The Taliban victory in Afghanistan could inspire radical Muslim groups in the Philippines and the Southeast Asia, Scholars say Muslim rebel fronts, such as the Philippine-based Abu Sayyaf, Maute Group and BIFF a violent rebel organization known for Bombings, assassinations, ambuscades and kidnapping tourists, the Indonesian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah, a suspected plotter of the deadly Bali bombings of 2002, will feel empowered by the August 15 ascent of the Taliban to carry out localized attacks such as bombings.
“Taliban or no Taliban, we have always considered local extremism as a big concern,” Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told the Philippine News Agency on August 27. He noted agreements with Indonesia and Malaysia to share information and protect their sea borders.
Media outlets quote Indonesian officials as saying they, too, are on guard, and a counterterrorism police detachment is monitoring social media for any clues. Indonesia and Malaysia are predominantly Muslim countries. Many in the southern part of the Philippines are Muslim as well.
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