TY  - SER
AU  - Gunaratna, Rohan
TI  - The Islamic State’s Northward Expansion in the Philippines
SN  - 2382-6444
PB  - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
KW  - Estado Islámico
KW  - Filipinas
N2  - The Islamic State’s (IS) East Asia Division (Sharq Asia) in the Philippines is a significant node of the group’s presence in Southeast Asia. Keeping in view the recent setbacks IS has suffered in the Levant, its East Asia Division, among others, remains a viable fallback option for the terror group. Given, the recent spate of IS-claimed high-profile terrorist attacks in Manila and the importance attached to the Philippines in IS social media propaganda campaigns, the IS threat to Manila is potent
UR  - http://www.rsis.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CTTA-May-2017.pdf
ER  -