ISIS member from Kannur killed in Syria

Kannur: An ISIS member from here was killed at Syria, police confirmed today.

The deceased has been identified as Abdul Manaf (30), a native of Valapattinam.

Police said that Manaf was killed in a fight in November 2017. The news was sent to his family through telegram.

Manaf was a leader of PFI here after which he joined the ISIS.

It has been reported that around 15 persons from Kannur district have joined the terrorist outfit.

Of them, six, including Manaf, have been killed in Syria while another five were arrested and handed over to NIA for investigation, Sadanandan said, adding, the remaining four are in Syria fighting for the ISIS.