ISIS Releases Shocking Video Of Malaysian Militant’s Death In The Philippines
The fallen 'martyr' fled Malaysia in July 2014 and became a bomb-maker for ISIS.
By Nandini Balakrishnan — 16 Feb 2016, 06:35 PM
In their latest terror ploy, infamous militant group, Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), have uploaded a video, depicting the gory final moments of a Malaysian terrorist in Southern Philippines
According to English daily, The Star, the video was reportedly uploaded by ISIS's Russian media channel, Al Furat Media, yesterday, 15 February.
37-year-old Malaysian, Mohd Najib Hussein, fled the country along with several other ISIS militants in July 2014 and became a prominent part of the IS Black Flag cell that is led by former Universiti Malaya professor Dr Mahmud Ahmad alias Abu Handzalah.
The Black flag terrorist group have apparently been hiding out with under the protection of the Filipino terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf in southern Philippines.
Mohd Najib Hussein, who is an electrical engineering graduate, used to run a bookstore at Universiti Malaya and is held responsible by the authorities for aiding the escape of four Malaysian militants to Syria
Najib who used to own a photostat and stationery shop in Universiti Malaya, Petaling Jaya, fled Malaysia with Dr Mahmud, 36, Selayang council worker Muhammad Joraimee, 39, and several other IS terror suspects July last year.
Together with Sabahans Mohd Amin Baco, 31, and Jeknal Adil, 30, they were identified as bomb makers using the Abu Sayyaf hideouts in Basilan and Jolo islands as base for IS operatives in Southeast Asia.
The video starts with a group of South-East Asian militants holding up the ISIS flag while the narrator speaks about the 'martyr', Abu Anas al Muhajir @ Mohd Najib's death
The narrator explains that Mohd Najib travelled to the Philippines where he founded a militant group, which was among the first to swear allegiance to IS.
The video then cuts to a young man on his knees being beheaded by gunmen wearing ski masks. The camera pans back to the group before changing to a battle scene recorded by what is believed to be a mobile phone.
He adds that Mohd Najib was killed but the militants succeeded in “killing tens of enemies, destroying war machines and helicopters.”
In another scene, a wounded Mohd Najib is seen being carried by his companions. The camera zooms in on his face and another man is seen touching his face with a bloodied hand while saying a prayer.
According to an intelligence source, Mohd Najib, died a few hours later, from a gunshot wound.
Authorities believe that the events leading up to the death of the Malaysian bomb-maker, took place on 15 December 2015, during a clash between Abu Sayyaf terrorists and the Philippines military officers
'Philippine soldiers display seized improvised explosive devices after government troops raided the bomb factory on May 14, 2015'
Image via AFPThirteen Abu Sayyaf bandits and two soldiers were killed in a firefight in Al Barka, Basilan, at 5 p.m., Tuesday, while 10 other soldiers were injured, Maj. Filemon Tan, spokesperson of the Western Mindanao Command, said.
Tuesday’s encounter was the third day of fighting between the bandit group and government troops composed of the Scout Rangers and the Philippine Marines.
“It was an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf Group. It is a focused military operation. Prior to this, there was an intelligence operation that led to the identification of the ASG lair,” Tan said.
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The father of five apparently performed the Bai’ah, which is the compulsory oath of allegiance to pledge support for the ISIS jihadist group
'Still from an Islamic State video featuring Abu Sayyaf Group leader Isnilon Hapilon (center) pledging allegiance to Baghdadi'
Image via The Long War JournalThe Islamic State has officially recognized pledges of allegiance from several jihadist groups based in the Philippines.
The pledges, or bayat, were accepted in a video that was recently released by the Islamic State’s Al Furat Media – a largely Russian-language media outlet.
According to the Southeast Asian news site Benar News, Ansar Khilafah in the Philippines is led by one Abu Sharifah and is based in South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces. Additionally, the news site reports that the leader of Katibat Marakah al Ansar is led by one Abu Ammar, who was not present in the video.
It also reported that Abu Anas al Muhajir and several fighters shown in the video were from Malaysia, historical operating grounds for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), which is considered al Qaeda’s branch in the region.
On 16 January, the authorities arrested a man suspected of having links with ISIS near the Jelatik LRT station:
Last November, three Malaysian terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) revealed their wishes to start an Islamic State in Southeast Asia (SEA):