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Southern Philippines rebel groups
![Rebel Commanders Become Officials Under Philippines’ Peace Deal Rebel Commanders Become Officials Under Philippines’ Peace Deal](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-bol_presentation_to_milf_duterte.jpg)
Rebel Commanders Become Officials Under Philippines’ Peace Deal
By Jim Gomez
“There’s no more reason for us to carry our guns and continue the war,” says a spokesperson for Muslim rebel groups.
![Is Abu Sayyaf Really Defeated? Is Abu Sayyaf Really Defeated?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_16245113582226.jpg)
Is Abu Sayyaf Really Defeated?
By Michael Hart
After the siege of Marawi and Isnilon Hapilon’s death, what is left of Abu Sayyaf?
![Asia's Deadly Pirates Asia's Deadly Pirates](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-rtx1brdo.jpg)
Asia's Deadly Pirates
By Neil Thompson
Asia sees more kidnappings and armed robberies at sea than anywhere else in the world.
![Why Duterte's Martial Law Declaration in Mindanao Is So Concerning Why Duterte's Martial Law Declaration in Mindanao Is So Concerning](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-3q9r6274.jpg)
Why Duterte's Martial Law Declaration in Mindanao Is So Concerning
By Anthony Hustedt
Philippine history shows martial law is more likely to increase extremism than reverse it.
![Marawi Siege: Testing the Philippines' Anti-Terror Law Marawi Siege: Testing the Philippines' Anti-Terror Law](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-29_16-54-08.jpg)
Marawi Siege: Testing the Philippines' Anti-Terror Law
By Chester Cabalza
10 years after the law's passage, the violence in Mindanao highlights legal weaknesses.
![Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-10_17-01-35.jpg)
Criminals With a Cause: The Crime-Terror Nexus in the Southern Philippines
By Rob Attwell
Kidnappings in the region highlight the complex links between poverty, crime, militancy, and terrorist financing.
![Trouble in the Southern Philippines: Problems and Prospects Trouble in the Southern Philippines: Problems and Prospects](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/18365_5280975a267bb.jpg)
Trouble in the Southern Philippines: Problems and Prospects
By Zachary Abuza
A closer look at a complex and often oversimplified situation.
![Philippines Captures Top Militant of Splinter Rebel Group Philippines Captures Top Militant of Splinter Rebel Group](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sizes/thumbnail/18365_5280975a267bb.jpg)
Philippines Captures Top Militant of Splinter Rebel Group
By Prashanth Parameswaran
High-ranking leader Hasan Indal nabbed in a joint operation.
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