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Martial law led to 2018 drop in violence in Muslim Mindanao – study
Any plan to lift martial law must come with an agreement among Mindanao leaders to control loose firearms, a major contributing factor to violence in the southern region, says International Alert Philippines
Martial law helped lessen violence in ARMM – report
But the Conflict Alert 2018 report also points out that the Duterte administration's heavy security approach will not be enough to address violent conflicts in the southern region
Fewer but deadlier conflicts in ARMM in 2017 – report
A dramatic rise in the use of improvised explosive devices and shift to group-related attacks from individual attacks defined ARMM conflicts last year, according to the Conflict Alert 2018 report
Group warns of revenge killings, rise in clan feuding in Marawi
According to International Alert Philippines, gender-related violence and clan feuds are the 3rd biggest cause of conflict in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
Marawi rehab: 'Build communities resilient to threat of extremism'
'Are they treating this simply as a matter of building, constructing infrastructure? I hope not,' says International Alert Philippines country manager Francisco Lara Jr
ARMM saw 'explosion of violence' in 2016 – report
According to the latest Conflict Alert, the biggest causes of violent conflict in 2016 are shadow economy issues, while political issues such as rebellion and extremism caused more fatalities
Rebellion not main cause of violence in ARMM
Conflict Alert a free online database now covering 15 provinces in ARMM is relaunched It shows that common crimes and shadow economies are the top causes of violence in the region
