KOZHIKODE: Intelligence agencies have found out that at least five Malayalis from Kerala's Malabar region have been killed while fighting for the Islamic State in Syria in the past four months. With this the number of Malayalis killed in the IS stronghold has risen to 10.Information on the death of Sibi from Kanjikkode in Palakkad reached his relatives two days ago. It is suspected that he had links with Yahya alias Esa, who left to join the IS in July last year.Another person killed in Aleppo in Syria is Muhadis, hailing from Vandoor in Malappuram district. Two more people, one from Vadakara in Kozhikode district and another from Kondotty in Malappuram district, are also believed to have been killed in Syria. "The Syrian group was engaged in actual fighting while the group in Afghanistan was helping the jihadis in various capacities.

Source: Times of India July 01, 2017 20:59 UTC