Marawi the most significant terrorist event in SEAsia since
An Australian commentary, which reminds us that:
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Some 12 weeks later, the fighting continues and the toll in death and destruction climbs inexorably, much to the dismay and embarrassment of the Philippine military.
Link:https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/ba...outheast-asia/
ISIS Recruits Fighters for the Philippines Instead of Syria
ISIS Recruits Fighters for the Philippines Instead of Syria
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ISIS in Mindanao: A Threat to the U.S.?
ISIS in Mindanao: A Threat to the U.S.?
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ISIS Threat in Philippines Spreads in Remote Battles
ISIS Threat in Philippines Spreads in Remote Battles
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Filipino Troops Credit U.S. Intelligence, Training for Helping Them Beat ISIS in Mara
Filipino Troops Credit U.S. Intelligence, Training for Helping Them Beat ISIS in Marawi
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The Changing Actor Dynamics in the Philippines’ Moro conflict
A rare UK report on the Philippines, albeit by an academic at Oxford University CCW. In summary:
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This blog article presents the latest actor dynamics in the Philippines' Moro conflict where two previously contentious separatist groups, namely MILF and MNLF, are now willing to cooperate. This is a momentum that should be carefully and timely seized by the Philippine government to bring some measure of peace to the country's troubled south.
Link:https://conflictplatform.ox.ac.uk/ar...-moro-conflict
'They fooled us': the men who left Isis in the Philippines
Intensive fighting between ISIS and the Philippine army
Via an Israeli website:
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On March 12, 2019, sources in the Philippines reported on two days of fighting between Philippine army forces and ISIS-affiliated operatives on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines. The Philippine government ordered its citizens to evacuate several villages. Nine ISIS operatives and one Filipino soldier were killed (benarnews.org, March 12, 2019). Later in the day four more people were reported dead, as well as an ISIS operative killed in an exchange of fire (Philippine News Agency, March 12, 2019). ISIS’s East Asia Province claimed responsibility for killing 10 Filipino soldiers and wounding 10 others (Shabakat Shumukh, March 12, 2019).
Link:https://www.terrorism-info.org.il/en...rch-7-13-2019/