militants

Six soldiers killed, one militant dead in Mindanao as hunt for bombers continues

MANILA, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - Six soldiers and at least one Islamist militant have been killed in the southern…

2 Filipino pro-IS militants suspected in Catholic church bombing

MANILA, Dec 6, 2023 (AFP) - Philippine police named two Filipino members of a pro-Islamic State militant group on Wednesday…

Putin warns of influx of Afghan militants disguised as refugees

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his country Sunday to prevent an influx of refugees from Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover,…

IS-linked militants kill four farmers in Indonesia

PALU, Indonesia (AFP) --Islamic State-linked extremists have killed four farmers in a remote village on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi,…

IS-linked militants kill four in Indonesia: police

  PALU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Islamic State-linked extremists killed four people in a remote Christian community on the Indonesian island…

Long way home for war-torn Marawi city residents

by Cecil Morella Agence France-Presse BALO-I, Lanao del Sur (AFP) -- Cradling her baby in a muddy tent camp, Jamalia…

Two suspected rebels killed in Indian Kashmir gun battle

KASHMIR, India (AFP) -- Government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir killed two suspected rebels in a gun battle on Monday, police…

WATCH: President Duterte makes surprise visit at SONA rally

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, July 24, visited the protesters outside the Batasan complex after delivering his second State…

Military: Militants in Marawi used water route to bring in ammunition, evacuate wounded

MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) -- Islamist militants occupying parts of Marawi used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate wounded…

At least 70 rescued by gov’t forces in Marawi City, but 2,000 people remain trapped

At least 70 people were rescued Saturday by government forces in Marawi City -- including 23 teachers from Dansalan College,…

PHL needs modern firearms to fight ISIS, Duterte tells Putin

(Reuters) -- President Rodrigo Duterte told Russian leader Vladimir Putin late Tuesday (May 23) that the Philippines needs modern arms…

Philippine soldiers kill ‘more than 10’ militants in bid to free captives

Philippine soldiers killed "more than 10" Abu Sayyaf militants in an attempt to free Vietnamese captives held on a remote…

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