[Reuters] Malaysian police nabbed ten people on suspicion of aiding the movement of militants between Sabah and the southern Philippines. This is the second batch of arrests this year. The ten suspects were arrested in three separate raids between January 25 and February 6, Inspector-General of Police Mohamad Fuzi Harun said in a statement today.Among the suspects is a 27-year-old Filipino believed to be a senior Abu Sayyaf leader, and another Filipino thought to have arranged passage of foreign nationals to the southern Philippines to join the Islamic State. Fuzi said, "Preliminary information gleaned from the 10 suspects revealed an attempt by the Abu Sayyaf group to establish a cell in Sabah."
Fuzi added that the Abu Sayyaf had intended to bring in IS fighters from Southeast Asia to the southern Philippines for military training. He said, "The same cell members would then be used to launch attacks on Sabah in the future."