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SAF-trained FT packed No.4 to Syria to fight against ISIS

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From migrant to new citizen and now ISA detainee: Wang Yuandongyi’s unusual journey

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A member of a Kurdish militia group enters a building in the west of the city of Ras al-Ain, after capturing it from Islamist rebels in 2013. Photo: Reuters

PUBLISHED: 11:57 PM, MARCH 16, 2016
UPDATED: 12:13 AM, MARCH 17, 2016

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SINGAPORE — Up until late last year, Wang Yuandongyi’s story was a familiar one. He came to Singapore from China as a child, completed his education as well as National Service here, and even obtained his Singapore citizenship in 2014.

But a string of setbacks led him on the path of extremism as he plotted to travel to Syria to join a Kurdish militia, and fight against the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The 23-year-old was arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) last month and placed on a two-year Restriction Order (RO) earlier this month, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said in a statement on Wednesday night (March 16).

“He is the first ethnic Chinese placed under a Restriction Order for intending to undertake violence in overseas armed conflicts,” the MHA added. “As part of the rehabilitation programme, Wang will be given psychological counselling to steer him away from resorting to violence.”


Wang, a non-Muslim, would also be closely monitored by the authorities under the RO regime. In an earlier statement on Wednesday, the MHA said Wang left Singapore for a third country from where planned to travel to Turkey and then Syria. He had planned to join a Kurdish militia group to fight the Islamic State militant group.


The ministry said Wang’s attempt was not “ideologically-driven”. According to investigations, he became sympathetic towards the plight of the Kurds after reading about the attacks on them by IS. Wang was also looking to escape a string of personal setbacks, including financial liabilities arising from a failed business venture.


In December, he made online contact with a Kurdish militia group and several “like-minded” individuals who helped him plot possible travel routes to Syria. When Wang left Singapore for Syria, he even packed some military gear from the Singapore Armed Forces, including his uniform and boots, which he intended to use in the battlefield.


But someone reported him and Wang was located in an unnamed country and turned back to Singapore on the request of authorities here.


“Even though his motivation to join the Kurdish militia group and fight against IS in Syria was not ideologically driven, the fact remains that he intended to engage in an armed conflict overseas,” MHA said.


“Geography does not mask the fact that such individuals would have demonstrated a dangerous tendency to support the use of violence.”


Wang was one of four men revealed on Wednesday as having tried to join or became part of overseas armed conflicts recently.


The other three men — Mohammad Razif Yahya, 27, Amiruddin Sawir, 53, and Mohamed Mohideen Mohamed Jais, 25 — studied in the same religious institution in Yemen. Razif had undergone sniper training, which he put to use in fighting the Houthis in Yemen’s sectarian conflict, said MHA.


Amiruddin and Mohideen were taught to use rifles that had been assigned to them, but only the former was involved in a firefight with the Houthis. Razif and Amiruddin returned to Singapore separately between April and June last year. Both men were arrested under the ISA last July and were each issued a two-year RO the following month. Mohideen was placed on a RO this month.


Of the 72 people detained under the ISA for terrorism-related activities since 2002, 80 per cent have been released, said the MHA.





 

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After setbacks, he tried to travel to Syria to fight — with his SAF uniform and boots

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PUBLISHED: 4:00 PM, MARCH 16, 2016
UPDATED: 12:14 AM, MARCH 17, 2016

SINGAPORE - Wang Yuandongyi first learnt about the plight of the Kurds in Syria last November, and became sympathetic after reading reports about how they were being attacked by the Islamic State militant group.

At the same time, the 23-year-old Singaporean wanted to escape a string of personal setbacks, including financial liabilities arising from a failed business venture.

After making online contact with a Kurdish militia group and several "like-minded" individuals, Wang made plans to travel to Turkey and Syria in January to join the fighting, the the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.

Wang brought along some military gear from the Singapore Armed Forces, including his uniform and boots which he intended to use in the battlefield.


But someone reported him and Wang was located in an unnamed country and turned back to Singapore on the request of authorities here. He was arrested and placed on a restriction order from this month, the MHA said.


The other three men dealt with under the Internal Security Act were Mohammad Razif Yahya, 27, Amiruddin Sawir, 53, and Mohamed Mohideen Mohamed Jais, 25.


Razif and Amiruddin were detained for voluntarily taking up arms in the armed sectarian conflict in Yemen. They had studied at a religious institution there – Razif in 2010 and Amiruddin in 2013. Razif had volunteered for sniper training, which he put to use fighting the Houthis, said MHA. Amiruddin was also involved in a firefight with the Houthis.


They were ready to kill or be killed as “martyrs” in the conflict, and were detained last August, said the MHA, which did not reveal how the men’s actions were discovered or when they returned to Singapore. Mohideen, who was placed on a restriction order this month, had performed armed sentry duties in Yemen while doing religious studies there from 2009 to early 2011. He had a rifle assigned to him but did not need to open fire.



 

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peshmerga women warriors are a sight to behold. it's worth sacrificing one's life for the honor of fighting alongside them. just having one as my sister and comrade is a fantasy worth going to jail.
 

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this guy is off to find destiny and purpose in his life why does the ISD and MHA need to stop him?he is on a journey of soul searching and self discovery and existentialism......this is why this soulless country Singapore will never have heros like Steve Jobs.

i can bet u a million bucks,SAF could never find a soldier as courageous and as self sacrificing as this martyr to stand for and fight for what he believes,not a single worthless jiak liao bee from the lowly sergeant rank to the three star general.heros can never be bought.
 

glockman

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Should've let him go. If he does not get beheaded or blown to bits, he would return with REAL ground combat experience! How many in the SAF can honestly say they have experienced that? Hmmmmm, none!
 

frenchbriefs

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Should've let him go. If he does not get beheaded or blown to bits, he would return with REAL ground combat experience! How many in the SAF can honestly say they have experienced that? Hmmmmm, none!

thats the problem with this loser sinkie country,people already backstabbed u and sabotage u with crab in the bucket mentality before you even attempt to go out and succeed.they would rather see u remain behind and stay a loser along with the rest of the country.
 

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i can bet u a million bucks,SAF could never find a soldier as courageous and as self sacrificing as this martyr to stand for and fight for what he believes,not a single worthless jiak liao bee from the lowly sergeant rank to the three star general.heros can never be bought.


This is why young sinkies are such fucking strawberries nowadays
 
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