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ISIS And The Growing Terror Threat In Southeast Asia

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A soldier carrying a captured ISIS flag while clearing a city street of militants on May 26, 2017 in Marawi city, southern Philippines. (Jes Aznar/Getty Images)
A soldier carrying a captured ISIS flag while clearing a city street of militants on May 26, 2017 in Marawi city, southern Philippines. (Jes Aznar/Getty Images)

ISIS may be losing territory in Iraq and Syria, but it's gaining ground elsewhere in the world. Right now, ISIS is fighting a bloody insurgency in the Philippines, in the city of Marawi, which is on a southern island.

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with CNN senior international correspondent Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN), who is covering the fight.

This segment aired on July 3, 2017.

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