Martial Law Extended In Mindanao
Legislators in the Philippines have voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law to deal with an Islamist insurgency in the restive ...
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Philippines Soldiers Battle Isis-Linked Gunmen On Marawi City Streets
A group of heavily-armed militants from a group linked to Isis have reportedly stormed a city in the Philippines and ...
Foreign Extremists Killed In Philippine Clash
The Philippine military said Tuesday it had killed almost 40 militants loyal to the Islamic State group, including three Indonesians ...
Houses Damaged As Strong Quake Hits South Philippines
A strong magnitude 6.0-earthquake hit the southern Philippines at dawn on Wednesday, damaging dozens of houses and sending people fleeing ...
Duterte Pleads With Philippine Rebels To Rebuff Islamic State Advances
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday pleaded with the country's Muslim separatist groups to deny sanctuary to militants with links ...
IS-Linked Group Frees Militants In Raid
Muslim extremists in the Philippines supporting the so-called Islamic State (IS) have freed at least eight fellow militants in a ...