Despite these criticisms, Duterte's regime, confronted by another challenging issue, has extended another form of «martial law» by declaring war against
the Islamist armed group Maute, aligned with the Islamic State, in the city of Marawi.
What is more, the In Amenas attack illustrates the transformation of
armed Islamist groups in the Maghreb and their increasing capacity to target the principal hydrocarbon production installations within the country.