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Terrorism Threat Update
 The following recent developments underscored the unabated
terrorist threat confronting the country, emanating from the ASG,
the Maute group, and Daesh-linked FTFs.
 THE

Bohol Incidents
• Encounter between government
forces and undetermined number
of ASG elements in Bohol last
April indicate ASG is trying to
expand its AOR amid the FMOs
against the group
Encounters in Inabanga, Bohol
 11 April
 22 April
 15 May

KILLED:
• 4 government forces
• 11 ASG members
• Muammar Askali @ Abu Rami
ASG spokesperson
• Joselito Melloria @ Abu Ali
Muslim convert
• Askali’s plans and movements
monitored as early as 9 April after
he left Sulu

• Askali planning to conduct

kidnapping or bombing
operations in Visayas, but the
exact targets unspecified
Arrested on 22 April in Bgy Bacani, Clarin:

• P/Supt
Judith Dongon,
Ma Cristina Nobleza
Region 11
mother of Ren-Ren
Crime Laboratory
Deputy Director
• Malika (13 years old)
ASG cohort
daughter
Muslim convert
of Ahmad Santos

• Reenor
Nurain Dongon
Lou Dongon
@ Qudri
also a daughter
/ Kudri / of
Ren-Ren
Judith
• Nobleza’s cell phone revealed
text message exchanges with
@ Saad who is among the ASG
elements that arrived in Bohol
 KILLING OF ASG SUB-LEADER

Alhabsy Misaya
• Philippine Marines Reserve Force
killed ASG sub-leader Alhabsy
Misaya following an encounter
with his group in Bgy Silangkan,
Indanan, Sulu on 28 April
• ASG threat in Central Visayas
first emerged following
Misaya’s sightings in Cebu
City from 21 to 22 October
2016 while allegedly
conducting casing activities
 ENCOUNTER IN

Piagapo, Lanao del Sur

ENCOUNTER IN PIAGAPO ON 22 APRIL

• KILLED:
 36 terrorists
 Including 4 alleged FTFs
 Indonesians
 Malaysians
• Maute group reportedly
established a training camp in
Piagapo in late 2016 with the
recruits coming from almost
all parts of the province
 ARRIVAL OF THREE

Daesh-linked Indonesians
IN THE PHILIPPINES
• Indonesia CT unit DENSUS 88
disclosed:

• Al-Ikhwan Yushel
 Indonesian POI
 arrived in Manila 30 March
 Cebu Pacific Flight 5J760
 reportedly linked with
Indonesian terrorist network
BI VERIFICATION:
• arrived in PH from Jakarta,
on 29 March

• presented return ticket

dated 12 April 2017

• To date, there is still no record

of his departure from PH
• Two other Daesh-linked Indonesians
• Yayat Hidayat Tarli
• Anggara Suprayogi

 departed from Jakarta to Manila

on 15 April
 connecting flight to Misamis Oriental
 Presented return ticket for 26 April
 allegedly plan to undergo training
with Isnilon Hapilon
• TOTAL POIs IN THE PH IN 2017: 5

• Al-Ikhwan Yushel
• Yayat Hidayat Tarli
• Anggara Suprayogi

• Mochamad Jaelani Firdaus

• Muhammad Gufron
 THE

Quiapo Blasts
• The Daesh, through
Amaq News Agency,
claimed responsibility for
blasts in Quiapo, Manila
on 28 April and 6 May
• Dismissed by the PNP,
stressing that so far there are
no indicators that the blasts
were terror-related
• PNP operatives on 30 April
arrested a suspect linked to the
blast on 28 April

• FIRST INCIDENT:
• home-made pipe bomb
• exploded near Quiapo Church

• WOUNDED: 14
• Daesh may be trying to gain
international media mileage by
claiming said incident,
which coincided with the
holding of the ASEAN summit
• PNP maintained that incident
stemmed from a neighborhood
gang war between Muslim groups

• The target was reportedly either

the gambling dens or illegal
vendors at the sidewalk along
Quezon Avenue
• SECOND INCIDENT:
two explosions

• TARGET:
 Atty. Nasser Abinal
Muslim leader
• received threats through
social media
First IED:
• Exploded at the Shia office near
the Manila Golden Mosque
• KILLED: 2

The second IED:

• Went off while EOD team was
examining first blast
• KILLED: 0
The Marawi City Siege
THE MARAWI CITY SIEGE

• Elements of CIDG and the PA

was about to serve a warrant for
ASG leader Isnilon Hapilon on
221510H May 2017 in his
safehouse in Bgy Basak Malutlut,
Marawi City when some 100 LTG
engaged the troops in a firefight

THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE MARAWI CITY INCIDENT

THE MARAWI CITY SIEGE

• Prior to the firefight, Maute

Group already converged and
positioned themselves inside
the Abu Bakar Mosque near
the house of former Mayor
Pre Salic near the MSU campus
in Bgy Basak Malutlut.

THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE MARAWI CITY INCIDENT

INTRODUCTION

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teams and staged the following:

• Hoisted
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THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE MARAWI CITY INCIDENT

Firefight ensued in the following areas:

• Bgy Datu Saber

near the Provincial Capitol

• Amai Pakpak Hospital

Bgy Basak Malutlut

• MSU campus

• University Training Center

Bgy Bangon
THE MARAWI CITY SIEGE

As of 4 June 2017
• 35 KIA from the AFP
• 3 KIA from the PNP
• 146 WIA from Government
Forces
• 117 killed on the enemy side
• 1358 civilians rescued

THREAT ASSESSMENT OF THE MARAWI CITY INCIDENT

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