By Kazi Mahmood, IOL Southeast Asia Correspondent

KUALA LUMPUR, November 11 (IslamOnline) - Malaysia would never allow secret military or spy operations on its soil, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi told a press conference on Monday, November 11, in Kota Baru, Kelantan north of Malaysia.

Badawi said operations like the one in Yemen where 6 alleged al-Qaeda members were killed by a high flying “drone”, named Predator, that fired a missile on their vehicle, could never be carried out in Malaysia, news agencies reported on Monday.

The U.S. warned it would use such tactics to destroy suspected terror nests in South East Asia, prompting the reaction from Malaysia that any such operations should have the consent of the local authorities, Berita Harian newspaper said.

IslamOnline has information from the Indonesian Mujahideen Council (MMI) and from Aceh rebel groups based in Southern Thailand that the U.S. warned Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri it would attack suspected terror camps or cells in Indonesia if the latter country did not take action against alleged terrorists.

Sources from the MMI also said the group learned Australia wanted to send special SWAT teams or use the CIA tactic of sending drones to attack suspected Mujahideen or terrorist camps in Samarang, Indonesia.

An Indonesian Minister last week said he felt Australia wanted to attack targets in Indonesia after the Bali bombing and hailed Megawati for issuing the anti-terror decree.

Sources within the corridors of power in Jakarta say the anti-terror decree saved Indonesia from attacks similar to what took place in Yemen.

Indonesia altogether does not allow any countries or spying organizations to operate within its borders without government knowledge and without the assistance of its intelligentsia, the source from the MMI told IslamOnline.

Badawi specifically said neither foreign secret military service not organizations like the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) would be allowed to operate in Malaysia freely.

The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) last year revealed it worked closely with local police in Malaysia to get pictures of alleged al-Qaeda suspects before the September 11th 2001 terror attacks on U.S. soil.

The pictures showed suspect Al Midar with two other al-Qaeda operatives in a hotel lobby in Kuala Lumpur. Al Midar, a Saudi national is said to have piloted one of the commercial jets that was slammed into the World Trade Center (WTC).

On the other hand, Malaysia does not need foreign assistance in its war against terrorism as it is capable of addressing the threat, Defense Minister Najib Tun Razak said on Monday as reported by Bernama.

He said that as Malaysia's armed forces, police and intelligence agencies have the necessary ability to deal with terrorists, he saw no relevance for foreign troops being stationed here.

"There is no need for them (foreign troops) here. We don't need any interference or foreign troops in Malaysia. We are capable of fighting terrorists," he told reporters after delivering a speech on "Malaysian Defense Policy and its Challenges" at the Armed Forces Staff College.

Last week the MMI claimed that the CIA recruit Umar Al-Faruq, who was arrested in Indonesia and sent to the U.S. in June 2002, had close contacts with CIA operatives in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia.