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Islamist gunmen are holed up in about 1,500 buildings in Marawi after weeks of ferocious fighting that has left people dead, officials said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte last month vowed to “crush” the militants who rampaged through the city on May 23, with the military saying they were hoping to end the fight soon. The gunmen are led by Isnilon Hapilon, one of the world’s most wanted men, who is believed to be still alive […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — At least 2,000 people were evacuated from Paris’ main airport on Saturday and eight flights cancelled after an individual went into a “restricted area” without going through security controls, airport sources said. “We had to evacuate to ‘decontaminate’ the zone, meaning check to make sure no object had been left,” said one of the sources. The evacuations were from a zone in terminal 2F at the Charles de Gaulle airport that passengers access […]
Says war in Marawi will not stop until last terrorist is “taken out” (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday reiterated the government’s no-negotiation policy with terrorists, noting that the war in Marawi will continue until the last one was “taken out.” “I will never ever talk to the terrorists. There will never be forgiving them,” Duterte said in a speech during ceremonies commemorating the 50th founding anniversary of Davao del Sur in Digos. […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities are strengthening maritime security to ensure that no militant will make it to other provinces through bodies of water. Brigadier General Gilbert Gapay, martial law spokesperson in the Eastern Mindanao Command, said there were in particular six border stations covering the country’s backdoor. “(The strengthening of maritime security) is done in coordination with other government agencies–the Bureau of Immigration, Coastguard, Bureau of Customs, Philippine National Police, and other local government […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano during his visit to Beijing that China will continue aiding the Philippines in its fight against terrorism, especially in Mindanao. ”I want to tell the people of the Philippines that whenever difficulties and challenges, China will always stand by your side,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a joint press conference. China donated ₱590-M worth of […]
“A few more days and we will prevail (there),” he says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said an investigation into the source of weapons of local terrorists should be underway soon, as he surmised the crisis in Marawi would end in a “few more days.” “It will be good that after this war, (we) start looking into saan itong mga baril at bala (nanggaling). Kasi may mga cartons doon marka pa (the […]
BEIJING, China — China vowed Thursday to continue providing the Philippines with “necessary assistance,” a day after Beijing donated thousands of weapons to the country to help its fight against Islamist gunmen. Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks during a visit by his Philippine counterpart Alan Peter Cayetano and pledged China’s help with reconstruction efforts in the war-torn southern city of Marawi. “Yesterday the first batch of emergency assistance was delivered to the Philippines,” […]
China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to the Philippines to help Manila in its battle against Islamist gunmen who are holed up in Marawi. The shipment of assault and sniper rifles and ammunition is the first example of Chinese military aid since President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to move away from Manila’s traditional ally America and seek Beijing’s support. It came after China donated P15 million for the rehabilitation of the war-stricken city in Mindanao. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he was set to visit Marawi to check the situation there. “I cannot just sit on my a** sa opisina ko. Hirap ang tao doon,” Duterte said in groundbreaking rites of the Presidential Security Group Hospital in Malacanang Park. In his speech, the President said he “really wallow(s) in sorrow” as he was the one who gave the orders for government troops to go to Marawi and fight […]
The military on Saturday said it was verifying reports Isnilon Hapilon has escaped Marawi. Hapilon, a veteran Filipino militant who claims to be the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group in Southeast Asia, has not been seen in the battle zone, said Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, head of the military’s Western Mindanao Command. An attempt by government troops to arrest Hapilon in Marawi on May 23 triggered a rampage by Islamist militants flying black […]
Stresses importance of united front to fight int’l terrorism based on Russia’s experience QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Russian ambassador to the Philippines H. E. Igor Khovaev said Russia “fully supports” the Philippine government’s fight against terrorism in Mindanao, saying the terrorist attack in Marawi City was “an attack on all of us.” “I would like first to emphasize that we fully support a fair, legitimate struggle for the Philippine nation against […]
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Multiple blasts killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens in two Pakistani cities on the last Friday of Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month, as officials warned the toll could rise. Authorities said 13 people were killed and 124 wounded when twin blasts tore through a market in Parachinar, capital of Kurram district, a mainly Shiite area of Pakistan’s tribal belt. Local official Nasrullah Khan told AFP that the first blast detonated […]
