Philippine Local TimeAt around 7:40 am on December 3, 2023, an explosion occurred in the gymnasium of Mindanao National University in Malawi, southern Philippines. At that time, teachers and students were participating in religious activities inside the gymnasium. According to the latest report, the Philippine police stated at a press conference that 16 millimeters of explosive device fragments were found at the explosion site, suggesting that the explosion was caused by a homemade bomb. The explosion has resulted in 4 deaths and 50 injuries.

The military stated that the explosion may have been caused byIslamic StateofRetaliatory attack, citing the Philippine military's involvement in local timeOn December 1st in Malawi CityFor a namedThe extremist organization of the Abu Sayyaf armed group,launchNowSeries of actions to kill the organizationtenmore thanFamous armed militants,And thisindividualarmsOrganizational positiveHe is the representative of the Islamic State in the Philippines.

local timeOn December 4th, the extremist organization Islamic State claimed responsibility for the explosion at Mindanao National University. The organization stated on the communication software "Telegram" that its members detonated a bomb at a rally.

A brief review of history reveals that the Abu Sayyaf armed forces have had decades of deep-seated grudges with the Philippine government. As early asIn 2017, the organization joined forces with other extremist organizations and occupied the Philippines for five monthscityEngage in confrontation with government forces and police forces,cause300000 Filipinos have become refugees and thousands have died.

abu sayyafLoyalIslamic State,The full name is“Iraq and the Islamic State of Greater Syria”ISIS, abbreviated as ISIS, is an extremist terrorist organization that claims to be a nation and is active in Iraq and Syria. Its predecessor was Jordanian extremist Zarqawitwo thousand and twototwo thousand and threeEstablished in Iraq during the yearUnification and Jihad, nominally a branch of Al Qaeda in Iraq,two thousand and elevenAfter the year, taking advantage of the opportunity for Syria to fall into civil war, the control area was expanded from northern Iraq to northern Syria and renamed asIraq and the Islamic State of Levant.

two thousand and fourteenJune of the yeartwenty-nineOn the same day, Iraq and the Islamic State of Levant issued a statement on the internet, announcing the establishment ofThe leader of the Islamic State, Baghdadi, proclaimed himself as the "Caliph". Islamic State is said to have become the world's wealthiest terrorist organization by imposing taxes, smuggling oil and cultural relics, looting public and private property, kidnapping and extortion, and obtaining funds from donors within its controlled areas.

Philippine President Marcos strongly condemned the bombing incident caused by ISIS, and he posted on social mediaX wrote, "I condemn in the strongest terms the foolish and most heinous acts committed by foreign terrorists this Sunday morning. Extremists who use violence against innocent people will always be seen as enemies of our society."

Marcos expressed condolences to the victims of the explosion and vowed to bring justice to them.It can be foreseen that the Philippine government and military will continue to expand their crackdown efforts and thoroughly eliminate extreme terrorist organizations in the country.