JIHADISTS who left Southeast Asia to fight with the Islamic State may come back in numbers if the crisis in Marawi City continues, a national security expert warned on Thursday.

Shashi Jayakumar, Senior Fellow and Head of Center of Excellence for National Security at Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said that while it is difficult for terrorists to return to the region, the possibility remains.

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