Simultaneous fall of ISIS at Marawi City and Raqqa in Syria - end of the caliphate so soon?

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Rizal Philippines
October 18, 2017

                                         US led forcescelebrate the fall of Raqqa

                               President Duterte announces the Liberation of Marawi City

From CNN - President Duterte announces the liberation of Marawi;  Isnilon  Hapilon and Omar Maute now dead

From the New Yorker - the end of ISIS Caliphate

There were some  pleasant news yesterday:  the end of the Tigil Pasada, the tirade of the President vs the Piston (dapat matakot na at sumunod sa batas mga ralllyista.  Batas and Jeepney Modernization Law) the Liberation of Marawi city (marked by the death of Hapilon and Omar Maute) and the fall of the declared capital of ISIS (Islamic State of Syria) Raqqa. It was a sad day for ISIS for having collapsed so soon. They deserve this for sowing so much fear and death all the over the world. Such barbarism and violence has to end, and maybe it is the will of our God or their Allah to have mercy on them by ending their rampage.

From the New Yorker:  History will record that the Islamic State caliphate—a bizarre pseudo-state founded on illusory goals, created by a global horde of jihadis, and enforced with perverted viciousness—survived for three years, three months and some eighteen days"

Thanks be to God

The latest news is that today, another 13 Maute fighters were killed and the Malaysian professor financier  Dr. Mahmud Ahmad was believed to be included among the dead  The rescued hostages confirmed the death, including the presence of foreign fighters among the Mautes

 13 Maute terrorists killed, Malaysian financier believed to be one among killed from Manila times    10/19/2017

                                   The Malaysian Professor Dr. Mahmud Ahmad said to have been
                                    killed too in the last assault by the Philippines security forces
                                    How come Malaysians are here to sow terror (the allegations
                                    about Malaysians infiltrating the country is true?)

Faisal, Maute child warrior

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Rizal Philippines
July 10, 2017

                                          From Al Jazeera - no longer baril barilan but true guns




From ABS CBN - Maute child warriors

Faisal (not his real name) a captured told stories about Maute child warriors.  They were given training pay of P15,000 a month, a hefty amount (as if you are an OFW) and promised more if you graduate (5,000 more)  Many joined becauseof the propaganda that soldiers kill women during conflict. However, they had a grizzly task of beheading a target before they could do so. If they cant do it, they are the ones beheaded.   Faisal said he was with the group since he was 10 years old (he is now 17)

He was with the logistics group that supplied ammo and placed them in several houses before the May 23 attack.  He said that the core group was less than 10 when they entered  Marawi but multiplied because Maute members all ready in Marawi  and the prisoners that they freed   He regretted that he did not tell the Mayor of the planned attack and regretted having joined the group because of the destruction wrought in the city by the conflict.

The youth can be hope or the destruction of the land.

Some leaders who propose education of the Muslim youth are right. But a simplistic, linear expanation. But our basic education should unify our people irrespective of the religion (the imams are BI among Muslims, or are they the ones radicalizing the Muslim youth)

                                     Cause or victims of violence;  some of them are snipers

Suspected Malaysian financier of Maute group said to have been killed

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Rizal Philippines
June 24, 2017

                                                     From Inquirernews Global Nation

                                          Omar is all ready dead;   Abdullah remains alive

From Inquirer


A Malaysian militant, and leader and suspected conduit of some P30 million was reported to have died from wounds he sustained,  last June 7, 2017.   Another Maute brother, Ohmarkhayam Maute was reported to have been killed.  Their cadavers are yet to be found and reports confirmed.  This was phoned to AP by Geneeral Ano in an interview  The other Maute brother Abdullah and Hapilon are still believed to be still fighting it out at Marawi city

The Malaysian is identified as  Mahmud bin Ahmad, a former University professor who trained in Afghanistan.    Other suspected  financier and supporter are former mayor of Marawi Omar Salitao Ali.  His brother Fahad Salic also former mayor of Marawi was arrested on June 7, 2017

This is on top of the drugs found in some of the houses of being used as snipers nest:     

One  can surmise hypothesize that the Marawi conflict arose from the following:

1.  ISIS inspiration and support

From CNN P52.2 million cash and P17 million stale check found

3.  Political rivalry (as former mayors were involved)

But they do no know the damage they had wrought into Marawi  -  more than 300,000 evacuees;   more than P10 billion damage in infrastructure, displaced lives, loss of business and economic activity.   And bringing the Philippines on the brink on being a new Iran or Syria

It is good that Martial Law was declared and Philippine authorities acted decisively (although some criticized them to be late and lax too for having allowed the accumulation of stockpiles of firearms ammo and other deadly weapons and food to sustain the terrroristsfor more than a month.  They should be erased from Marawi.  Let them be together to get their 70 virgins reward

No surrender, no prisoners, only total annihilation and destruction of this threat.  They asked for it.

DOJ files rebellion charges vs Maute supporters

From Interaksyon AFP has list of Maute supporters. will be arrested soon

What do you call this plan of Habilon? Isnt this rebelllion?

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Rizal Philippines
June 15, 2017

Habilon even claimed that ISIS supports the Maute.  This is not just rebellion but invasion.   What further proofs do our honorable oppositors need to agree with the declaration of martial law

Pros and Cons vs Martial Law in Mindanao

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Rizal Philippines
June 6, 2017

Hearings are set for oral arguments by congressmen opposing the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao (it should only be in Marawi City)    (Congress opposition leaders to question factual basis for the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao.  The leaders of such move are Cong. Edcel Lagman, Teddy Baguilat, Tom Villarin, and Magdalo Gary Alejano.   This post is afraid that this group for the sake of yakking do not appreciate the problem or view the situation objectively:   the NPA, the ASG, the trouble in Zamboanga City, firefight in Sarangani.     whewww

How would the opposition handle the above war?

If you were Pres Duterte, would you not declare martial law in Mindanao

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Rizal Philippines
May 26, 2017

Destruction in Marawi city by Maute group

If you were the President of the Philippines, with the multitude of problems in Mindanao not declare martial law?  The last straw would be the Maute group attack (reportedly backed by ISIS -  look at the flag they are waving) in addition to NPA attacks the ASG, and the disorder in Zamboanga.

What are the options available?

Would you not declare martial law if you encountered the following attacks:

Lorenzana also confirmed that Maute bandits began occupying some establishments in the city like Amai Pakpak Medical Center, the City Hall, and the city jail. He also verified that the church, city jail, Ninoy Aquino School and Dansalan College have been set on fire by the group. “As of tonight (Tuesday, May 23), the Maute group burned several facilities – the church, city jail, the Ninoy Aquino School and the Dansalan College. The Maute fighters still occupy also the main street of Marawi city called the Quezon Street and two bridges,” Lorenzana said. Senior Superintendent Oscar Nantes, Lanao del Sur police provincial director, said the fighting erupted when the Maute group opened fire on personnel from the military’s 103rd Brigade. "When the firefight ensued, there were reported re-enforcement from the symphatizers of Maute where pocket firefight erupted in nearby areas," Hererra said. READ: AFP: Operations, firefight in Marawi City continues Police said the fighting erupted around 3 p.m. in the villages of Caloocan and Basak Malutlut, near the Lanao del Sur police provincial command and Mindanao State University. The fighting reportedly sent thousands of residents fleeing while others were locked inside their homes. It happened about two days before the start of the fasting month of Ramadhan.

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Can we Christians naively believe that our love and compassion towards Muslims will be repaid in the same manner?

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Philippines
March 26, 2016

Everytime there is a bombing or acts of terrorism by extremist, all we could is to condemn the killings and pray for the victims and the dead, and probably the perpetrators.  At the end of the day, we do no nothing. Perhaps, the perpetrators will be caught. That is police work, or probably that of the military and we hope the extremists will stop.  Several months later the cycle repeats and the extremists are it again with suicide bombings..  A woman at Brussels was interviewed and she said why is the city being attacked;  why are they being included; they have nothing to do with those who carried out the bombing.

1.  We can not naively believe that because their religion instructs them to do so.   Non believers, the infidels are all subject to jihad.  The Islam Q uran states

9:123 "O you who believe, fight those of the unbelievers near you and let them see how harsh you can be. Know that Allah is with the righteous." 

2.  The ISIS has declared war vs the Vatican, and of course the Christians:

ISIS has now declared war on the Vatican in their manifesto, which contains numerous details on their plans to invade Rome. In their manifesto they quote one of ISIS’ spokesman Shaykh Abū Muhammad al-’Adnānī ash-Shāmī as saying:

O soldiers of the Islam- ic State, be ready for the final campaign of the crusaders. Yes, by Allah’s will, it will be the final one. Thereafter, we will raid them by Allah’s per- mission and they will not raid us… And so we promise you (crusaders) by Allah’s permission that this campaign will be your final campaign. It will be broken and defeated, just as all your previous campaigns were broken and defeated, except that this time we will raid you thereafter, and you will never raid us. We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted. This is His prom- ise to us; He is glorified and He does not fail in His promise. If we do not reach that time, then our children and grandchildren will reach it, and they will sell your sons as slaves at the slave market

3.  Islam is a religion of intolerance:  of hate and paranoia vs non believers

Islam, a religion of Peace?

    61 % of its verses addressed to non believers are very negative.  

How Brussels became radicalized; it is sad the police and security work is wanting, too much democracy is wrong in this case

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                                    Katabi ng Parliament and Molenbeek; nasa centro strategic

March 24, 2016

The Atlantic - What is the matter with Belgium? (Molenbeek is the issue)

Belgian Attack Video



A Belgian Parliament member, a lady a Muslim, was interviewed at CNN and she condemned the terrorist attack wondering how on the earth people can kill in the name of a religion, and how she can explain to others as a Muslim why this thing happened.. Those who committed the attacks were criminals and were in and out of jail and how come they were let go?

The next question is why Brussel, the capital of EU has become the center of radicalization in Europe.   The answer would seem to be in this article published in

From Daily Caller - Every Terrorist Attack has been linked to Molenbeek

Its location in an international train station that can take anyone to London, Amsterdam, or Paris, makes an ideal center to launch operations and attack

It could be that there is lack of integration of Muslim immigrants, or that there is unemployment problem.   In Molenbeek, there is 40% unemployment rate.  however the growth of radicalization, which faced authorities has been there for the last 20 years.

Molenbeek started to become center of recruitment and radicalization of Muslim starting in 1997 by Ayachi Bassam, a French national formerly from Syria who established CIB  (Centre Islamic Belge) a family owned mosque.  It became the center for Al Qaida in Europe.  It is located just 3 miles from  Espace Leopold, the HQ of EU Parliament.

"Almost every time there’s a link with Molenbeek,” the Belgian prime minister, Charles Michel, said in the aftermath of the Paris attacks Nov. 13 that killed 130 people. “We’ve tried prevention. Now we’ll have to get repressive. It’s been a form of laissez faire and laxity. Now we’re paying the bill.”

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What used to be the industrial part of metropolitan Brussels became the place where Muslim immigrants from Morocco to Belgium settled in 1964 when Belgium needed to expand its workforce. Today, the town of 94,000 is 40 percent Muslims. It has an unemployment rate of nearly 50 percent among young adults. It is home to at least 22 mosques and just five churches. The street names are the only clue to outside observers that they are in the heart of Europe. Traditional Belgian supermarkets first stopped selling alcohol and later turned into Islamic book stores.

Hillary Clinton could be the next US President

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Rizal Philippines
February 11, 2016

Just as the seers and pundits predict, I too have a fearless forecast that former Secy of State Hillary Clinton will be the next US President.  You watch the debate and interviews and she is most cogent, very clear and very diplomatic and inclusive.  She is above all very diplomatic sharpened by her experience as Secy of State  The advice of fmr Pres and husband Bill Clinton would certainly help

Above all she could be wearing jockey.  She has balls!

112 reasons why Hillary Clinton would be the next President

Air strikes vs ISIS is not a good strategy; ground troops are

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Rizal Philippines   |  September 17, 2014

From my humble knowledge of strategy, air strikes vs ISIS who can hide among the civilian population can only waste the war assets or USA and its allies.  Air strikes were not effective vs VC in Vietnam;  the tunnels were good defense as in Afghanistan.

You have to match the assets of ISIS namely ground troops are needed.   Otherwise, its a USA that does not want to be dirtied in combatting what it considers a threat to US.

ISIS is well funded and organized - over $2 billion and 80,000 men - that is a force to reckon with

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Rizal Philippines  |September 1, 2014

From vox

From Incapital -Isis assets over $2 billion



ISIS used to be Al Qaeda.  But compared to other underground Jihadist organization, ISIS (Islamic state,) is well funded and well organized:  has records of say encounters, suicide bomb attacks and number of casualties  has publication, uses social media, video presentation.

It has resources over $2 billion and thus attracts more jihadists.  It resources is more than that of small states like Tonga or Marshall Islands

Islamic State: ISIS a growing threat to US

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ISIS used to be Al Qaeda.



All About ISIS

We learn many interesting news about ISIS:

1.  They are fighting Syrian army and decapitating Syrian army (friends of the best if they are anti Pres Assad)

2. Anti Iraq govt;  it practically brought down the Iraqi govt to its knees and had to ask US intervention;

3.  Was rumored to be about to slaughter Christians in Iraq;