Through Marawi, ISIS Want To Master ASEAN

News Portals: Monday June 5, 2017 - 08:00 pm The battle in Marawi was the first battle for terrorist groups in the Philippines to confront the military for a long time. [Photo: Ist]

MARAWI - ISIS black banner fluttering in the Philippines. The tens of years of peace in the city nicknamed 'Islamic City' was torn. Philippines mourns, Southeast Asia is threatened.

Armed conflict between government forces and Maute militias affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), is clearly not a Filipino issue alone. The daring action of Maute groups who dare to attack the city and face to face with the military is a warning to all countries in Southeast Asia.

Although Raqqa, the headquarters of ISIS, has not declared Southeast Asia as part of its caliphate plan, it does not mean that ISIS cells in this region do not exist. Although there has been no official recognition, but as part of the armies of Dawlah Islamiyah they can already be recognized as part of ISIS.

The battle in Marawi was the first battle for terrorist groups in the Philippines to confront the military for a long time. This is certainly surprising to many, but not so for international terrorist observer Rakyan Adibrata.

"If you look at the demographic situation of the region, it is not new, Mindanao is divided into territories controlled by terrorist groups Basilan, for example, is controlled by Abu Sayyaf, so this kind of action is not new," Rakyan said.

Is it really true that the attacks in Marawi can really threaten other Southeast Asian countries? BLACK INVASION...