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Friday, July 11, 2014

Philippines arrests Australian over ties to militant group ISIS

The Philippines on Friday arrested an Australian national with suspected links to foreign Islamist militants after he urged Philippine Muslims on social media sites to support conflicts in Iraq and Syria, recruiting them to go to the Middle East. The arrest is the first known link between Islamist militants in the Southeast Asian nation and foreign jihadists supporting conflicts in the Middle East. The Australian government believes at least 150 of its citizens are involved in fighting or actively supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq. Read More http://ift.tt/1osgdaa

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