The Marawi Narrative: “Inside the Caliphate”

• Main Authors: Jasminder Singh, Muhammad Haziq Jani
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85622; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/43782
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Undeterred by its military setbacks in Marawi, the so-called Islamic State (IS) is now calling for a war of liberation and propagating an anti-Christian and anti-government narrative for continuing violence in and outside Mindanao. Regional governments and the international community should be in...