On June 29, 2017, an announcement was posted by ISIS operatives in the Philippines on several ISIS Telegram channels calling for recruiters to help fighters immigrate and join their ranks while maintaining awareness that enemies might be spying on them. The message also offers communication security advice to be followed by potential recruits to avoid detection by authorities, thus indicating that ISIS in the Philippines is stepping up its online recruitment efforts.
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July 5, 2017