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EPISODE · Oct 17, 2014 · 9 MIN

ISIS - Fear of Blowback

from Current Affairs · host Morning Run

In recent months, the Malaysian government has been cracking down on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) sympathisers, arresting recruits as they prepared to depart to the Middle-East.But the fear of what returning jihadis will bring back with them is pushing governments in the region to prepare for a possible blowback from the current conflict. Our guests today, a political scientist and communication strategist have been tracking the growth of the militant organisation in the region. We explore push as well as the pull factors in the rise of ISIS.This is a report by Aziff Azuddin & Haniff Baharuddin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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