MANILA, Philippines --- The government is verifying fresh reports that foreign fighters have entered Mindanao in efforts to establish a caliphate there. In an interview with CNN Philippines' The Source, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said there are reports of foreign fighters coming in but these are still unconfirmed. "We have a very porous southern border. The news is that, although we cannot confirm it on the ground, there are incursions from neighboring countries Indonesia and Malaysia. But we are still validating this news," he said Tuesday. "The news actually came from abroad. There is an agency in Singapore that monitors the ...
Keep on reading: Gov’t checking report about foreign fighters in Mindanao – Lorenzana
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