Singapore's ISD warns of spillover effects on region from terror groups exploiting Syria’s instability, says 'fluid situation bears watching'
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Former president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia after Hayat Tahrir al-Sham rebels took control of Syria’s capital Damascus and key cities earlier this month. SINGAPORE: Instability in Syria following former president Bashar al-Assad’s fall may have spillover effects on Southeast Asia and Singapore, given “ideological and operational links between extremist groups in the Middle East and the region”, said Singapore’s Internal Security Department (ISD). Terrorist groups like the Islamic State and
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