g748747578, 5 июня 2017 г., 6:46
The head of the Metro Manila police on Monday promised to remain vigilant after an Indonesian official claimed that hundreds of Islamic State operatives are currently in the Philippines.
"Titingnan po natin iyan. I think we have to monitor po iyan" ("Let us look at it. I think we have to monitor that") -National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Oscar Albayalde said in an interview with radio DZMM.
"Sa panahong ito, hindi tayo puwedeng maging kampante at mag-relax." ("At this time, we can not be complacent and relax.")
Indonesian defense minister Ryamizard Ryacudu told an international security forum on Sunday that there are 1,200 IS fighters in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from Indonesia.
He called the militants "killing machines" and urged full-scale regional cooperation against them.
The official's statement came as Philippine troops battled hundreds of Islamist gunmen who have rampaged through the southern city of Marawi since May 23.
Up to 50 gunmen are still controlling the city center nearly two weeks after the start of fighting that has killed 177 people including 120 militants.
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Philippine Defense Undersecretary Ricardo David, speaking at the same forum, said the 1,200 figure for total IS fighters in the Philippines mentioned by Indonesia was new to him.
"I really don't know, my figure is about 250-400, a lot less," he told reporters.
But David said there were 40 foreign IS fighters among those who seized parts of Marawi, eight of whom have been killed by government forces.
Earlier, Philippine officials said the slain foreign fighters were from Malaysia, Indonesia, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Chechnya.
"Our intelligence estimates that there are about 40 foreigners that fought in the Marawi incident," David said.
The Philippine official added that the foreign fighters used "back channels" in the Sulu and Celebes Seas near the borders of the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia to enter the southern island of Mindanao and link up with local terror groups.
"That's why they were able to muster the operations in the area of Marawi," David said.
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Source: news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/05/17/police-vows-vigilance-amid-reported-isis-presence-in-ph
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