Maldives man ‘beheaded in Syria’ had history of extremism
Ahmed Zubair went to Syria with his wife and two kids.
25 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
A Maldives man who went to Syria to fight in the war had a record of extremism, the National Counter-Terrorism Centre said late Tuesday, although it did not confirm or deny reports that he had been beheaded.
VFP said Ahmed Zubair was executed two weeks ago by the Tahrir-al Sham group in Idlib.
The NCTC, in a statement seen by the Maldives Independent, said Zubair had a record of extremism and attempting to propagate Islamist ideology. But it did not comment on reports of his death.
“This person is on the list of people who have travelled to Syria from the Maldives to take part in the civil war there. He travelled with his two children and wife,” it said.
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