Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysia has stepped up security at its borders in case Malaysian militant fighters try to return home after Iraqi forces launched a major offensive to take back the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on October 18.
Ahmad Zahid told a news conference that Malaysian airport and border security had been increased, while illegal routes commonly used by smugglers were being monitored.
Malaysia has been exchanging intel with international intelligence agencies, and has a suspect list which includes names of those believed to have ties with Islamic State (IS), he said.
According to the police’s figures released last month, 90 Malaysians have joined IS in Syria and Iraq since 2013.
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