"Malaysia and Saudi Arabia have agreed on consistent enhancing of cooperation in the sphere of intelligence to confront the influence of the IS [ISIL]," said Malaysian Minister of Defense Hishammuddin Hussein.
During a two-hour conversation Hussein and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud discussed "the issues of common and regional interests, particularly IS threat," according to the newspaper.
"In relation to this, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia agree to continue to strengthen the sharing of intelligence information to counter the IS influence," Hishammuddin posted to his Facebook account Wednesday.
According to the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization, ISIL has recruited over 20,000 foreign fighters, including hundreds of Malaysians.
