Inside the Battle of Marawi

December 08, 2023 00:47:10
Inside the Battle of Marawi
Urban Warfare Project
Inside the Battle of Marawi

Dec 08 2023 | 00:47:10

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Show Notes

In this episode Dr. Charles Knight joings John Spencer to discuss the Battle of Marawi. A senior lecturer in terrorism, asymmetric conflict, and urban operations at Charles Sturt University and a senior researcher at the University of New South Wales, Dr. Knight has researched and and written about the 2017 battle, in which the Philippine Army fought against Islamic State fighters over the course of five months. With the two sides fighting through the streets, alleys, and buildings of Marawi, it was one of the biggest and most high-intensity urban battles of the modern era.

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