KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Two Malaysian suicide bombers blew themselves up in two separate incidents in Iraq and Syria last week, killing more 33 people in the process.

The two individuals are Mohd Amirul Ahmad Rahim, 26, and Mohamad Syazwan Mohd Salim, 31, according to The New Straits Times’ report today.

The English daily said the Terengganu-born Amirul detonated himself while in a car during clashes at the Islamic State (IS) stronghold of Raqqa on December 29, while Syazwan detonated his suicide vest while clashing with a group of police officers at the Speicher military base north of Baghdad.

The NST report added that Amirul was among the 16 fighters who were killed the day the IS launched its offensive on the 44th Syrian Democratic Forces coalition, which resulted in the death of 21 Kurdish fighters.

Syazwan’s attack, on the other hand, killed some 12 policemen, including three officers.

Both youths reportedly joined the Islamic State movement after leaving Malaysia in 2014.

The duo’s death brings the total of Malaysians who have died while fighting for the IS to 17, with six of them being suicide bombers.

IS supporters have celebrated the death of the duo, hailing them as the “chosen ones” and calling them “martyrs”.