SYDNEY: Australia Tuesday offered to help train the Philippine military to tackle Islamic fighters terrorizing parts of the country, calling the threat “deeply concerning.”

Philippine forces have been besieging terrorists belonging to the Maute terrorist group in the southern city of Marawi for 100 days. But the gunmen, flying the Islamic State group’s black flag, have defied military assaults including airstrikes and artillery barrages.

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