The terrifying rise of ISIS in East: Terror horde recruits tens of thousands to its sick cause in south-east Asia
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
- Thousands from Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines have joined ISIS
- Terror groups in south-east Asia have declared allegiance to terror group
- Hate preachers masterminding recruitment and attacks from inside prison
- ISIS could recruit members of persecuted Rohingya Muslims, experts warn
ISIS
issued a rallying cry to the Muslims of Indonesia last week by sharing a
disturbing picture of a baby lying next to an AK47 and hand grenade.
A
note beside the sleeping toddler, signed off with 'Indonesia', read:
'Uncles and aunts come and fight in Syria for jihad wherever you are.'
While
the terror group continues its battle for superiority in Iraq and
Syria, Islamic State's ideology and propaganda videos are drawing in
Muslim supporters from as far as south-east Asia.
Thousands
from countries such as Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand the Philippines
and Malaysia have joined ISIS on the battlefield in the Middle East.
And the terror group has 'tens of thousands' of supporters and
sympathisers in those countries.
Counter-terrorism
experts told MailOnline these ISIS-trained fighters could now return
home to execute lone wolf attacks, recruit more extremists and extend
Islamic State's caliphate even further around the world.
Radical
hate preachers wield dangerous influence even from inside prisons where
they radicalise other militants and 'oath-taking ceremonies' to ISIS
leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi take place freely.
They
also warn that ISIS could start recruiting the Muslim Rohingya people
who are fiercely persecuted in their home country of Burma and refused
asylum by neighbouring Asian nations.
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Rallying cry: ISIS distributed this
shocking picture of a baby lying next to an AK47, hand grenade and a
note which read: 'Uncles and aunts come and fight in Syria for jihad
wherever you are'
Spreading terror:
At least three south-east Asian terror groups, including Abu Sayyaf
whose militants beheaded village chief Rodolfo Boligao (pictured), have
pledged allegiance to ISIS
Indonesian Muslim hard-liners waved an
Islamic State flag during rally against Syria's President Bashar
al-Assad in Java, Indonesia
Next generation: ISIS propaganda videos have featured incredibly young Malaysian boys wielding automatic rifles
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