Año said the military had monitored 40 foreign terrorists in the country, but not all of them were in Marawi. About 20 of the foreign terrorists monitored were Indonesians, and six were Malaysians. “Out of the 40 (foreign terrorists) half of the number were scattered in different areas, but most of them have been killed already,” the AFP chief said. “We expect that those terrorists who will be displaced will go to Asia, and because of the Marawi uprising the Philippines is now like a magnet,” he said. Cayetano said the Philippines needed the help of Malaysia and Indonesia in destroying the narrative of extremism that sowed division and conflict between Muslims and Christians.

Source: Manila Times June 23, 2017 16:41 UTC