ISIS, a major goddess in ancient Egypt whose worship was believed to help the dead enter the afterlife as she had helped Osiris.

ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, is a Salafi jihadist terrorist organization that has been defeated by US-led coalition.

This week, Turkish troops have advanced into north-eastern Syria, following airstrikes and artillery barrages aimed at US-backed Kurdish forces who control the region.

Turkey’s offensive was triggered by a call between US president Donald Trump and Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which, the Turks claim, Trump handed over leadership of the campaign against ISIS in Syria to Ankara. How naïve of the US president, who said he’s better than his seasoned military officers.

Alarming, right? But the defeated terrorist organization, unlike its Egyptian namesake, are not yet ready to cross the afterlife.

As we have seen in Marawi, Philippines, ISIS is not that far-off. I have been to religious celebrations that saw not just the servants but security forces with their K-9 dogs.

In other words, ISIS can still bite. It managed to launch five-month armed conflict that became the longest urban battle in the modern history of the Philippines.

We cannot dismiss the armed conflict as something that might be in the far side of the moon. These terrorists are just lurking around.

Let’s see developments in the coming days. These Middle Eastern conflicts might spill-over here in Southeast Asian countries.