Maldivian ‘jihadi training’ video released
The hotline number given on the National Counter-terrorism’s website has been unreachable since last year because it is incorrect.
20 Jan 2018, 9:00 AM
A video purporting to show jihad training has been released by the media wing of Maldivian fighters in Syria.
The video, from Bilad Al Sham Media, appears to be propaganda material aimed at attracting recruits. It shows men in camouflage performing drills, handling weapons and raiding buildings.
Last week Defence Minister Adam Shareef said the number of Maldivians going to Syria was on the rise, putting the number at 61 when previously he had said it was 49.
The US and UK have both issued travel advisories about the Maldives because of extremists, with the government downplaying the threat of a terror attack.
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