The US military campaign in Syria, known as Operation Hawkeye Strike, has intensified with numerous air strikes aimed at degrading Islamic State networks and operational capabilities
The ED had filed a case under the PMLA after the NIA had found out that the ISIS-linked module was involved in recruitment, training, procurement of weapons and explosives and raising funds to sustain their operations
While the suspected leader of the module was first arrested in Gandhinagar, the other two from Uttar Pradesh were later located and picked up from Banaskantha by the Gujarat ATS
Radicalised by ISIS propaganda on the dark web, the two keyboard warriors graduated to terrorists planning to harm the innocent after meeting Surya-based Abu Ibrahim Qureshi
The ISIS module reportedly targeted locations with most crowds during Diwali celebrations to inflict maximum casualties
Since April, the Malaysian authorities have nabbed 36 Bangladeshis, aged between 25 and 35, who were working in factories, construction sites and service sector over involvement in the ISIS recruitment and funding