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Singapore under highest terror threat in recent years: 8 key points from MHA’s terror report
SINGAPORE – Singapore was specifically targeted by terrorist groups in the past year and the terrorism threat to the country remains the highest in recent years, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in its Singapore Terrorism Threat Assessment Report 2017, released on Thursday (June 1).
Here are eight key takeaways from MHA’s report.
1. ISIS is the biggest terror threat to Singapore in recent years
ISIS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, has posed the most significant threat to Singapore for the last few years, even though threats from groups like Al Qaeda (AQ) and the Jemaah Islamiah (JI) remain.
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2. Singapore is a key target of terrorist groups
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Singapore has been cited as a target in jihadist publications and videos, by both ISIS and other groups.
One Arabic publication titled The Fall Of The Idol: External Action And Individual Jihad, circulated online around October last year, named two entities in Singapore as potential targets in the wider bid to bring down the United States and Western interests by attacking the international economy. Following the publication, the security agencies have worked with these entities to enhance their security measures.
An ISIS publication released in September 2015 also named Singapore (among other countries) as a member of the “crusader coalition” which ISIS was fighting against. A May 2016 ISIS video named Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines as countries infiltrated by “disbelievers” and threatened action against the “tyrants” of these countries.
3. Threat from home-grown, self-radicalised lone actors in Singapore
Like other countries, Singapore faces the risk of an attack by individuals who are radicalised by the propaganda of ISIS and seek to heed the call of the group to carry out attacks where they live.
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4. The threat from radicalised foreigners living in Singapore
There was a significant increase in the number of radicalised Singaporeans and foreigners in Singapore since 2015.
Since late 2015, some 40 Bangladeshi nationals in Singapore were found to have been radicalised, supporting the use of violence to pursue their extremist ideology.
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Since 2015, eight Indonesian domestic helpers in Singapore were also investigated and deported after they were found to be radicalised.
None of them had any plans to carry out acts of violence here at the time they were investigated but their radicalisation and association with terrorists overseas were of security concern.
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8. What can Singaporeans do?
MHA in its report said a strong community response to the terrorist threat is critical given the high likelihood of an attack, and that is why the SGSecure movement was launched in September 2016 to sensitise, train and mobilise the community in the fight against terror.
One way the community can help is in detecting and reporting radicalised individuals. Friends and family are often the first to notice tell-tale behavioural changes and are best-placed to counsel the possibly self-radicalised individuals before they step off the precipice, or to alert the authorities if they are unable to rein in the individuals.
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