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(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday said Marawi was “on its way to normalcy,” as it noted it has not monitored any terrorist in the main battle area of the city. In a press briefing on Friday, AFP spokesperson Restituto Padilla said the last encounter between local terrorists and government troops was November 5. He said nine terrorists were killed at that time. “That is why recently, there has been […]
(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 alleged operator of Farhana Maute’s businesses that were also supposed sources of funds for terrorist activities in Marawi was arrested in Quezon City on Thursday. Chief Supt. Guillermo Salazar, Quezon City Police District director, said Rasdy Malawali, also a Maute group member, was apprehended by authorities from his house in Novaliches. According to Salazar, Malawali operates the Maute matriarch’s businesses in Salam Bazaar in Nova Mall and collects money from the […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) — The main battle zone in a southern Philippine city seized by Islamic State supporters resembles a tsunami-hit wasteland, with bullet-riddled mosques and a network of tunnels testifying to their hide-and-kill tactics. Two days after the military declared an end to the five-month conflict in which more than 1,100 people died, scrawny feral dogs and swallows flying above the ruins were among the few signs […]
United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday praised the Philippine military for upholding human rights in a five-month battle against pro-Islamic State group militants in Marawi. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte declared the end of the nation’s longest urban war in the city in Mindanao, where troops battled to flush out the militants who attacked in May in what authorities said was a bid to establish a Southeast Asian caliphate. Mattis, who was […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday called on the public to cooperate with the authorities as they hunt down the remaining terrorists and other lawless elements. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella issued the statement following the arrest of Aminkisa Romato Macadato, an alleged financier and member of the Maute terrorist group, in Valenzuela on Oct. 7. According to authorities, Macadato, who is included in the arrest orders issued by the Department of National Defense, is […]
(Eagle News) — An alleged financier of the Maute terrorist group has been arrested in Valenzuela City. Members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of the National Capital Region, Special Action Force, CIDG Eastern Police District and the National Capital Region Police Office arrested Aminkisa Romato Macadato in his hideout on P. Santiago St., Barangay Paso de Blas at 5:15 a.m. on Oct. 7. Authorities said Macadato, a nephew of Farhana Maute, the Maute […]
CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — A five-month battle against Islamic State supporters in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,000 lives has ended, the nation’s defense secretary said on Monday. “We now announce the termination of all combat operations in Marawi,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Clark, a northern Philippine city. Lorenzana said there were no more militants, known locally as coming from the Maute […]
MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine troops Sunday bombed militants loyal to the Islamic State group who have held out for over four months in a southern city and the military said the conflict would be over “very soon”. The army previously set a target of Sunday to end the fighting in Marawi, which it said has killed more than 1,000 people. Troops have missed previous deadlines to flush out the militants whom authorities said […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to “purge” local governments in Marawi, which he criticized for not informing troops about the existence of tunnels that are being used by the local terrorists. “(The local terrorists) have positions and yet we are not aware of it. I am blaming officials of the local government for that. I think I have to purge them,” he said. He said “nobody told us about the tunnels that […]
A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targetting New York City transferred money from the Philippines to other suspects to carry out the attacks, saying he could do this without attracting too much attention. A statement sent by the United States Embassy in Manila quoted messages sent by Russel Salic to two others involved in the plot in which he described terror laws in the Philippines as “not strict” in comparison to countries such […]
