ISIS in South-east Asia

Philippine police tracking people who met Bondi gunmen in Davao

Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed, stayed at the nondescript GV Hotel in Davao city for about a month before they went on a killing spree in Sydney’s Bondi Beach.

Bondi shooting puts gunmen’s Philippines trip under scrutiny, but training claims remain unproven

The facade of GV hotel is seen in Davao City, in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao, where father-and-son duo Sajid and Naveed Akram stayed during their visit in November, weeks before they allegedly killed 15 people on Bondi Beach in Australia. Australian police are investigating whether the pair met with Islamist extremists during a visit to the Philippines weeks before the shooting. (Photo by Ferdinandh CABRERA / AFP)

Bondi Beach attack suspects kept to themselves during stay in the Philippines: Hotel employee

Vehicles pass next to the exterior of GV Hotel where the suspected gunmen from Sydney's Bondi Beach shooting attack at a Hanukkah event had allegedly stayed when they travelled to the Philippines last month, in Davao City, Philippines, December 17, 2025. REUTERS/Marconi B. Navales

Commentary

Bondi Beach shooting: What it says about the terror threat moving forward

People stand in front floral tributes left at the promenade of Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 18, 2025, to honour victims of the shooting that took place there on December 14. The attack at Bondi Beach on December 14 was one of the deadliest in Australian history. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

News analysis

Overseas attacks highlight a quieter but more complex terror risk for S-E Asia

A morning vigil in Sydney on Dec 17 for the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting.

Bondi suspects were in southern Philippines, where ISIS is still active

The suspects arrived in the Philippines together on Nov 1 from Sydney, and left the country on Nov 28, flying to Sydney via Manila.

Bondi Beach shooting: Suspect went from religious teen to alleged mass killer

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard outside the house of the suspects of a shooting incident on a Jewish holiday celebration at Bondi Beach, in Bonnyrigg, Sydney, Australia, December 15, 2025. REUTERS/Alasdair Pal/File Photo

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