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Philippine police announced on February 19 that the country’s authorities have arrested an Egyptian man suspected of being a member of the Islamic States (IS) extremist group.

Australia on October 24 announced the expansion of its security support to the Philippines, which will involve training in cities, to fight the rise and spread of Islamist militants.

Filipino government forces have rescued all hostages held by the pro-Islamic States (IS) militants that took over southern Marawi city for five months, Colonel Romeo Brawner told a press conference on October 22.

The National Counterterrorism Agency (BNPT) of Indonesia said that terrorism cases financed by sources related to the self-claimed Islamic States (IS) have been on the rise since 2014.

The Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs on December 29 deported two Indonesians who allegedly had plans to travel to Syria via Singapore to join Islamic States (IS) group.

The Thai Royal Police affirmed that there has been no evidence of Thai citizens’ support for the self-claimed Islamic States (IS) despite statistics on access to this organisation’s websites from Thailand.

Supporters of the self-claimed Islamic States (IS) from Indonesia are travelling to join forces with their “counterparts” in the Philippines, raising concern about cross border violence.