JAKARTA, Oct 25 — South-east Asia faces a growing risk of extremist violence as Islamic State group supporters increasingly work together, but law enforcement agencies are unprepared for th e new threat, a report warned today. Southeast Asia is unprepared for the rapidly - rising number of extremist attacks , warns think tank The Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict ( IPAC ) . It suggests the main danger is in the southern Philippines , where a few Islamic extremist groups have sworn allegiance to ISIS ; the groups have links to other parts of the region , particularly Malaysia and Indonesia . ISIS has also endorsed a Philippines - based militant leader for Southeast Asia and widened its " extremist recruitment network " in the region , opening up channels for international funding and communication . It says as it loses territory in Syria and Iraq , it raises the risk of revenge attacks in Southeast Asia .
Southeast Asia is unprepared for the rapidly - rising number of extremist attacks , warns think tank The Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict ( IPAC ) . It suggests the main danger is in the southern Philippines , where a few Islamic extremist groups have sworn allegiance to ISIS ; the groups have links to other parts of the region , particularly Malaysia and Indonesia . ISIS has also endorsed a Philippines - based militant leader for Southeast Asia and widened its " extremist recruitment network " in the region , opening up channels for international funding and communication . It says as it loses territory in Syria and Iraq , it raises the risk of revenge attacks in Southeast Asia .