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'Islamic State' in the Philippines?

Jun 5, 2017 | 18:08 GMT

For the past week and a half, headlines have chronicled an alleged new front in the war against the Islamic State. A recently-formed armed organization known as the Maute group has launched a rebellion in Marawi, the capital of Lanao del Sur province of the southern Philippines, apparently allying with elements of the older Abu Sayyaf organization to spread the Islamic States vision into Southeast Asia. Here is a detailed control map and timeline of the Marawi conflict....

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