Did You Know ISIS Is Now In The Philippines? Here’s What You Aren’t Being Told

According to Reuters, Manila has mobilized attack helicopters and special police forces to drive these militants from the streets of Marawi City, which is located on Mindanao Island.

These developments have been so rapid that President Rodrigo Duterte was forced to cut his recent trip to Russia short so he could return to the country and declare martial law in the area.

It’s almost as if this ISIS-linked threat came out of nowhere and has completely caught the country by surprise. But did it?