(VOVworld) – Malaysia’s Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said Southeast Asia needs to take proactive measures to protect the region as Iraqi army begin an offensive against Mosul, the last IS stronghold in Iraq.
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| Malaysian police at the crime scene of grenade attack in Modiva (Photo: VNA) |
Hussein warned that tens of thousands of IS fighters are expected to flee Iraq and Syria, and take refuge in Southeast Asian.