Islamic State

Maldivian ‘terrorist leaders’ face criminal charges

Charges sought against alleged leaders of al-Qaeda and Islamic State affiliates.

Maldivians among Islamic State fighters caught in Afghanistan

More than 600 IS fighters surrendered to Afghan forces.

US imposes sanctions against Maldives ‘terrorist leader’

Mohamed Ameen was described as “key leader for ISIS.”

Indonesian terrorist group’s funding traced to Maldives

Money was wired through Western Union to an Islamic State-linked group.

Nasheed blasted over IS ‘recruiter’ barb

Mohamed Nasheed said Saudi Arabia supported violent extremism in the Maldives.

Maldivian man killed in Syria fighting

Local media said the man from Naavaidhu island, who took the name Abu Saad Al-Maldifi, travelled to Syria early this year.

Heightened security at Maldives airport ‘a precautionary measure’

Local media has meanwhile reported the arrest of a Maldivian on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack in collaboration with the Islamic State militant group.

Man arrested for raising Islamic State flag

Superintendent Ahmed Shifan told Maldives Independent that the suspect was arrested earlier this week and the criminal court has since remanded him to police custody for seven days.

MPs question government’s sincerity in tackling jihadi recruitment

PPM accuses Indian newspaper of defaming Gayoom

Reacting angrily to an article on the Mumbai Mirror about a radicalised Maldivian family of 12 joining Islamic State, the PPM said it contained “factual inaccuracies and fabrications,” and called it “an attack on the country of Maldives, its peace-loving citizens, and its authorities.”

Three Maldivians en route to Syria extradited

Three Maldivian men have been arrested in Turkey while attempting to illegally cross over into Syria and join extremist militant groups in the war-torn country.

Muted response to death threat against president, vice president

The Maldives government’s response to a YouTube video posted on Monday threatening to kill President Abdulla Yameen and Vice President Ahmed Adeeb and launch terror attacks against the tourism industry has been muted.

Gun-wielding men threaten to kill president in YouTube video

The three men with their faces covered with balaclavas warned of “life-threatening” attacks against the president and vice president as well as terrorist attacks against resorts if the government does not cease “harassing” Ibrahim ‘Sandhaanu’ Moosa Luthfee in Switzerland, release Adhaalath Party president Sheikh Imran Abdulla, and withdraw new anti-terrorism legislation.

Fiqh Academy issues fatwa on Jihad

“Travelling to Islamic countries where groups belonging to Islamic countries create havoc and instability in the name of jihad will open avenues for enemies of Muslims to interfere in the affairs of Muslim countries,” reads a fatwa (legal opinion) issued by the academy of religious scholars today.

New bill sets jail term up to 20 years for ‘Jihad’

The new draft, submitted to the People’s Majlis on Monday, metes out a jail term of 17-20 years for departing the country to join a foreign war. Any individual caught attempting to leave the country with the same intent could be jailed for 10-15 years.

IS enforces death penalty against Maldivian recruit

Foreign terrorist organisations planning to topple government, claims Nasheed