1. The Islamic State just claimed responsibility for the attack inside a casino in Manila yesterday via their Amaq News Agency:pic.twitter.com/ODwmu8V6lx
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7. ISIS' official Nashir channel has now claimed Manila. It is providing a nom de guerre for the alleged attacker:pic.twitter.com/l6EyxNLDkk
8. The Nashir claim names the alleged attacker as having the kunya Abu al-Khair al-Arkhabilipic.twitter.com/a80bb9fmWn
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9. (Last tweet & translation was from
@siteintelgroup). The Nashir claim clashes with reports on the ground. Death toll is inflated etc -
Why is the gov of the Philippines saying otherwise?
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The al-Arkhabili kunya would indicate the attacker was a Southeast Asian from Indonesia/Malaysia.
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In IS's "The Generation of Epic Battles," there is a difference between Indonesia, Malaysia, and "the Archipelago" which is the kunya here.
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