Philippines and the Islamic State
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{{Infobox military conflict
| conflict = Islamic State insurgency in the Philippines
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| partof = the Moro conflict, the War against the Islamic State, and Civil conflict in the Philippines
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| date = {{start date|2014|07|23|df=y}} – present
| place = Primarily in Mindanao, Philippines
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| status = Ongoing
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Supported by:
Non-state supporters:
- {{flagicon image|MNLF flag.svg}} MNLF
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.svg}} MILF{{cite news |author=Pia Gutierrez |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/31/17/duterte-milf-create-peace-corridor-in-marawi |title=Duterte, MILF create 'peace corridor' in Marawi |work=ABS-CBN News |date=31 May 2017 |access-date=1 June 2017 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711091605/http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/31/17/duterte-milf-create-peace-corridor-in-marawi |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/philippines-army-rebel-groups-join-forces-marawi-170906112401721.html |title=Philippine army and armed groups join forces in Marawi |access-date=2017-09-26 |archive-date=2017-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017024453/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/09/philippines-army-rebel-groups-join-forces-marawi-170906112401721.html |url-status=live }}
Foreign supporters:
- {{flag|United States}} ({{small|aid and technical assistance}}){{Cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/172105-us-technical-assistance-ph-troops-marawi|title=U.S. provides 'technical assistance' to troops in Marawi - AFP|agency=Rappler|date=6 June 2017|access-date=7 June 2017|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711120851/https://www.rappler.com/nation/172105-us-technical-assistance-ph-troops-marawi|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/embassy-us-forces-help-fight-militants-in-marawi/3894841.html|title=US Special Forces Helping Philippines Fight Militants in Marawi|work=VOA|agency=Reuters|date=June 10, 2017|access-date=10 June 2017|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607072016/https://www.voanews.com/a/embassy-us-forces-help-fight-militants-in-marawi/3894841.html|url-status=live}}
- {{flag|Australia}} ({{small|intelligence support}}){{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-militants-australia-idUSKBN19D2TU|title=Australia to send spy planes to help Philippines fight militants|date=23 June 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-date=7 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007064952/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines-militants-australia-idUSKBN19D2TU|url-status=live}}
- {{flag|China}} ({{small|military equipment}}){{Cite web |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/06/29/Duterte-thanks-China-for-military-aid-vs-Mautes.html |title=Duterte thanks China for firearms, ammo vs Mautes |access-date=2017-09-26 |archive-date=2017-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120013240/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/06/29/Duterte-thanks-China-for-military-aid-vs-Mautes.html |url-status=dead }}
| combatant2 = {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Islamic State{{cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/173037-maute-group-rise-family-terrorism|title=The Maute Group and rise of family terrorism|first=Rommel C.|last=Banaloi|date=15 June 2017|publisher=Rappler|access-date=26 September 2017|archive-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909055355/https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/173037-maute-group-rise-family-terrorism|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/06/islamic-state-video-shows-destruction-of-church-in-marawi.php|title=Islamic State video shows destruction of church in Marawi|author=Caleb Weiss|work=Long War Journal|date=5 June 2017|access-date=7 June 2017|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726134910/https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2017/06/islamic-state-video-shows-destruction-of-church-in-marawi.php|url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters ({{small|Toraife faction}})
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Dawlah Islamiya
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Ansar Khalifa Philippines (until 2021)
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Abu Sayyaf (until 2024)
| commander1 = {{flagicon|Philippines}} Bongbong Marcos
({{small|President of the Philippines}})
{{flagicon|Philippines}} Gilbert Teodoro
({{small|Defense Secretary}})
{{flagicon|Philippines}} Romeo Brawner Jr.
({{small|Armed Forces chief}})
{{flagicon|Philippines}} Rommel Marbil
({{small|National Police chief}})
| commander2 = Current leaders
{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Esmail Sheikh Abdulmalik ({{small|aka Abu Toraife}})
Deceased leaders
{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Isnilon Hapilon{{KIA}}
{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Omar Maute{{KIA}}
{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Abdullah Maute{{KIA}}{{cite web|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/10/17/military-confirming-reports-maute-brothers-killed-in-firefight|title=Military confirming reports Maute brothers killed in firefight|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=10 June 2017|archive-date=14 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414013025/https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/10/17/military-confirming-reports-maute-brothers-killed-in-firefight|url-status=live}}
{{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Mohammad Maguid{{KIA}}
| units1 = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.svg}} Armed Forces of the Philippines
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Philippine Army.svg}} Philippine Army
- {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Philippine Navy.svg}} Philippine Navy
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Philippine Air Force.svg}} Philippine Air Force
- {{Flagicon image|Flag of the Philippine Marine Corps.svg}} Philippine Marine Corps
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).svg}} Philippine Coast Guard
15px Philippine National Police
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{{flagicon|USA}} U.S. special operations forces ({{small|technical assistance}}){{cite news|title=Philippine military confirms US forces providing support against militants allied to Islamic State|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/10/u-s-special-forces-helping-philippines-troops-in-battle-against-militants-allied-to-islamic-state.html|access-date=10 June 2017|work=CNBC|agency=Reuters|date=10 June 2017|archive-date=10 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610064500/http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/10/u-s-special-forces-helping-philippines-troops-in-battle-against-militants-allied-to-islamic-state.html|url-status=live}}
| units2 = {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Military of ISIL
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| strength1 =
| strength2 =
| strength3 =
| casualties1 = Almost 240+ killed
| casualties2 = Almost 1,680+ killed
| casualties3 = 165+ civilians dead
}}
The Philippines is one of the state opponents of the militant group, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), more commonly referred to by the local media as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
ISIL maintains operations in the Philippines through local jihadist groups - Maute group, Abu Sayyaf, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and Ansar Khalifa Philippines. They follow the school of thought of Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab or commonly known as Wahhabism.{{cite book |last1=Banlaoi |first1=Rommel |title=Al-Harakatul AL-Islamiyyah: Essays on the Abu Sayyaf Group, Terrorism in the Philippines from Al-Qaeda to ISIS |date=January 2019 |url=https://www.academia.edu/40446207 |publisher=Academia.edu |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=25 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425220226/https://www.academia.edu/40446207/Al_Harakatul_Al_Islamiyyah_Essays_on_the_Abu_Sayyaf_Group_Terrorism_in_the_Philippines_from_Al_Qaeda_to_ISIS |url-status=live }}A. F. A. H. (2016). ISIS in Southeast Asia: Internalized Wahhabism is a Major Factor. Singapore: ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.Ward, T. (2018). The Wahhabi Code: How the Saudis Spread Extremism Globally. Estados Unidos: Arcade Publishing. The groups pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2014 or the following years.
ISIL has been linked to increased suicide bombings by Filipino nationals in 2018 and 2019, a method which has been rarely carried out in the Philippines and the few successfully carried out done by foreigners. They were suspected to be involved in the 2018 Lamitan, 2019 Jolo Cathedral and Indanan bombings.{{cite news |title=Suicide attacks emerge in Philippines under ISIS influence |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/234442-suicide-attacks-emerge-philippines-under-isis-influence |access-date=17 February 2020 |work=Rappler |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2 July 2019 |archive-date=17 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217004947/https://www.rappler.com/nation/234442-suicide-attacks-emerge-philippines-under-isis-influence |url-status=live }}
Main events timeline
{{Main|Timeline of the Moro conflict}}
= 2014 =
On July 23, Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon pledged allegiance to ISIL through a video posted on YouTube.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/65199-abu-sayyaf-leader-oath-isis|title=Senior Abu Sayyaf leader swears oath to ISIS|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011074844/https://www.rappler.com/nation/65199-abu-sayyaf-leader-oath-isis|url-status=live}} This is an indication of ISIL presence in the Philippines.{{cite web |last1=Banlaoi |first1=Rommel |title=ISIS Threats and Followers in the Philippines |url=https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/65313-isis-threats-followers-philippines |website=Rappler |date=5 August 2014 |publisher=Rappler |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-date=8 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808093308/http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/65313-isis-threats-followers-philippines |url-status=live }}
= 2015 =
In April, the Wahhabi Maute group pledged allegiance to ISIL along with the Ansar Khalifa Philippines terrorist organization, vowing to provide support for each other.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/maute-group-islamic-state-lanao-daulat-ul-islamiya-daulah-islamiyah|title=Maute Group / Islamic State of Lanao / Daulat Ul Islamiya / Daulah Islamiyah {{!}} Terrorist Groups {{!}} TRAC|website=www.trackingterrorism.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-11|archive-date=2019-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530170543/https://www.trackingterrorism.org/group/maute-group-islamic-state-lanao-daulat-ul-islamiya-daulah-islamiyah|url-status=live}} The Maute Group was a strong manifestation of the rise of family terrorism in the Philippines.{{cite web |last1=Banlaoi |first1=Rommel |title=The Maute Group and the Rise of Family Terrorism |url=https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/173037-maute-group-rise-family-terrorism |website=Rappler |date=15 June 2017 |publisher=Rappler |access-date=15 June 2017 |archive-date=9 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909055355/https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/173037-maute-group-rise-family-terrorism |url-status=live }}
On November 16, When the APEC Summit was to be held in Manila, a video of men in masks with ISIL black flag behind them is posted on Facebook, claiming "ISIL in Mindanao" will attack the summit.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/112914-isis-global-ambitions-paris-southeast-asia|title=ISIS' global ambitions and plans for Southeast Asia|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181318/https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/112914-isis-global-ambitions-paris-southeast-asia|url-status=live}}
= 2017 =
May 23
A video discovered on a cellphone seized by AFP during a raid on a safe house in Marawi shows militants including Hapilon and Maute brothers were planning attack on Marawi.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/181062-abdullah-maute-telegram-chatter-killed|title=PH military believes Abdullah Maute is dead|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019015436/https://www.rappler.com/nation/181062-abdullah-maute-telegram-chatter-killed|url-status=live}} The attack was the 4th step for them to gain the approval of the ISIL leadership,"requires the conduct of widespread atrocities and uprisings all across Mindanao."{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/172777-isis-military-marawi-crisis-martial-law-calida|title=Calida: Military knew Marawi terror plot as early as April|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019030329/https://www.rappler.com/nation/172777-isis-military-marawi-crisis-martial-law-calida|url-status=live}}
June 1
Eight foreign militants had been killed in Marawi, five of which they have identified as Malaysian, Indonesian, Saudi Arabian, Yemeni and a Chechen.{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/foreigners-from-at-least-5-countries-fighting-with-rebels-in-southern-philippines|title=Foreigners from at least 5 countries fighting with rebels in southern Philippines' Marawi: Minister|last=hermesauto|date=2017-06-01|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029172757/https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/foreigners-from-at-least-5-countries-fighting-with-rebels-in-southern-philippines|url-status=live}}
; October 16
Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute was reportedly killed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/185421-marawi-siege-leaders-isnilon-hapilon-omar-maute-dead|title=Top Marawi siege leaders killed in clashes|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016035303/https://www.rappler.com/nation/185421-marawi-siege-leaders-isnilon-hapilon-omar-maute-dead|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/185961-dna-test-confirms-hapilon-death|title=DNA test confirms Hapilon's death|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021093605/https://www.rappler.com/nation/185961-dna-test-confirms-hapilon-death|url-status=live}}
October 19
The Malaysian terrorist Mahmud Ahmad who helped finance the Marawi siege and recruit foreign fighters{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/185586-fast-facts-mahmud-ahmad|title=FAST FACTS: Who is Mahmud Ahmad?|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021170716/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/185586-fast-facts-mahmud-ahmad|url-status=live}} was killed.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/185835-duterte-confirms-mahmud-ahmad-killed|title=Mahmud Ahmad dead – Duterte|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-21|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021170730/https://www.rappler.com/nation/185835-duterte-confirms-mahmud-ahmad-killed|url-status=live}}
= 2023 =
September 21
Three farmers were killed in a gun attack in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte.{{Cite web |last=Unson |first=John |title=3 farmers dead in Lanao Norte shooting |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/21/2297783/3-farmers-dead-lanao-norte-shooting |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=Philstar.com |archive-date=2023-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927210732/https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/09/21/2297783/3-farmers-dead-lanao-norte-shooting |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Umel |first=Richel V. |date=2023-09-20 |title=3 farmers killed while harvesting fruits in Kauswagan, Lanao del Norte |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1834485/3-farmers-killed-while-harvesting-fruits-in-kauswagan-lanao-del-norte |access-date=2023-09-23 |website=INQUIRER.net |language=en |archive-date=2023-09-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921111557/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1834485/3-farmers-killed-while-harvesting-fruits-in-kauswagan-lanao-del-norte |url-status=live }}
December 3
ISIS claimed responsibility for the Mindanao State University bombing.{{Cite web |last=Stambaugh |first=Heather Chen, Alex |date=2023-12-03 |title=ISIS claims deadly blast at Catholic mass in southern Philippines |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/02/asia/explosion-sunday-mass-gym-philippines-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=CNN |language=en}}
= 2024 =
April 19
Philippine forces killed an Islamic State militant, who had been implicated in past beheadings, including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese, in a clash in the south.
December 17
Three members of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP) were killed in an ambush in Basilan province, authorities said Tuesday.{{Cite web |title=3 ISAFP personnel killed in Basilan ambush |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1240537 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=www.pna.gov.ph |language=en}}
ISIL's support
In March 2016, training manuals, bandanas with ISIL inscriptions and other documents for militants under the ISIL were recovered after the military captured a Maute group camp, indicating that the group may be trying to link up with ISIL.{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/03/11/1561756/training-manuals-found-militants-camp|title=IS training manuals found at militants' camp|last=Pareño|first=Roel|work=philstar.com|access-date=2017-10-18|archive-date=2017-12-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171216131849/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2016/03/11/1561756/training-manuals-found-militants-camp|url-status=live}}
On June 21, 2016, ISIL released a video entitled "The Solid Structure" recognized Abu Sayyaf leader Hapilon as the mujahid authorized to lead the jihadists in the Philippines, and designated him as the emir for Southeast Asia. The video also urged aspiring members who can't go to the Middle East to fight for ISIL in the Philippines instead.{{Cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/172777-isis-military-marawi-crisis-martial-law-calida|title=Calida: Military knew Marawi terror plot as early as April|work=Rappler|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en|archive-date=2019-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103085543/https://www.rappler.com/nation/172777-isis-military-marawi-crisis-martial-law-calida|url-status=live}}
In August 2017, another video released by ISIL asks would-be fighters to go to the Philippines, especially the Marawi City where militants were under siege of the government forces.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-uncovered/isis-recruits-fighters-philippines-instead-syria-n796741|title=A new ISIS video recruits fighters for the Philippines, not Syria|work=NBC News|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011055307/https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-uncovered/isis-recruits-fighters-philippines-instead-syria-n796741|url-status=live}}
Filipino members of ISIL
{{gallery|mode=packed
| Isnilon_Totoni_Hapilon.jpg | Isnilon Hapilon
(Abu Sayaf)
| Omar Maute.jpg | Omar Maute
(Maute group)
| Abdullah Maute.jpg | Abdullah Maute
(Maute group)
}}
Involvement of Filipino citizens in ISIL has been reported as early as 2014.{{cite web |last1=Banlaoi |first1=Rommel |title=ISIS Threat to Philippine Security |url=https://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/63007-isis-threat-philippine-security |website=Rappler |date=11 July 2014 |access-date=11 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714020312/http://www.rappler.com/thought-leaders/63007-isis-threat-philippine-security |url-status=live }} According to the Daily Mail citing undisclosed Kurdish sources that a Filipino national was among the ISIL members who appeared in a beheading video of American aid worker Peter Kassig and 18 Syrian soldiers uploaded in YouTube. The Philippine military said that the report could not be verified and said that there was no ISIL recruitment in the Philippines at that time. The Department of Foreign Affairs during this time has been receiving unverified reports of Filipinos training to fight for ISIL in Syria.{{cite news|title=Filipino man suspected to be first Asian involved in ISIS beheadings: report|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/filipino-man-suspected-to-be-first-asian-involved-in-isis-beheadings-report|access-date=3 October 2017|agency=The Star, Asia News Network|date=20 November 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003133348/http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/filipino-man-suspected-to-be-first-asian-involved-in-isis-beheadings-report|url-status=live}}
In June 2016, ISIL released a video where three of its members, a Filipino, an Indonesian and a Malaysian urged aspiring members who can't go to the Middle East to fight for ISIL in the Philippines instead. In January 2017, Rappler reports that the Filipino member was identified as Mohammad Reza Kiram, a 21-year old who was the first verified member in ISIL fighting in Syria.{{cite news|last1=Ressa|first1=Maria|title=Filipino millennial joins ISIS in Syria|url=https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/159609-millennial-terrorism-isis-philippines|access-date=3 October 2017|work=Rappler|date=27 January 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174510/https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/159609-millennial-terrorism-isis-philippines|url-status=live}}
Non-state opponents of ISIL in the Philippines
Aside from the Philippine government, ISIL and its affiliate groups in the Philippines has received armed opposition from other local groups in the country.
- Moro Islamic Liberation Front{{cite news|title=10 MILF fighters dead in clashes with ISIS-linked groups|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/179780-moro-islamic-liberation-front-isis-alarm-philippines|access-date=3 October 2017|work=Rappler|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=23 August 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174607/https://www.rappler.com/nation/179780-moro-islamic-liberation-front-isis-alarm-philippines|url-status=live}}
- Moro National Liberation Front
Related clashes
File:Bombing on Marawi City.jpg
The following are the list of battle and clashes involving the jihadist groups since they respectively pledged allegiance to ISIS:
- January 2015 Mamasapano clash
- 2016 Butig clashes
- April 2016 Battle of Tipo-Tipo
- Summer 2016 Sulu and Basilan Clashes
- January 2017 Kidapawan jail siege (suspected involvement)
- May 2017 Bohol clashes
- May 2017 Battle of Marawi
Related terrorist incidents
- 2014 Bukidnon bus bombing (suspected involvement of BIFF)
- 2016 Davao City bombing (suspected involvement of Maute Group)
- 2018 Isulan bombings (suspected involvement of BIFF)
- 2018 Lamitan bombing (suspected involvement of Abu Sayyaf)
- 2023 Mindanao State University bombing (Maute Involvement)
Public opinion on ISIL
In a poll conducted between February 16 to May 8, 2017, the Pew Research Center says that 70% among the Filipinos questioned view ISIL as a major threat to the Philippines ahead of global climate change (65%) and cyberattacks (64%).{{cite news|last1=Viray|first1=Patricia Lourdes|title=Poll: 7 in 10 Filipinos see ISIS as leading security threat|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/08/07/1726111/pew-filipinos-philippines-isis-security-threat|access-date=3 October 2017|work=The Philippine Star|date=7 August 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125712/http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/08/07/1726111/pew-filipinos-philippines-isis-security-threat|url-status=live}}
Casualties
The chart below gives the information of casualties since the jihadist groups respectively pledged allegiance to ISIS.
Note: Some casualties from small-scale conflicts or terrorist incidents are not given.
References
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