The government has no intention to bring back to the country the body of Malaysian Islamic State (IS) militant Muhammad Wanndy Mohamed Jedi, who was killed in Syria, Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. 

However, Zahid said, the family of Muhammad Wanndy could do so by making arrangements with the authorities in Syria.

“The Malaysian government was informed by international intelligence of the death of Muhammad Wanndy in a drone attack.

"It has no intention to make arrangements to bring back the body. The family of Muhammad Wanndy can arrange to do that with the authorities in Syria,” Bernama quoted Zahid, who is also home minister, as telling Malaysian journalists in Sydney, during his three-day visit to Australia from Sunday.

Wanndy was reportedly killed in an attack in Raqqa, Syria, on April 29. Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the death in a Twitter message yesterday.

News of Wanndy’s death circulated on social media on April 29 after his wife, Nor Mahmudah Ahmad, 28, posted on Facebook that he was killed in a drone attack.