Another Kerala module ISIS operative killed in Afghanistan
New Delhi, Aug 01: An engineering undergraduate from Kerala, who had joined the Islamic State is suspected to have been killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan.
The recruit, Mohammad Muhsin, 22, a resident of Edappal in Mallapuram district was killed in a drone strike more than 10 days back. An official confirmed the development to OneIndia and said that his family had received a message that he was martyred in God's path as per his wish.
In
October
2017,
his
family
had
registered
a
missing
complaint.
It
may
be
recalled
that
Muhsin
had
quit
studying
and
left
for
Bengaluru
after
being
influenced
by
the
terror
outfit.
From
Bengaluru,
he
left
for
Dubai
and
from
there
he
went
missing.
The
police
said
that
after
undergoing
arms
training,
he
had
left
for
Afghanistan.
It may be recalled that in June this year, the head of the Kerala ISIS module had been killed in Afghanistan.
Rashid Abdullah, the leader of the module is said to have died after random bombing by the US forces.The news relating to his death was made known after an unknown ISIS operative had sent out a message out on Telegram.
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Abdullah it may be recalled had led 21 people from Kerala to Afghanistan in 2016. He had also taken along with him his wife Ayesha. They had travelled first to UAE and then to Tehran before reaching Afghanistan.
The Kerala ISIS module is being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). It was found that the group that travelled to Afghanistan had joined the ISIS. Agency sources tell OneIndia that the intent was to train there and then return to India and carry out attacks.