Indonesian child terror ‘attacker’ in Slovakia; nine Filipino communist terrorists killed in clashes

And more in this latest weekly Southeast Asia counter/terrorism roundup.

Philippine soldiers during an exercise. (Philippine army pic)

Here’s the latest headlines and links you should not miss.

• Top communist insurgent leaders among six killed, Philippine Army confirms

• Abducted American vlogger believed dead, say Philippine police

• Malaysia's foreign minister calls for adaptive strategies among emerging security threats including terrorism, cyberattacks

• Banned Indonesian group's spiritual figurehead urges Prabowo to send fighters to Gaza, ‘liberate’ Jerusalem mosque

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