2017, June 05 - 11 --- Tempo
The fall of Marawi, a small town in the southern Philippines, into the hands of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is not a sign that the radical Islamic group has established a foothold in Southeast Asia. However, what has happened certainly makes us feel uneasy: will Southeast Asia become the new center of ISIS after the organization's setbacks in Iraq and Syria? The location of Marawi -- only a stone's throw from North Sulawesi -- also raises concern. People speculate that it is not impossible for ISIS guerrillas to move into surrounding areas. The presence in Marawi of fighters from outside the Philippines, including from Indonesia, have added to these worries. Indonesian Military Commander General Gatot Nurmantyo has instructed his troops to guard the common border with the Philippines to prevent ISIS fighters from entering Indonesia. There is a local political and social context to ISIS's occupation of Marawi -- meaning it cannot be simply concluded that the group has successfully moved their central command from its initial base in Syria.
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