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Southeast Asia
Reports of Malaysian terrorist's death greatly exaggerated
2014-06-22
A Malaysian terrorist militant thought to have been killed in an air strike two years ago is alive and actively training new recruits. Zulkifli Abdhir, who once headed Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and was a member of Jemaah Islamiyah's central command, is back on local most wanted lists. Intelligence agencies believe he is now an operative of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist militant group. Zulkifli is also high on the FBI's most wanted list.

Intelligence sources said the bomb expert who is also known by his alias, Marwan, is believed to be a top asset to the group, and had trained a significant number of bombers, including suicide bombers. They include the new cadre of Malaysian terrorists militants who are looking for combat experience before joining terrorist militant groups active in Syria and Iraq. The sources revealed that these terrorists militants were required to pay a significant amount in fees for training that would provide them with battle skills.

The Philippine military, following a February 2012 raid on Jolo Island, had said it was confident that Marwan, along with more than a dozen others, including the group's top figures, had been killed. However, security analysts had cast doubt over the raid's success, saying the conclusion was made based on field reports and that their identities were not confirmed.

This revelation came as the authorities are arresting up more and more militants bound for Syria, including several who had just returned from the Abu Sayyaf's two-month training program in the southern Philippines.
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