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Mohd Faris Anuar and Muhamad Wanndy Muhammad Jedi, aged 20
and 25 respectively, were identified as the men involved in the
beheading of a Syrian man in a video posted to Facebook on Feb.
22, said Ayub Khan Mydin, the police counter-terrorism
division's deputy chief.
Wanndy traveled with his wife Nor Mahmudah Ahmad to Syria on
Jan. 26, while Faris went last September, said Ayub Khan.
Malaysia is expected to tighten anti-terror laws used to curb
militant activities when parliament resumes this month.
Prime Minister Najib Razak said last November that stronger laws
were needed to curb militants, who now have the equipment and
logistics to plan "lone wolf" attacks, establish IS cells and
form connections with other militant groups in the region.
The country has arrested 40 citizens suspected of militancy and
identified 39 Malaysians already in Syria and Iraq.
Malaysian militants have used Facebook and other social media
sites to lure recruits, attracting thousands of followers
online.
(Reporting By Al-Zaquan Amer Hamzah; Editing by Jeremy Laurence)
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