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PHILIPPINE National police chief Ronald dela Rosa said Islamic militants in the southern Philippines who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group were probably behind the failed bomb attempt near the United States embassy in Manila. “This is an attempted act of terrorism,” Dela Rosa told a news briefing in Manila. “Because of an ongoing police/military operation there, (the militants) have many casualties. We can theorize that this is a diversion to […]
by Agence France Presse BUTIG, Philippines (AFP) – Troops Sunday fired artillery at positions held by an Islamic militant faction in the southern Philippines as more soldiers deployed against the group, which staged a deadly bombing in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city. Troops used 105 mm artillery to blast the positions of the Maute group in the nearly deserted town of Butig in the second day of fighting since the gunmen — who claim allegiance […]
(Eagle News)– At least 90 percent of the population of Butig, Lanao del Sur have fled to Marawi City and other nearby areas as clashes between the military and bandits of the Maute Group continued. Some 300 members of the Maute Group have reoccupied a certain area of Butig town. Majority of members of the bandit group are residents of Butig town, and are now reinforced by other bandits from Maguindanao province. The military was able […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia | AFP | — Southeast Asia faces a growing risk of extremist violence as Islamic State group supporters increasingly work together, but law enforcement agencies are unprepared for the new threat, a report warned Tuesday. The main danger lies in the strife-torn southern Philippines, where a handful of Islamic extremist groups have sworn allegiance to IS, according to the report from think-tank the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC). The groups have […]
