Preventing other ‘Marawis’ in the southern Philippines

After more than 5 months of intense fighting, the Battle for Marawi has concluded as the largest urban combat scenario in modern Philippine history. Winning a kinetic campaign against violent extremist organisations like the Maute Group is insufficient in itself to prevent the eruption of other ‘Mar...

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Main Author: Franco, Joseph
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102674
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/50281
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:After more than 5 months of intense fighting, the Battle for Marawi has concluded as the largest urban combat scenario in modern Philippine history. Winning a kinetic campaign against violent extremist organisations like the Maute Group is insufficient in itself to prevent the eruption of other ‘Marawis’ in the future. The Duterte Administration should craft a cohesive countering violent extremism strategy. A prospective strategy should recognise the importance of coherent messaging and focus on the non‐ideological drivers of conflict.