1st Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR) of Australian Army recently arrived in the Philippines to train Filipino soldiers in urban warfare to combat the spread of the Islamic extremism after months of fierce fighting against militants in the country's south as Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne announced the training during a visit to Manila for talks with her south-east Asian counterparts on Tuesday, October 24, 2017.
Canberra has been aiding Manila against local supporters of the Islamic State group in the southern city of Marawi since September, deploying two AP-3C Orion aircraft for surveillance while helping in information-gathering and analysis.
"The practical training the Australian Defense Force will provide will ensure the Philippines defense force is better able to counter the brutal tactics being employed by terrorists,"
"Globally we have seen the effect of extremist ideology and terrorist threats on millions of civilians and it is alarming to see this disruption come to our region." Australian Defence Minister Marise Payne said.
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