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‘Go to the Philippines,’ ISIS tells followers in Southeast Asia

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‘Go to the Philippines,’ ISIS tells followers in Southeast Asia

The Islamic State has called on its followers in Southeast Asia to fight for the terror group either in Syria or in the Philippines, a recent video showed. Reuters reported that a man in the video, identified by Malaysian authorities as Mohd Rafi Udin, said in Malay: “If you cannot go to [Syria], join up and go to the Philippines”. Udin is a Malaysian militant currently in Syria, according to Reuters.

Another man in the same video who spoke in Filipino mentioned President-elect Rodrigo Duterte. “Mag-ingat kayo at maging malakas, huwag kayong magpadala sa mapanlinlang na taktika ng bagong halal na…si [Rodrigo] Duterte. Sumpain siya ng Allah,” he said.

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