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M oro I slamic L iberation F ront

M oro I slamic L iberation F ront. Shaun Lee Cheng Wei Shawn Callen Han Cheng. A political Organisation in The Philippines It represents Moro people with an observer status The group is the ruling party of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao A military group. MILF.

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M oro I slamic L iberation F ront

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  1. MoroIslamicLiberationFront Shaun Lee Cheng Wei Shawn Callen Han Cheng

  2. A political Organisation in The Philippines • It represents Moro people with an observer status • The group is the ruling party of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao • A military group MILF

  3. Map of The Philippines

  4. Formed by supporters of Moro National Liberation Front • Formed in the 1960s after the Jabida Massacre. MILF History

  5. Jabida Massacre • March 18, 1968 • Members of the Armed Forces of The Philippines(AFP) killed at least 28 Moro-Muslims recruits • This incident sparked off the future Moro insurgencies in The Philippines Main Cause of Conflict

  6. Jibin Arula, sole survivor of the massacre, told how Moro recruits were taken in batches of twelve to a remote airstrip • These unfortunate recruits were then executed by machine gun fire • Death toll still uncertain, and it ranges from 28-200 Jabida Massacre

  7. Definitely strikes fear into people and it is more impactful • The Government in Manila did not recognise the MNLF’s formation of an independent Islamic state in Southern Philippines • MILF refused territorial agreements by the MNLF and the Manila government • They employed terrorists actions and assassinations to make their stand Reasons for terrorist actions

  8. MILF soldier training with M60 Machine Gun

  9. Religious conflict to some extent • Other Muslims and Christians in other parts of world affected • Neighbouring countries increase security Young boy forced to become a soldier Impact on rest of the world

  10. United Nations is working strongly with many other countries to combat terrorism • Their role is to organise and coordinate counter terrorism activities • UN serves as platform for countries to come together as one to combat terrorism Role of UN

  11. UN came out with global strategy to combat terrorism in 2006 • Concrete plan of action: • Address conditions conducive to the spread of terrorism • To prevent and combat terrorism • To take measures to build state capacity to fight terrorism • To strengthen the role of UN in combating terrorism • To ensure respect of Human Rights while combating terrorism Role of UN

  12. Role of The Philippine government should be to take measures to ensure a peaceful settlement between them and the MILF • Ensuring civilian’s safety is the most important thing Role of Governments

  13. Other countries can also help one another by providing funds or manpower • To ease the burden the affected country faces. • Countries can forge closer ties through such actions Role of Governments

  14. Cause for conflict in The Philippines is due to racial problems • Singapore seen as many to be racial melting pot • Different races in Singapore seem to be content with the current situation here in Singapore Lessons learnt

  15. Clever government • Able to give and take with regards to different races when needed • Singapore will be more cautious after the incident Lessons learnt

  16. Terrorism is scary and its happening • It started way before our time • One person can cause 50 other people to perish Terrorism is a BIG/small threat to the world

  17. Most of them are thrilled to die for their cause • They are extremists • They will want to maximise the damage caused to ensure maximum casualty Why is it so scary?

  18. Cartoon

  19. With advancement of modern technology, it is becoming increasingly difficult to counter terrorism • Easier to hack into flight systems, communication systems etc Countering Terrorism

  20. People can go to howtomakeabomb.com to learn how to make a bomb • 9/11 marked a transformation in the world of terrorism: Terrorists are getting better at what they do • Thus counter terrorism efforts must step up Countering terrorism

  21. Airports have tightened security • Not allowed to bring in liquids exceeding a certain amount on board a flight • Security guards What transnational terrorism has done to us

  22. In Singapore, counter terrorism mock-ups started • To teach people how to react when faced with similar situation What transnational terrorism has done to us

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