The Maute Group: New Vanguard of IS in Southeast Asia?

• Main Author: Franco, Joseph
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Southeast Asia and ASEAN; Non-Traditional Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83322; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42544
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Skirmishes in the southern Philippine city of Marawi highlight the emergence of the Maute Group (MG) as a potential new magnet for other IS-inspired militants in Mindanao. Manila must act swiftly to contain and defeat IS-inspired militants in central Mindanao lest a protracted conflict increases Min...