A man from Kerala, who joined Jihadist militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in October 2017, reportedly died in an American drone strike in Afghanistan on July 18.
Muhammad Muhasin, the resident of Edappal town in Malappuram district in Kerala died along with a key commander of the Islamic State and highly trained Pakistani terrorist, Huzaifa-al-Bakistani in the Khorosan province of Afghanistan.
Bakistani radicalized several Indian youths. The news of Muhammad Muhasin’s death was communicated to his family in Kerala from an unidentified number from Afghanistan via a WhatsApp message.
The text in the Malayalam language said, “Your brother was seeking martyrdom. Allah has fulfilled his wish as per his aspiration. He was martyred 10 days ago in a drone attack by the American forces”.
“Please do not reveal this to the police, otherwise they will come to your home and start bothering you. Your brother doesn`t want this”, the message read.
Several people from the state, both men and women, have joined ISIS over the last few years.
According to government data, accessed by ANI, the majority of people who have joined ISIS from Kerala are from the Kannur city of the state.
As on June 15, nearly 40 people including eight women, from Kannur, have joined the ISIS and over the last few years, 98 people from Kerala joined the Islamic State, out of which 38 were killed and 60 are still alive and fighting for the terrorist organization.
A majority of them were influenced by ISIS through social media with a special target on Muslims based in Kerala.
