Philippines insurgency

The terrorism associated with the Islamic State will go on long after Mosul and Raqqa have been liberated and 'Caliph Ibrahim' (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi) has been killed or captured.

Equally unimpressive has been the performance of the Philippines government led by 'Rody' Duterte, pictured. Like every government before it, it has paid little attention to monitoring the seas around the Philippines, so it is easy for foreign militants to slip into the country, writes Gwynne Dyer. Photograph courtesy of Wkimedia

Opinion

BY GWYNNE DYER

July 3, 2017

LONDON, ENGLAND—A month ago, hardly anybody outside the Philippines had ever heard of Marawi. Now it’s the latest front in the war against Islamic State. More evidence, if you needed it, that the terrorism associated with the Islamic State will go on long after Mosul and Raqqa have been liberate...

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