IS FIGHTERS POSSIBLY KILLED
Singapore: A Singaporean
woman who travelled to Syria with her Bosnia-born husband to join terror group
Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (IS) is reportedly dead, and three of their
children are being sent back to Australia.
Fauziah Begum Khamal Bacha, who was living in Melbourne, is one of four radicalised Singaporeans known to have taken part in the Syrian conflict. Her husband Yasin Rizvic and their eldest son are also said to be dead.
Fauziah Begum Khamal Bacha, who was living in Melbourne, is one of four radicalised Singaporeans known to have taken part in the Syrian conflict. Her husband Yasin Rizvic and their eldest son are also said to be dead.
The three surviving
children – two girls and a boy – are Australian citizens between the ages of
six and 12.
Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and his ministry disclosed Fauziah’s involvement in the conflict last week while giving an update on the terror threat to Singapore. No further details on her are available but Australian media reported the family left for Syria five years ago.
Radical ideology remains a key concern in the wake of the terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand in March and in Sri Lanka in April, and as foreign IS fighters return to their home regions and regroup.
Another Singaporean IS fighter, Megat Shahdan Abdul Samad, has also reportedly been killed in the conflict zone, but the authorities have yet to get confirmation of this.
In an interview with The Sunday Times and Today, Shanmugam revealed that Shahdan, who appeared in IS recruitment videos, had encouraged his friends to stage attacks in Singapore.
“He wanted somebody to take a lorry and drive into a Thaipusam crowd,” said the minister.
“ISD worked behind the scenes to ensure that no one answered his various exhortations,” the minister added, referring to the Internal Security Department.
Two other Singaporeans – former supermarket manager Haja Fakkurudeen Usman Ali and Maimunah Abdul Kadir – had also travelled to Syria with their families.
The Home Affairs Ministry said it was not able to comment further on their whereabouts.
Shanmugam stressed that while the terror group may have lost physical territory, the threat it poses is not completely over.
He noted that Sri Lanka attack mastermind and suicide-bomber Zahran Hashim was in contact with someone in Singapore.
His follower, licensed money changer Kuthubdeen Haja Najumudeen, was detained in May and the ministry disclosed his arrest last month.
There is a need for Singapore to remain alert and able to deal with terror from various aspects, including maintaining harmony between different communities and assuring the majority in each community that the government treats everyone equally, the minister said. — The Straits Times/Asia News Network
Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam and his ministry disclosed Fauziah’s involvement in the conflict last week while giving an update on the terror threat to Singapore. No further details on her are available but Australian media reported the family left for Syria five years ago.
Radical ideology remains a key concern in the wake of the terror attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand in March and in Sri Lanka in April, and as foreign IS fighters return to their home regions and regroup.
Another Singaporean IS fighter, Megat Shahdan Abdul Samad, has also reportedly been killed in the conflict zone, but the authorities have yet to get confirmation of this.
In an interview with The Sunday Times and Today, Shanmugam revealed that Shahdan, who appeared in IS recruitment videos, had encouraged his friends to stage attacks in Singapore.
“He wanted somebody to take a lorry and drive into a Thaipusam crowd,” said the minister.
“ISD worked behind the scenes to ensure that no one answered his various exhortations,” the minister added, referring to the Internal Security Department.
Two other Singaporeans – former supermarket manager Haja Fakkurudeen Usman Ali and Maimunah Abdul Kadir – had also travelled to Syria with their families.
The Home Affairs Ministry said it was not able to comment further on their whereabouts.
Shanmugam stressed that while the terror group may have lost physical territory, the threat it poses is not completely over.
He noted that Sri Lanka attack mastermind and suicide-bomber Zahran Hashim was in contact with someone in Singapore.
His follower, licensed money changer Kuthubdeen Haja Najumudeen, was detained in May and the ministry disclosed his arrest last month.
There is a need for Singapore to remain alert and able to deal with terror from various aspects, including maintaining harmony between different communities and assuring the majority in each community that the government treats everyone equally, the minister said. — The Straits Times/Asia News Network
Source: The Star Online – 05 Ogos 2019
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