Politics, Religion and ISIS in Malaysia
Elliot Brennan
Ahead of the 26th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, held in Malaysia in April 2015, authorities in the country seized explosives and arrested 12 men who were allegedly planning to attack Western targets in and around Kuala Lumpur. The group reportedly had links to ISIS.
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