MANILA: The terrorist network battling Philippine forces in Marawi may be prepping militants for similar attacks in Singapore and in East Asia, said a report.
The network, run by Bahrumsyah, a young Indonesian fighter in Syria, and Malaysian former university lecturer Dr Mahmud Ahmad, recruited fighters and carried out an audacious bid by the Islamic State (IS) to seize Marawi.
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