Tag: Maute

Three–including Filipino—charged for plotting New York attacks for Islamic State in 2016

Three people—including a Filipino—have been charged with involvement in planned jihadist attacks on targets including New York’s subway and Times Square, in 2016. But an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent helped thwart the plot of Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, Talha Haroon, and  Russel Salic of the Philippines. The attacks were supposed to be carried out in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, American state prosecutors said in a statement on […]

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Gov’t troops now in control of 3rd critical bridge in Marawi City, says Palace

  (Eagle News) — Government troops have now take control of Masiu Bridge in Marawi City, considered as the last of three critical bridges that the Islamist fighters had occupied at the start of the war so they could control the city’s business district. Masiu bridge is also the bridge that had been used as a “possible escape route” of the Islamist terrorists in Marawi City, consisting of the Maute group, the Abu Sayyaf group, […]

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Catholic priest rescued from Marawi now in Manila; recounts ordeal to gov’t forces

  (Eagle News) — Civilians being held hostage by terrorists in Marawi are being made to dress like their captors and hold guns so they would look like they were part of the group being hunted down by government forces. Catholic priest Teresito “Chito” Suganob, 51, shared this information with government security forces after he was rescued from the hands of the terrorists led by Omar Maute in Barangay Sangkay on Saturday,  Armed Forces of […]

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Catholic priest, another hostage rescued as gov’t forces retake 2 Maute strongholds in Marawi City

(Eagle News) – A Catholic priest who was taken hostage by the ISIS-inspired Maute rebels at the start of the Marawi siege was among the hostages rescued by government troops on Saturday night, September 16, according to a facebook post of presidential peace adviser Jesus “Jess” Dureza. In his post, Dureza said he got the information that the priest Chito Suganob was with another hostage rescued by the government troops near Bato mosque at “162300hsept2017.” […]

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Marawi conflict on its last days, only 2 bgys under Maute control, says Defense chief

  The Department of National Defense announced that the ongoing rebellion in Marawi City is nearing its end, with only less than two barangays left with the presence of Maute terrorists. “Konti na lang ‘yung natitira rito. This is just one and a half barangay-wide. The area is just one and a half barangays. That’s why I’ve been told by our ground commanders that malapit na raw,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said during the Mindanao […]

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Omar Maute, Hapilon still in Marawi battlezone leading terrorists in “fierce” fight — AFP

(Eagle News) — Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon are still in Marawi’s battlezone along with the other Islamist terrorists who are still fighting it out with government troops, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. AFP Spokesperson Brig. General Restituto Padilla said the two Islamist militant leaders are leading the terrorists in fighting the government forces who are conducting what the military termed as the “final push” against the Islamist extremists.  The Islamist militants’ […]

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PHL to add more elite troops as gov’t readies final assault in Marawi

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine military is adding more elite troops for what they called the “final push” in Marawi City to rid this southern Philippine city of Islamic militants. The siege in Marawi City by Islamic State-linked Maute group has killed 819 people, mostly rebels, since the battle started on May 23. Major General Carlito Galvez Jr., the Western Mindanao Command chief, said that the government forces may take another three weeks for […]

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President Duterte warns of possible spillover of Marawi armed conflict to Buldon, Maguindanao

(Eagle News) – Around 100 Islamic State-inspired militants have been spotted in Buldon, Maguindanao. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front confirmed this in an online news report, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned of a possible spillover of the armed conflict in Marawi to that area. Duterte made the revelation after he said he was mulling lifting martial law across Mindanao earlier, but preferred to adopt a “let’s see” attitude because of the development instead. “If it […]

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DOJ junks rebellion charges vs 59 men arrested on suspicion of being Maute recruits

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Friday junked the rebellion charges filed against 59 individuals arresting officers believed were Maute recruits. The DOJ said there was a lack of evidence to prove the charges, so the 59 were released. The 59 were arrested after arrest orders were issued upon the declaration of martial law across Mindanao. Of the 59, 32 were apprehended from a house in Guiwan, Zamboanga City, while the rest were […]

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Ten pro-IS militants slain sneaking into Marawi warzone

  MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) — Ten suspected militants were killed in the Philippines on Monday as they attempted to infiltrate a southern city partly occupied by gunmen loyal to the Islamic State group, officials said. Government forces have been besieging the militants in the city of Marawi for almost 100 days. But the gunmen, flying the IS black flag, have defied military assaults including airstrikes and artillery barrages. Before dawn Monday 10 militants aboard two […]

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Lanao del Sur chief execs propose “training, arming” of BPAT to “sustain” war vs Maute

(Eagle News) — The local chief executives of Lanao del Sur are recommending the “organization, training and arming” of barangay peacekeeping action teams that will “assist (in) and sustain” the war against the Maute group, against whom they declared an “all-out war.” In a manifesto, the League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Lanao del Sur chapter said they made the recommendation to train the BPATs as Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units or Special Civilian Active Auxiliaries to […]

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Cash donations for Marawi reach almost Php100-million

Cash donations for those affected by the conflict in Marawi have reached almost P100 million. According to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, as of 2 PM August 3, the fund has already amounted to P98,570,804.23. Guevara said, around P1.5 million have been released to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) who were wounded in the ongoing clashes with the Maute Group. As of August 3, the numbers of rebels killed are […]

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