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One arrested (Eagle News)– Four Abu Sayyaf members, including the brother of Jolo Cathedral bomber Mundi Sawadjaan, were killed in counter-terrorism operations in Sulu, while another was arrested on Sunday, June 13, the Philippine National Police said. PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said those slain in the implementation of a warrant of arrest against Injam Yadah in Upper Alat, Barangay Alat on June 13 were Yadah himself, Al-Al Sawadjaan, and one alias “Rauf/Raup.” The remaining ASG […]
ATC also gives 10 alleged members of local terrorist groups the designation (Eagle News) — The Anti-Terrorism Council has designated 19 ranking members of the Communist Party of the Philippines as terrorists. A list of those covered by the designation and released by the government on Thursday, May 13, included CPP founder Jose Maria Sison, Vicente Ladlad, Jorge Madlos, Adelberto Silva, Rey Casambre, Rafael Baylosis, and Wilma and Benito Tiamzon. The government said the designation […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte lauded the men in uniform fighting terrorism in the country as he honored the soldiers who were killed in the Aug. 24 terrorist bombing in Jolo, Sulu. In his talk to the troops in Kuta Heneral Teodulfo Bautista Headquarters in Jolo, Sulu, President Duterte also vowed to give all the support needed by the soldiers to fight terrorism amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “To our troops, I stand in solidarity […]
by Daphné BENOIT and Didier LAURAS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — France said its forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, in a blow to the group behind a string of deadly attacks across the troubled Sahel region. Abdelmalek Droukdel was killed on Thursday in northern Mali near the Algerian border, where the group has bases from which it has carried out attacks and abductions of Westerners in the […]
(Eagle News)–Government troops clashed with New People’s Army terrorists in Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, June 3, the Philippine Army said on Thursday, June 4. In a statement, the Philippine Army said the members of the 30th Infantry “Python” Battalion and around 15 terrorists exchanged fire for about 45 minutes in Alegria, but the terrorists withdrew, leaving behind ammunition and guns. Seized were an M16 rifle, five rounds of a cal. 50 rifle, 16 rounds […]
(Eagle News)–A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf was killed and another was wounded after they clashed with members of the military in Basilan on May 8. In a statement, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson Major Arvin Encinas said government forces recovered the body of Pau Geh during clearing operations. The military identified the injured as Adzuan “Kawwang” Kajing, who was reportedly involved in an explosion incident in Lamitan City on July 31 two years ago. […]
(Eagle news) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would no longer consider holding “peace talks” with the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) because of the New People’s Army (NPA) attacks done on soldiers who were simply accompanying government workers delivering food any money amid the COVID-19 crisis. “There is no more peace talks to talk about,” Duterte said on Monday, April 27, during a late night press briefing in Malacanang. “It is […]
(Eagle News)—The military is verifying information the supposed successor of Isnilon Hapilon, the emir of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, has been killed. The military said it had submitted samples from the body suspected to be of Abu Dar based on the scars to the Scene of the Crime Operatives. The dead man was one of the eight killed in a clash with government security forces in Tubaran, Lanao del Sur on Thursday, March […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, Feb. 22, gave the assurance the government was doing all that it could to secure the release of the Malaysian and Indonesian hostages of the Abu Sayyaf. In a statement issued after videos circulating online showed alleged Abu Sayyaf members threatening to behead the hostages, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo reiterated, however, the government’s no-ransom policy. “To give in to the demands of terrorists and other lawless groups would embolden them […]
(Eagle News)–At least eight members of the Islamic State-inspired Daulah Islamiyah were killed after the military captured a bandit stronghold in Maguindanao. 6th Infantry Division commander Major General Cirilito Sobejana said 10 other bandits, including a Daulah Islamiyah sub-commander, Salahudin Hassan of the Toraype group, were also wounded in the operation in the camp in Sultan sa Barongis on Saturday, Feb. 2. Hassan was reportedly a student of Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, the Indonesian […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police stood by its gathering of information on members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, noting that it was Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines himself who admitted the group was “among the front organizations under its wings that work in support of the the forces of the armed revolution.” In a statement, the PNP said that while it used to recognize ACT as […]
(Eagle News) — The 17th Congress on Wednesday, Dec. 12, voted to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Two hundred thirty five lawmakers voted for the extension, 28 against it, and one abstained. Among the senators, 12 senators–Senate President Tito Sotto, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senators Gringo Honasan, Ping Lacson, Richard Gordon, Cynthia Villar, Grace Poe, Koko Pimentel, JV Ejercito, Sonny Angara, Sherwin Gatchalian and Manny Pacquiao–voted for the extension […]
