Philippines

The Philippines military killed three gunmen at sea who were possibly linked to Abu Sayyaf. The military will focus on civil-military operations in Mindanao. The UK wants to increase intelligence ties with the Philippines and other Southeast Asian nations.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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