Singapore offers Philippines drones, urban warfare training
Agence France Presse -- Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling…
9 years ago
Islamic State
Air strikes pummel Syria’s Raqa as US-backed forces advance on IS
by Rouba El-Husseini Agence France-Presse RAQA, Syria - Heavy bombardment and fierce fighting shook the Islamic State group's Syrian stronghold…
9 years ago
Iraqi PM hails victory over ‘brutality and terrorism’ in Mosul
by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with W.G. Dunlop in Baghdad Agence France-Presse MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory…
9 years ago
EU says fall of Mosul ‘decisive’ step against terror
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) - The European Union on Sunday hailed the defeat of the Islamic State group in Mosul…
9 years ago
Three alleged Maute supporters arrested in CDO
(Eagle News) -- Three suspected supporters of the Maute group were arrested by authorities in a raid in Cagayan de…
9 years ago
AFP: Militants holed up in buildings in Marawi
Islamist gunmen are holed up in about 1,500 buildings in Marawi after weeks of ferocious fighting that has left people…
9 years ago
President Duterte reiterates gov’t will not talk to Maute, Abu Sayyaf, other terrorists
Says war in Marawi will not stop until last terrorist is "taken out" (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on…
9 years ago
China donates arms to Philippines for raging fight in Marawi
China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to the Philippines to help Manila in its battle against Islamist gunmen who…
9 years ago
President Duterte set to visit war-torn Marawi
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte said he was set to visit Marawi to check the situation there. "I cannot…
9 years ago
Six suspected IS jihadists arrested in Europe
MADRID, Spain (AFP) -- Six suspected members of the Islamic State group were arrested in Spain, Britain and Germany on…
9 years ago
President Duterte assures war-torn Marawi “will rise as a prosperous city again”
"We will live in peace and guarantee peace for the next generation," he says (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte…
9 years ago
The Mautes of the Philippines: from monied family to Islamic State-linked group
MANILA/MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) -- Before they formed one of the most dreaded militant groups in the Philippines and…
9 years ago
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