Malaysian ISIS fighters take bank loans to finance trip to Iraq and Syria

(IraqiNews.com) On Saturday, an Indian newspaper revealed that the Malaysian elements of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) are taking bank loans to finance their trips to Iraq and Syria.

The Indian newspaper ‘The Hindu’ said in a report today followed by IraqiNews.com, “The Malaysian police in Kuala Lumpur recently arrested a 30 year old man for taking out a loan to join terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria.”

The newspaper explained, “Police investigations revealed that five other sympathizers with ISIS were stopped and prevented from traveling too, because they withdraw loans from banks to finance their trips to Iraq and Syria.”

The newspaper report said that the anti-terrorism unit in Malaysia will inform the banks about the need to stop giving out loans to those who strong suspicions of financing ISIS hover around them.”