A Kurdish protester sits behind a sign reading " STOP ISIS terror" in front of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna October 9, 2014. A group of Kurdish people living in Austria are on hunger strike since Monday in solidarity for Syrian Kurd
A Kurdish protester sits behind a sign reading " STOP ISIS terror" in front of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna October 9, 2014. A group of Kurdish people living in Austria are on hunger strike since Monday in solidarity for Syrian Kurds who are fighting to defend the Syrian-Turkey border town of Kobane from Islamic State militants. Reuters/Leonhard Foeger

A suspected Malaysian man was arrested in Kuala Lumpur for reportedly running an ISIS terrorist cell in Australia. Malaysian counter-terrorism officials arrested the man after his plane touched down at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

According to the Star Online, the 29-year-old man was deported from Australia early in the week after authorities became aware of his terrorism-related activities. The suspected terrorist, who was working as a factory supervisor, was believed to be recruiting Malaysian militants in Australia to be sent to fight for ISIS in Syria.

Authorities said the man has set up a base in Australia to avoid Bukit Aman, the Malaysian counter-terrorism special branch, which has cracked down possible terrorists in the recent months. The source of the Malaysian news site said Australia was being used as a "transit point" and at least five Malaysian fighters had gone on the planned route.

The Malaysian man's terrorist cell in Australia also offers advice to fellow militants on how to avoid detection. The recruits are also given contacts in Syria. The Guardian reported that the Australian federal police was aware of the report but declined to give a statement on the arrest.

The Sydney siege in January involving a lone gunman who took hostages in a Lindt café at Martin Place, was believed to be inspired by radical Islamic ideology. He died when police stormed the café along with two hostages. ISIS has named Australia as one of the targets of Western attacks. The group has reissued the threat of more "lone wolf" attacks, following the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris.

SBS reported that a terrorism summit will be held at the White House, and Australia is expected to send its representative. It was not clear if Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will attend the summit on Feb. 18. The meeting will involve a discussion on how the world can fight terrorism and violence.

Mr Abbott has recently urged world leaders and media to stop calling Islamic State as ISIS but instead refer to it as "Daesh." He said the group reportedly hates to be called by this Arabic term that sounds "like something monstrous," according to visiting scholar Joseph Bahout at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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