Malaysia's most-wanted member of the Islamic State militant group has been killed in Syria, police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Monday, citing intelligence information. It was the first and so far only Islamic State attack that caused casualties in Malaysia. Police had earlier cast doubt on the reports, saying that it was possible Muhammad Wanndy had faked his own death. Born and raised in the west Malaysian state of Malacca, Muhammad Wanndy left for Raqqa with his wife in 2014. Using the name Abu Hamzah Al Fateh, he quickly made a name for himself as an Islamic State online recruiter and fundraiser.

Source: Egypt Independent May 08, 2017 15:22 UTC