Jihadists in Syria and Iraq announced Sunday the establishment of a “caliphate,” a system of rule that ended 100 years ago. In an audio recording distributed online, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, also referred to as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant or ISIL) declared its chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “the caliph.” US President Barack Obama warned Sunday that “battle-hardened” Europeans who embrace jihad in Syria and Iraq threaten the United States because their passports mean they can enter the country without a visa. According to latest estimates, there are nearly 800 French citizens, 200 Belgians and 400 British fighting in Syria and Iraq. In the Philippines, police stepped up security at key installations and public areas in the country’s volatile south. Authorities said they received reliable information on a “possible terrorist threat” in Davao, the country’s third largest city. The Philippines and the United States are hunting terrorists linked to the Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) who are hiding in the Philippines. The JI is the Southeast Asian arm of Al-Qaeda.
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