Wanted pro-IS terror group subleader nabbed in Mindanao; soldier survives Papuan insurgent attack

And more in this latest weekly Southeast Asia terrorism roundup.

A Philippine soldier during an exercise. (Philippine Army pic)

Here’s 19 headlines from last week you mustn’t miss.

• Think tank monitors surge in violence with rise in heat index in autonomous Mindanao region

• Conscription in Myanmar drives insurgent recruits, says civilian govt

• Two illegal firearm dealers with links to IS nabbed in Mindanao

EXCLUSIVE: Moscow terror attack may impact Southeast, South Asia and beyond. Here’s how.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Foreign Islamic State spokesman - possibly Syrian - speaks from Mindanao'

EXCLUSIVE: Philippine army battalion transferred to Islamic State group's area of operations