Tag Archives: Syria’

Winter in Syria, terror on the front line SPECIAL REPORT A Malaysian’s first-hand view of the cruelties in the Syrian crisis. Winter in Syria, terror on the front line Malaysiakini’s Facebook Wall

Video | KiniTV: Almost 600 Turkish troops pushed deep into Syria early Sunday in an unprecedented incursion, evacuating Turkish soldiers guarding a historic tomb who had been stranded in territory controlled by Islamic State militants. Turkish troops enter Syria, evacuate guards from tombwww.kinitv. …

“You are not the only one who sympathised with what happened in Syria. The whole Muslim community also sympathise, and I, as a Muslim, also sympathise: http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/284934 “If we sympathise, why should we go there? To join the so-called IS militant group?” These are the remarks a …

Zahid: Not jihad for M’sians fighting in Syria He says the crisis in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon involved only Muslims. Zahid: Not jihad for M’sians fighting in Syria

KOTA BAHARU, Oct 16 (Bernama) — The recruitment of Malaysians to fight the conflict in Syria in the name of ‘jihad’ must be checked as it poses a serious threat for the nation, says Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) chief, Gen Tan Sri Zulkifeli Mohd Zin. He said this was necessary to pr …

Datuk Ayub Khan Mydin PitchayBy Nur Natasha Aida Ismail KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) — The effort to recruit Malaysian girls to join militant groups in the name of jihad, is taking an aggressive turn with school children being targeted in the recruitment drive. Principal assistant director o …

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 27 (Bernama) — Malaysia strongly condemned the action of the Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq and felt deeply saddened by the crimes committed in the name of Islam, which is a religion of peace. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said, Malaysia deplored those …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic “caliphate” after the group captured territory in neighbouring Iraq, a monitoring service said. The Islamic State, an al Qaeda offshoot …