ASSESSMENTS
Marawi City: The High-Water Mark of Southeast Asian Terrorism
Aug 16, 2017 | 20:31 GMT
![A monthslong siege has destroyed large swaths of Marawi City and cost local jihadist groups more than 520 fighters so far.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/2x1_full/public/marawi.jpg?itok=LsGA6mHP)
A look at Marawi City shows that Philippine jihadist groups have taken a major gamble on the siege, since the Philippine military has forced them to engage in conventional combat.
(TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)
Highlights
- As enemy forces unite against Abu Sayyaf and the Maute group, they will amplify the significant losses the Philippine jihadists have endured.
- Counterterrorism forces in Southeast Asia and beyond will keep working together to prevent a jihadist base from growing in the region.
- The uprising in Marawi City will represent a high-water mark for jihadists in Southeast Asia, rather than a rising tide of attacks in the region.
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