Madinnah, Saudi Arabia—The fighting in Marawi is nearing its fourth week, and the prospect is dim that it would end soon. Meanwhile, the Daesh-inspired Maute-Abu Sayyaf forces have achieved their mission of gaining international recognition and the imprimatur of self-proclaimed Islamic State caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
“Rebellion” by Ana Marie Pamintuan
http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2017/06/16/1710418/rebellion
LUIS TEODORO: Some critics of United States global policy say that the US not only supports the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); it also created it (see, for example, http://www.globalresearch.ca). Although that claim was hooted down as part of his disinformation campaign, Donald Trump said the same thing during the US presidential elections last year, when he said that ISIS is a creation of the Barack Obama administration. http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=winning-hearts-and-minds&id=146841
‘At Least 100’ Dead Bodies…SCATTERED ON MARAWI STREETS
http://time.com/4819523/philippines-marawi-hundred-dead/
http://www.tribune.net.ph/headlines/bodies-scattered-on-marawi-streets
“Terror on hold” by Amelia HC Ylagan
http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=terror-on-hold&id=146917