Group 1:

The Rise of ISIS in the Philippines (Marawi City)

1. Post photos of leaders and other related events. Kindly provide descriptions for each photo you
will use.

Marawi City on 23 May 2017.

It was Day 1 of the battle.

ISIS provided funding and encouraged foreign fighters to come to Mindanao to help create an
independent Islamic state.

Philippine military identifies new leader of ISIS in South-east Asia

The Philippine military has identified the new leader or “emir” of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
(ISIS) in South-east Asia.
The Fall of ISIS in the Philippines (Marawi City)

2. Post photos of leaders fighting and other related events. Kindly provide descriptions for each
photo you will use.

In Marawi, Philippines, government soldiers stand in front of damaged houses and buildings.

The rebuilding effort has begun in the Philippine city of Marawi, after the government declared an end
to months of fighting in the region.
On October 23, 2017, the Philippine army declared the end of the bloody five-month-long siege in the
southern city of Marawi, punctuating the battle with the killing of 42 suspected armed fighters
affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, or ISIS).