After Marawi attack, Army insists PH still safe from ISIS

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MANILA - The military on Wednesday allayed fears that the Islamic State has infiltrated the Philippines after extremists pledging allegiance to the international terror group clashed with state forces in the southern city of Marawi.&quot;Categorically, we are saying na we do not have ISIS in the Philippines,&quot; Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo told reportersThe skirmishes in Marawi erupted Tuesday after about a dozen Maute and Abu Sayyaf fighters torched several buildings and raised alleged black ISIS flags.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/17/houses-shook-with-gunfire-marawi-resident-describes-night-of-terror">&#x27;Houses shook with gunfire&#x27;: Marawi resident describes night of terror</a></li></ul>The local terrorists, Arevalo said, were using the incident to gain recognition from ISIS.&quot; These so called groups who are posing to be ISIS, they are merely courting the acclamation of ISIS na hanggang ngayon ay hindi pa rin nila nakukuha (which they have yet to gain),&quot; he said.President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law in Mindanao, allowing state forces to conduct warrantless arrests and suspend the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/05/23/17/primer-your-rights-under-martial-law ">PRIMER: Your rights under Martial Law</a></li>	<li><a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/17/duterte-on-martial-law-i-will-be-harsh ">Duterte on martial law: I will be harsh</a></li></ul><div>ABS-CBN News Channel, 24 May 2017</div>

The military on Wednesday allayed fears that the Islamic State has infiltrated the Philippines after extremists pledging allegiance to the international terror group clashed with state forces in the southern city of Marawi.

The military on Wednesday allayed fears that the Islamic State has infiltrated the Philippines after extremists pledging allegiance to the international terror group clashed with state forces in the southern city of Marawi.

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After Marawi attack, Army insists PH still safe from ISIS

After Marawi attack, Army insists PH still safe from ISIS

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Published May 24, 2017 10:28 AM PHT

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