Malaysian Militants

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  Scrapped Malaysian Beer Festival Faced Threat From Militants, Say Police

  Unidentified militants planned to sabotage an annual beer festival cancelled this week by authorities in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur who cited "political sensitivities" for the move, police said today.

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  Malaysian Police Say Foiled Attack On Arab Royalty Ahead of Saudi King Visit

  Malaysian Authorities on Tuesday said seven militants arrested late last month ahead of a visit Saudi Arabia's King Salman were planning an attack on "Arab royalties".

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  Philippine Troops Clash With Islamist Terrorists, 15 Dead

  Philippine troops clashed on Tuesday with Islamist militants on a remote southern island and 15 people were killed as security forces step up an offensive against rebels who beheaded a Malaysian captive, an army spokesman said.

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  Barack Obama Says ASEAN Summit to Focus on Islamic State Militancy

  US President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will focus on the global fight against Islamic State militancy and on the disputed South China Sea.

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  Mother of Islamic State Terrorist Jailed for Supporting Son's Activities on Facebook

  A 55-year-old mother of an Islamic State terrorist has been jailed for 30 months by a Malaysian court for trying to support terrorist activities by using her Facebook accounts, according to a media report.

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  Islamic State-Inspired Malaysia Detainees Plotted Terror Attacks: Police

  Malaysia's national police chief said today that 17 people detained over the weekend in a suspected Islamic militant plot had planned to kidnap high-profile figures and launch terrorist attacks.

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  Malaysian Police Investigates Death Threat to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar From Islamic State

  Malaysian police is investigating a letter purportedly sent by the Islamic State (ISIS) militant group, threatening to kill spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar who was in Penang over the weekend.

• Malaysia Charges Three with Supporting Islamic State

  A Malaysian court on Thursday charged three men with supporting the Islamic State after they were arrested while attempting to leave the country to join the militants fighting in Iraq and Syria.

• Malaysia's Arrest of Islamic State Suspects Include Country's Main Recruiters

  Islamic State's main recruiters in Malaysia, who funded trips to Syria for converts and used Facebook to attract young supporters, were among the 14 suspected militants arrested earlier this week, Malaysian authorities said late on Wednesday.

• Malaysia Detains 3 Militants Heading to Syria

  Malaysian police say they have detained three Muslim men suspected of wanting to go to Syria to join the militant Islamic State group.

• Malaysian Militants Bought Bomb Material for Planned Attack: Top Anti-Terrorism Official

  Suspected Malaysian militants loyal to the extremist Islamic State movement bought bomb-making material ahead of a proposed attack on a Carlsberg brewery near the capital Kuala Lumpur, a top anti-terrorism official said.

• Ukraine Says Malaysian Airliner Shot Down, 295 Dead: Agency

  A Malaysian airliner was shot down over eastern Ukraine by militants on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard, a Ukrainian interior ministry official was quoted as saying by Interfax-Ukraine news agency.

• Malaysian Authorities Hunt for More LTTE Members

  Malaysian authorities are on the hunt for more members of the outlawed LTTE after a crackdown on the Tamil militant group led to the arrest of seven persons in the last two months in the country.

• Taliban says they know nothing about missing Malaysia Airlines jet

  Aviation officials in Pakistan, India and Central Asia as well as Taliban militants said they knew nothing about the whereabouts of a missing Malaysian jetliner on Monday after the search for Flight MH370 extended into their territory.