Tactics and strategy: As the battle between Philippine troops and Islamic State-linked militants enters its third month in the besieged city of Marawi, it has become clear that Manila’s armed forces need to shift from jungle to urban warfare tactics, and undergo a massive overhaul to counter an increasingly fierce insurgency that is using drones, mortars, land mines and sophisticated ambush and sniper tactics to put it on the back foot, Noel Tarrazona writes. Both Beijing and Washington hope to help mold the Philippine military’s strategic transformation as the threat of global terrorism rises in the region. READ THE STORY HERE
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