%0 Journal Article
%A Kusuma, Bayu Mitra Adhyatma
%D 2018
%F digilib:32346
%I The Conversation
%J The Conversation
%K Agama, Budaya, Teroris, Militer, Filipina
%N 21
%P 1-4
%T Using religion and culture to fight terrorism: lessons from the  Philippine military
%U https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/32346/
%V -
%X The Philippine government is recruiting Muslims into the military in an attempt to counter terrorism  through a mixture of religious and security approaches.  The Philippines faces increasing security pressure since the rise of the Maute, a terrorist group  affiliated with IS (Islamic State), in Marawi city. The group in May last year laid siege to Marawi, the  capital of the Muslim majority Lanao del Sur province on Mindanao Island in the southern  Philippines. A fivemonth  armed conflict ensued, displacing thousands. More than 520 members of  the terrorist group and 122 Philippine soldiers were killed.  The Philippine government has declared that the Maute leadership has disintegrated. But it is still  possible that their dormant cells will rally together.  I study terrorism in Southeast Asia and have been looking into Philippine government policy in  countering terrorism. Recruitment of Muslims into the military might be the strategy most likely to  make Muslim communities accept a military presence where most of the population sympathises  with the militants