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(Eagle News) – Two Maute rebels, including the suspected right-hand man of slain Islamist State leader in Southeast Asia, Isnilon Hapilon, had been killed by the military. The Philippine military confirmed this on Thursday, as a military official identified the alleged right-hand man of Hapilon as Abu Talja. Colonel Romeo Brawner Jr., said Philippine soldiers recovered the bodies of the two slain Maute fighters, one of whom was Talja. The bodies of the dead Maute […]
(Eagle News) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States has confirmed that the DNA sample from a corpse retrieved from Marawi City matched with that of Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Saturday that the FBI has submitted its official report on this. “This process of verification is also being conducted on the cadavers of the other terrorists that have been recovered so far,” he said. Apart […]
(Eagle News) — Reports are coming in that Abu Sayyaf leader and reported Islamist State emir in Southeast Asia, Isnilon Hapilon, had been killed this morning, October 16, but the military said that it has yet to confirm these. CNN Philippines cited military sources to say that Hapilon is now dead, and even showed a supposed bloodied face of the dead Islamist militant leader. Eagle News also received a photo of the supposed dead […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año na hindi nila hahayaang makalabas ng Marawi si Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. Sinabi ni Año na dalawang main group ng teroristang Maute ang siyang nakikipaglaban ngayon sa militar. Ito ay ang grupo ni Hapilon at Omar Maute na bumihag sa paring Katoliko na si Chito Suganob. Ibinunyag ni Año na kasama pa rin ni Hapilon ang mga miyembro […]
Islamist gunmen are holed up in about 1,500 buildings in Marawi after weeks of ferocious fighting that has left people dead, officials said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte last month vowed to “crush” the militants who rampaged through the city on May 23, with the military saying they were hoping to end the fight soon. The gunmen are led by Isnilon Hapilon, one of the world’s most wanted men, who is believed to be still alive […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines will continue its pursuit operations against Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. This, it said, was even if reports that Hapilon had escaped Marawi were true. The AFP also noted they were still verifying reports that Omar and Abdullah Maute were already dead. https://youtu.be/Gi5Z4_wL7jg
Agence France Presse — A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive, the military said Monday, as troops pressed on with their offensive. Air and artillery bombardment of enclaves occupied by the militants in Marawi resumed after an eight-hour truce Sunday to allow Muslims to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fasting month. Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jo-Ar Herrera said the militants were […]
Gov’t recovers 347 firearms, hundreds of communications equipment from terrorist groups (Eagle News) — The Philippine military said that they have recovered at least 347 firearms and hundreds of communications equipment from Islamist militants who continue to hold on to a “limited” area of Marawi City, as they announced to the public that there is a leadership crisis in the Islamist terrorists’ group. Task Force Marawi spokesperson Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera said that the […]
An eight-hour ceasefire in Marawi came to an abrupt end Sunday afternoon as the government continued its offensive against Islamist militants occupying parts of the city. Assaults backed by air and artillery bombardment had stopped at 6am but gunfire broke out as soon as the truce ended around 2pm, AFP reporters in Marawi said. Regional military commander Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez said the truce also allowed five Muslim religious leaders to enter ground zero and […]
(Eagle News) — Despite intense fighting among government troops and local terrorists, the Philippine flag was hoisted in the city hall of Marawi on Monday, the day the nation celebrates its 119th year of independence. As the flag was raised, an emotional Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra thanked all those who were instrumental in helping Marawi City “rise again.” “Nais ko pong pasalamatan ang lahat ng aking mga kababayan na tumulong sa amin dito sa Marawi […]
Islamist militants locked in an urban battle with troops in Marawi City had long planned to carve out an enclave of their own in Mindanao to fulfill a requirement for them to be recognized by the Islamic State (IS) international terror group. This was according to the military after the emergence of a video showing the Islamist militants’ leaders in a secret strategy meeting, and among them was Abu Sayyaf leader and touted as […]
(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday (June 9) denied that Abu Sayyaf group leader Isnilon Hapilon had slipped out of Marawi City amid ongoing offensive efforts of government forces against Maute group. “Hindi po ‘to napapatibayan. Hindi po ito totoo at naniniwala sila [troops] na nandoon pa [si Hapilon],” AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr. said during the Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang. Photos and videos of Hapilon earlier […]
