KUALA LUMPUR/ JAKARTA: Experts have warned that Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) may be recruiting fighter, as the banned militant group eyeing to reach Rohingya’s Muslims fleeing Mayanmar.
Up to 100,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled from Myanmar over the past few years and there are increasing concerns that the persecuted community may be easy targets for Isis, particularly if they are seeking asylum in Malaysia and Indonesia – two countries the terror group are known to actively recruit from.
As many as 700 Indonesians and 200 Malaysians are now part of the terror group.
Singaporean prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said, “Southeast Asia is a key recruitment center for Isis. Isis has so many Indonesian and Malaysian fighters, that they form a unit by themselves.”
Singh also warned in a recent report that Isis have now identified Southeast Asian countries as possible targets for attack as part of the group’s strategy for a global caliphate.
