp and tried to recruit Indonesians to their cause.
“To prove that Daesh was still active in Malaysia, he also raised the group’s flag at his construction site workplace,” he said, using the alternate name for the terrorist group.
The second suspect is a 25-year-old teacher at a private religious school in Subang Jaya who was arrested in Petaling Jaya on Dec 23.
“He was previously detained under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 in November 2015, but was subsequently released after serving his 18 months sentence in 2016,” he said in a statement.
Mohamad Fuzi said the suspect resumed involvement with the IS after he was freed, and allegedly planned several attacks against entertainment outlets throughout Klang Valley.
The man allegedly planned to rob, kidnap and murder non-Muslims based on his belief that they were infidels.
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26 June 2017
Malay Mail OnlineVerified account @themmailonline
Malaysia’s counter-terrorism chief confirms death threat by Indonesian IS militants
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — Malaysia’s top anti-terrorism police officer Deputy Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay has confirmed that Islamic State (IS) militants from Indonesia are seeking his death.
Ayob, who heads Bukit Aman Special Branch’s Counter-Terrorism Division, said he was aware of the Indonesian IS militants’ call to have him killed.
“Initial investigations revealed that the threat was circulated on social media since last week.
“I have received many death threats over the years but this is the first time Indonesian militants have issued a clarion call to fellow militants in Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries to have me killed,” he was quoted saying by local daily The Star.
The message singles out Ayob as the one responsible for arresting IS militants in Malaysia and urges for him to be “finished off”.
Ayob believed that the death threat was circulated now due to the IS militants’ “own twisted beliefs” that they would obtain greater blessings by attacking him during the Muslims’ holy month of Ramadan.
Ayob said chances of Malaysian and Indonesian militants collaborating are high due to their close ties, noting that militants from these two countries have jointly formed a squad called Khatibah Nusantara in Raqqa, Syria.
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6 September 2016
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Police on high alert over terror plot by #IS operatives from #Indonesia
http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/09/171254/police-high-alert-over-terror-plot-operatives-indonesia … @PDRMsia
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Indonesian militant in Syria ordering attacks in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are concerned that an Indonesian militant in Syria has been instigating Malaysian sympathisers of Islamic State (IS) to attack selective targets in the country.
The Counter-Terrorism Division of the Special Branch in Bukit Aman said that militant Bahrum Shah was found to have been ordering attacks on certain Western interests, the government and security forces.
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DCP Ayob later told reporters that the police were concerned over the matter as Bahrum has a lot of funds.
“When you have funds you can launch attacks on a big scale. If you look at al-Qaeda previously, the money that came into Malaysia from Afghanistan was used to finance the Bali bombings.
“If money comes in from Syria, in the short-term, they will launch a big attack. That is what we are worried about. We have to cut their channels,” he said.
According to a report by Jakarta Post, Bahrum is believed to be the commander of Katibah Nusantara, the joint group of Indonesian and Malaysian IS fighters formed in late 2014.
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There were 10 grenades. One was used in the Movida bombing. One was seized by police.
Where are the other 8 grenades?
Star
16 August 2016 | MYT 6:02 PM
Bukit Aman denies issuing clubbing advisory
SAC Ayob added that while police have discovered two grenades so far, eight grenades could still remain in play.
One was used in the June 28 Movida bombing while another was seized in Rengit, Johor.
On the grenades, SAC Ayob said police believed the explosives were smuggled into the country.
“We are gathering as much actionable intelligence as we can to recover the remaining grenades,” he said.
It has been reported that Syria-based Mohamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi is emerging as the mastermind commanding several IS militants in Malaysia
The 26-year-old is known to have influenced several others who were arrested in a recently concluded police operation.
Three of the nine suspected IS militants detained – two of whom were involved in the Movida bombing in Puchong – have been taking orders from him, the latest being to launch another attack against an entertainment outlet in Johor.
Chillingly, one received orders to target Bukit Aman and government complexes in Putrajaya.
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14 August 2016
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Sumisha Naidu 9 people with suspected links to #islamicState arrested in #Malaysia.6 Malaysians, 3 foreigners who are ex-army.
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#Malaysia police arrest 9 #ISIS suspects in 4-state swoop http://bit.ly/2aSWyTh
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Al Arabiya English
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24 July 2016
‘Bomb meant for Klang Valley attack’
The improvised-explosive device (IED), weighing about 1kg, was ready to be used in a terror attack planned for the Klang Valley. The attack, investigators believe, was targeted at the top brass of the police force.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/160311/bomb-meant-klang-valley-attack
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23 July 2016
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Straits Times
Malaysia nabs another 14 ISIS militants
One of the 14 suspected ISIS militants detained, in a photo provided by the Royal Malaysia Police. PHOTO: THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/malaysia-nabs-another-14-isis-militants
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14 people arrested in Malaysia over IS link; 1kg explosive device also seized
KUALA LUMPUR — Counter-terrorism police arrested 14 people in several states between July 14 and 20 for connections to the Islamic State (IS) including the sharing of bomb-making techniques, Malaysia’s Inspector-General of Police said on Saturday (July 23).
The 13 men and a woman were Malaysian citizens. All were detained in an operation that spanned Selangor, Perak, Kedah, Penang and Sabah.
Mr Khalid Abu Bakar said 12 of those arrested were members of the same cell from which arrests were made last month.
“They are suspected of receiving directions from Muhamad Wandy Mohamed Jedi to conduct attacks in Malaysia.
“One suspect admitted to having shared explosive-making techniques with other members of the Islamic State via the Telegram app,” Mr Khalid said in a statement.
The suspect also reportedly confessed to receiving orders from Mohammad Wandy to carry out attacks in the Klang Valley, and that he was provided with a gun by the latter to defend himself against arrest, Mr Khalid added.
Police also seized one improvised explosive device weighing 1kg that was allegedly prepared for deployment against senior police leaders, the IGP said.
http://www.todayonline.com/world/asia/14-people-arrested-malaysia-links
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16 July 2016
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malaysiakini.com @malaysiakini
Puchong terrorist attack now in UK’s travel advisory
The United Kingdom’s travel advisory for Malaysia now makes mention of the Puchong blast incident, which Malaysian police classified as a terrorist attack.
“There is a high threat from terrorism. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners.
“On 28 June 2016, there was a grenade attack at a bar in the town of Puchong, injuring 8 people. Malaysian authorities have confirmed this was a terrorist attack by individuals with links to Daesh (formerly referred to as ISIL),” the advisory reads.
It’s unclear when the Puchong incident was added to the advisory, as the latest update on June 15 concerns water sports and scuba diving.
The UK raised it’s terror alert for Malaysia from “general” to “high” in February, following the Jakarta attacks.
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The UK advisory also maintained the alert issued two years ago advising British citizens to avoid islands off Sabah’s east coast.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/348775?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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#ICYMI: Malaysia ‘high’ terrorism threat, says UK travel advisory
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — The British government advised its citizens today that there is a “high” threat from terrorism in Malaysia, following the recent grenade attack at a Puchong nightclub linked to the Islamic State (IS).
The “high” status is the highest of four levels of terrorist threat used by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), defined as a “high level of known terrorist activity”.
“Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners,” said the FCO in its travel advice for Malaysia today.
“On 28 June 2016, there was a grenade attack at a bar in the town of Puchong, injuring eight people. Malaysian authorities have confirmed this was a terrorist attack by individuals with links to Daesh (formerly referred to as ISIL),” it added.
According to the police, the grenade attack at the Movida bar at a Puchong mall was the first successful attack linked to the IS militant group.
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7 July 2016
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US citizens in Malaysia advised to exercise vigilance following IS threat
By AMIN MOKHTAR
It said that, in view of this and the recent incidents in Bangladesh, Turkey, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, US citizens were reminded of the need for caution and awareness of personal security.
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2016/07/157110/us-citizens-malaysia-advised-exercise-vigilance-following-threat
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Malay Mail Online @themmailonline
After two cops arrested for IS links, IGP says monitoring own men
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 ― Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today assured the public that his force is monitoring its own personnel, after two policemen were arrested over Islamic State (IS) ties.
He added that it was this active monitoring that led to the detection and arrests of the two radicalised police officers, who were among 15 people detained for IS links.
“It has been there from the beginning, so I ask the people to not worry about the two policemen whom we have detained, because we always monitor and we will take action when they show even the slightest sign of being radicalised,” he said.
When asked if the two police officers will be retained by the Royal Malaysia Police, Khalid said it depended on the outcome of the investigation.
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6 July 2016
malaysiakini.com @malaysiakini
IGP: I don’t regret ‘come back if you dare’ taunt to IS
Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said he did not regret issuing the “come back if you dare” threat to Malaysian Islamic State operatives overseas shortly before the Puchong bombing, saying this was not meant as a challenge to the terrorist group.
“No, I don’t regret that. Why should I regret what I said? To challenge (anyone) is not the job of police.
“I did not challenge them. What I said was ‘come back if they dare’. I did not challenge them,” he told the press during a Hari Raya event today at Police Training Centre.
On June 21, IS released a video threatening the police.
“Those of you in Bukit Aman, you will no longer have peace. We will slaughter you… when we return. Our friends back home will hunt you down,” said the man in the video that the police have identified as Mohd Rafi Udin, who is believed to be based in war-torn Syria.
Responding to this, Khalid on June 24 hit back, saying, “You only dare to make threats from afar, (why don’t you) come back!”
Four days later, a grenade was thrown into Movida, a nightspot in Puchong, an attack which according to the police was linked to IS.
https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/347821?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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The IGP was reported on 24 June 2016 as challenging IS members oversea to come back.
On 28 June 2016, some people threw a hand grenade at the Movida pub in K.L. The IGP has confirmed that it was the work of IS terrorists.
Confirmed. It was the Islamic State that did it: Hand grenade goes off at Movida in IOI Boulevard, Puchong, K.L.
June 28, 2016
Now he tells us to expect more attacks from Islamic State terrorists!
Expert on terrorism studies: IGP, please don’t provoke Islamic State members!
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6 July 2016
Cops, explosives and Islam in Malaysia
“The greatest danger of a terrorist’s bomb is in the explosion of stupidity that it provokes.”
– Octave Mirbeau
COMMENT | The terrorist attack in Puchong, first dismissed by the police and then confirmed as a foreign Islamic-influenced attack on Malaysian citizens, is a culmination of botched propaganda and lapses in our security apparatus. It is also a troubling sign that the state’s security apparatus is bogged down in the internal squabbles of Umno and the partisan conflict of the greater Malaysian political landscape.
As reported in the Australian media earlier this year, the Australian government issued a travel advisory for its citizens of possible terrorist attacks in Malaysia, citing retaliative measures by Islamic State (IS) sympathisers. This was the efforts of intelligence sources and various other joint interagency counter-terrorism investigation following a revenge video posted by IS in response to efforts by the Malaysian authorities in curbing their activities in the country.
Katibah Nusantara (Malay Archipelago Brigade) posted a video claiming, “If you catch us we will only increase in number but if you let us be, we will be closer to our goal of bringing back the rule of khalifah [caliph]… We will never bow down to the democratic system of governance, as we will only follow Allah’s rules.”
Inspector-general of police (IGP) Khalid Abu Bakar in a cavalierly manner dismissed threats from IS saying, “He [Syrian-based Malaysian IS representative Mohd Rafi Udin] only dared to threaten the police because he is far away. Why don’t you come back?”…
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There was also the usual state revisionism at play when the IGP claimed, “That is why I made it my focus this year to monitor social media. It is not to go into some private conversation, but to ensure all these (are kept in check),” which is complete bull manure because the focus was on monitoring the opposition to the extent of the creation of a special task force to monitor “seditious” speech by the opposition and opposition-leaning members of the public.
Furthermore, the IGP also trotted out the old idea of ghettoising non-Islamic entertainment outlets when he said, “This is why prior to this, I had suggested state governments concentrate entertainment centres in one location, so that it would be easier for authorities to monitor them.”
Anyone familiar with the narratives of Islamic clergymen in this country would recognise that this kind of rhetoric serves the purpose of alienating the mainstream non-Malay polity from their Muslim Malaysian brethren, thereby fostering patriotism by isolation sentiment amongst the Malay polity.
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A protégé of a former Special Branch officer told me that Bukit Aman is living in denial, and he does not mean the river in Egypt. Their handling of the Puchong terrorist attack was mendacious, borderline racist and destroys the extremely dangerous work of security personnel who have managed to foil terrorist attacks, or at least disrupt their plans.
The problem is that Bukit Aman is mismanaging the propaganda war against Islamic militants because:
1) They seem more interested in the well-being of their political masters.
2) The police are dealing with mixed signals when it comes to the propaganda that is disseminated to the Muslim-majority polity.
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S THAYAPARAN is Commander (Rtd) in the Royal Malaysian Navy.
Read the whole article here: https://www.malaysiakini.com/news/347809?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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Star
4 July 2016 | MYT 5:49 PM
IGP: IS planning more attacks in Malaysia after Movida bombing
KUALA LUMPUR: The Movida nightclub was targeted by Islamic State (IS) because it was considered an “unIslamic” establishment, said Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.
The Inspector-General of Police said the bombing, the first ever by IS on Malaysian soil, was only step one of a series of attacks planned by the group.
“The two men who carried out the attack were also targeting senior leadership of the country, top police officers and senior members of the judiciary because they felt that these three groups were the main obstacles to their activities.
“They were receiving instructions directly from IS militant Muhamad Wanndy Mohamad Jedi from Syria,” he said at a press conference here at Bukit Aman on Monday.
Police have since arrested the two bombers and 13 other IS-linked Malaysians in a series of arrests between the day of the attack on June 28 and July 1.
“Among those arrested, two of them are low-level police officers in Kedah and Penang.
“One of them had planned to carry out robberies to help fund an IS cell while the other was protecting a senior IS member from detection,” Khalid said.
He said of the 15, aged between 19 and 52, seven were nabbed in Kedah, four in Selangor, two in Kuala Lumpur, one in Penang and one in Malacca.
“The two who threw the grenade were picked up on July 1 at a factory in Port Klang where they worked.
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24 June 2016
IGP dares M’sian IS members overseas to come back
Khalid Abu Bakar says police are ready for them and will not allow them to spread their ideologies here.
KUALA LUMPUR: The nation’s top cop today dared Malaysian Islamic State (IS) members to come back instead of issuing threats from afar.
Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said this in response to a video featuring the first known Malaysian IS fighter in Syria threatening to ensure Bukit Aman would no longer have peace.
“This is not the first video the group has released. I want to state here that the police will never ever allow IS elements to gain a footing here, or even spread their ideologies.
“Don’t try to threaten us as we are too old for this. We will not take this lightly.
“You only dare to make threats from afar, (why don’t you) come back,” Khalid told a press conference here.
He said although the police would not increase the national threat level, they would be on standby mode and continue to prepare themselves for any possible attacks.
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When asked about Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay’s statement that the police were “preparing for potential attacks within six months by two sources, Khatibah Nusantara in the Philippines, and central IS”, Khalid said it was possible.
“I urge all security forces to heighten their security level, especially in public areas. This is even more important now following the release of the video which is plaguing the public’s mind.”
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