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Editors' picks for 2016: 'ISIS spreads its roots in the Philippines'
Posted By Dione Hodgson on January 3, 2017 @ 06:00
Originally published 14 October 2016.
Last month, Australian Secret Intelligence Service Director-General Nick Warner warned that ISIS affiliates are ‘in Australia’s backyard’, posing a growing threat to Australia’s national security. During a rare public appearance in Washington DC, he told the audience that the southern Philippines were a particular concern and it looked likely that ISIS is seeking to establish a fully-fledged branch there. His comments highlight that while the group’s losing its stronghold in Iraq and Syria, the ideology of ISIS ‘has spread too far for us to be able to destroy it any time soon’.
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[1] warned: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-26/asis-spy-chief-warns-on-jihadists-in-south-east-asia/7877568
[2] existing presence: https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/isis-reaches-indonesia-the-terrorist-groups-prospects-in-southeast-asia/
[3] group released an official propaganda video: http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/06/islamic-state-officially-creates-province-in-the-philippines.php
[4] called for: https://www.csis.org/analysis/recalibrating-islamic-state-threat-southeast-asia
[5] According to security experts: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-militants-idUSKCN0Z91C5
[6] the first deadly attack by ISIS militants in Indonesia: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2016/jan/14/multiple-explosions-gunshots-reported-in-jakarta-rolling-report
[7] recently launched: http://time.com/4400505/isis-newspaper-malay-southeast-asia-al-fatihin/
[8] some reports: https://www.yahoo.com/news/philippine-presidents-hitler-remarks-deeply-troubling-pentagon-chief-010248683.html
[9] they’ve formed: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/07/opinions/isis-southeast-asia-liow/
[10] provided: http://www.wsj.com/articles/soldier-deaths-raise-questions-about-effectiveness-of-philippines-counterterrorism-1460285852
[11] some successes: https://www.ctc.usma.edu/posts/the-philippines%E2%80%99-continued-success-against-extremists
[12] regard the southern Philippines: http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/trouble-in-the-southern-philippines-problems-and-prospects/
[13] Australian Government’s warning: http://smartraveller.gov.au/Countries/asia/south-east/pages/philippines.aspx
[14] ASG enjoys tacit territorial control: https://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/CO16187.pdf
[15] received: http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/04/26/1576944/canadian-hostage-decapitated-abu-sayyaf-grouphttp:/www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/04/26/1576944/canadian-hostage-decapitated-abu-sayyaf-group
[16] warned that: http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/australias-region-is-a-growing-frontier-for-growing-radical-islamist-terror-attacks-warns-pm/news-story/44ae5d92954f3e0973066e38c4ba5f0c
[17] an attack: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-03/philippines-blast-kills-at-least-14/7811250
[18] pledged: http://www.atimes.com/article/duterte-hopes-to-wipe-out-abu-sayyaf-without-us-military-support/
[19] asked US Special Forces: http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/28/new-philippines-leader-wants-to-boot-u-s-commandos-as-isis-seeks-a-foothold/
[20] purchase arms: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-05/philippine-leader-tells-obama-go-to-hell-over-weapons/7903654
[21] considering hiring Gurkhas: http://www.mb.com.ph/duterte-considers-hiring-gurkhas-to-help-battle-asg/