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View all search resultsAlthough the Islamic State (IS) group based in Marawi City, southern Philippines, was able to be destroyed by the Philippine military, the southern Philippines is providing a new center of conflict that could become a stepping stone for IS jihadists and militia groups to consolidate and continue to spread their ideology and develop the group’s global influence, as noted by researchers Zachary Abuza and Colin P. Clarke.
Oct. 17, 2017, was the day all aerial and ground bombings in 24 barangays of the Islamic City of Marawi came to a halt. For many Meranaos, that day may have put out the fires of the five-month war. But the battle for regaining their integrity and distinctive identity as Meranaos or the proud “people of the lake” — also started that day.
Surrounded by the ruins of homes they fled nearly a year ago, many residents of war-torn Marawi City in the Philippines were in tears when they briefly returned this week and sifted through rubble to salvage any possessions they could find.
Representatives of the National Police’s Densus 88 counterterrorism squad are set to depart for the Philippines on Tuesday to coordinate with their counterparts at the Philippine National Police over Indonesians arrested for their alleged involvement with a Maute terrorist group in Marawi.
After months of clashes between IS foreign fighters and the Philippines military that had destroyed the last part of Marawi, the Southern Philippines area has reportedly been liberated from terrorism, as an official from the country said the last terrorist in the area had been killed.
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