Islamic State (IS)

Maldives man ‘beheaded in Syria’ had history of extremism

Ahmed Zubair went to Syria with his wife and two kids.

Maldives man ‘beheaded in Syria’

The man was executed two weeks ago in Idlib, a press report said.

IS terror suspects were planning suicide attack in Malé

Ishag Ali and Hussein Afeef were named by prosecutors and are alleged by police to have connections to the Islamic State group operating out of Syria and Iraq.

Two Islamic State suspects charged over suicide attack plot

Authorities made several terror-related arrests in September following the United Kingdom updating its Maldives travel advice, saying terrorists were “very likely” to carry out an attack in the country.

Maldives joins Saudi-led anti-terrorism military alliance

Announcing the new coalition at a press conference last night, Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, also the kingdom’s defence minister, said the campaign would “coordinate” efforts to fight terrorism in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Egypt, and Afghanistan. “Every country will be participating according to its capabilities and we will not only fight [the Islamic State], but any terrorist group,” he said.

Human rights watchdog calls for review of anti-terrorism law

IS un-Islamic and anti-Islamic, tells Dr Waheed at UN General Assembly