They seem to come from all over.
ISIS fighters from Malaysia, Indonesia form military unit
Group united by language could expand reach in S-E Asia: Analysts
PUBLISHED ON SEP 26, 2014 8:19 AM
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A photo posted on Facebook showing a gathering of ISIS militants from Malaysia and Indonesia in Syria. The page has since been closed, the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict says. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK
BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA AND SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR
Militants from Indonesia and Malaysia fighting in Syria have formed a military unit for Malay- speaking ISIS fighters, and analysts fear this could expand their reach in South-east Asia.
The unit is called Katibah Nusantara Lid Daulah Islamiyyah, or Malay archipelago unit for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
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ISIS fighters from Malaysia Indonesia form military unit
ISIS fighters from Malaysia, Indonesia form military unit
Group united by language could expand reach in S-E Asia: Analysts
PUBLISHED ON SEP 26, 2014 8:19 AM
2020100PRINTEMAIL
A photo posted on Facebook showing a gathering of ISIS militants from Malaysia and Indonesia in Syria. The page has since been closed, the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict says. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK
BY ZAKIR HUSSAIN INDONESIA BUREAU CHIEF IN JAKARTA AND SHANNON TEOH MALAYSIA CORRESPONDENT IN KUALA LUMPUR
Militants from Indonesia and Malaysia fighting in Syria have formed a military unit for Malay- speaking ISIS fighters, and analysts fear this could expand their reach in South-east Asia.
The unit is called Katibah Nusantara Lid Daulah Islamiyyah, or Malay archipelago unit for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
- See more at:
ISIS fighters from Malaysia Indonesia form military unit