The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces

In May 2017, Islamists of the South-Philippine Separate Groups of Abu Sajyaf and Maute occupied Marawi City in Mindanao. Five-month fighting was attended by more than 3,000 armed forces against about 1,000 jihadists. Dozens of foreign fighters took part in the fighting on the Islamists side and conf...

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Main Author: Libor Kutěj
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic 2019-09-01
Series:Vojenské rozhledy
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Online Access:http://vojenskerozhledy.cz/kategorie-clanku/ozbrojene-konflikty/oblehani-marawi
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spelling doaj-bf0df2c078b74cdd9b37aeb5f2cb45972020-11-24T21:48:25ZcesMinistry of Defence of the Czech RepublicVojenské rozhledy1210-32922336-29952019-09-01283415410.3849/2336-2995.28.2019.03.041-054The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forcesLibor KutějIn May 2017, Islamists of the South-Philippine Separate Groups of Abu Sajyaf and Maute occupied Marawi City in Mindanao. Five-month fighting was attended by more than 3,000 armed forces against about 1,000 jihadists. Dozens of foreign fighters took part in the fighting on the Islamists side and confirming the pan-Islamic ethos of the Islamic state's ideology in this part of the world. Philippine troops were not prepared for the character of fighting in urbanized environment against motivated and experienced militants. The shortcomings were manifested in the conducting of operations in a heavily built-up area, but also in low-level coordination and limits of capabilities of the technical intelligence. It was decided to create Special Operations Command to which all Philippine special purpose forces are subordinated. The conflict experience has initiated a change of doctrinal approach that focuses on air support to reduce losses due to inaccurate bombing and acquisitions of high-tech reconnaissance and weapon systems.http://vojenskerozhledy.cz/kategorie-clanku/ozbrojene-konflikty/oblehani-marawiAbu Sayyaf; Islamic State; Maute Group; Special Forces; Intelligence Support.
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The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces
Vojenské rozhledy
Abu Sayyaf; Islamic State; Maute Group; Special Forces; Intelligence Support.
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title The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces
title_short The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces
title_full The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces
title_fullStr The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces
title_full_unstemmed The Siege of Marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the Philippine armed forces
title_sort siege of marawi, the impulse to change the capabilities of the philippine armed forces
publisher Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
series Vojenské rozhledy
issn 1210-3292
2336-2995
publishDate 2019-09-01
description In May 2017, Islamists of the South-Philippine Separate Groups of Abu Sajyaf and Maute occupied Marawi City in Mindanao. Five-month fighting was attended by more than 3,000 armed forces against about 1,000 jihadists. Dozens of foreign fighters took part in the fighting on the Islamists side and confirming the pan-Islamic ethos of the Islamic state's ideology in this part of the world. Philippine troops were not prepared for the character of fighting in urbanized environment against motivated and experienced militants. The shortcomings were manifested in the conducting of operations in a heavily built-up area, but also in low-level coordination and limits of capabilities of the technical intelligence. It was decided to create Special Operations Command to which all Philippine special purpose forces are subordinated. The conflict experience has initiated a change of doctrinal approach that focuses on air support to reduce losses due to inaccurate bombing and acquisitions of high-tech reconnaissance and weapon systems.
topic Abu Sayyaf; Islamic State; Maute Group; Special Forces; Intelligence Support.
url http://vojenskerozhledy.cz/kategorie-clanku/ozbrojene-konflikty/oblehani-marawi
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