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BY PRINCE GOLEZ
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Thursday, March 1, 2018
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MANILA ā A āpositive developmentā was how MalacaƱang described the inclusion of the Maute Group in a United States terror list as an affiliate group of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS.
āThis reaffirms our long-held belief that the Maute Group is composed of local terrorists aided by foreign extremists,ā Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said on Wednesday.
āThis likewise recognizes the decisive action we have taken in liberating Marawi from these terrorists,ā he added.
In May 2017, Islamist militants attacked and took control of the Muslim-dominated Marawi City in Mindanao. This prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to place the southern region under martial law.
āTerrorism, indeed, knows no borders,ā the spokesman said.
āThe inclusion of the Maute Group in the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists and Foreign Terrorist Organizations as an affiliate group of ISIS shows the solidarity and resolve of the international community to flush out evil forces to make the world safe and secure,ā Roque said, using another acronym for the IS./PN
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