November 2016 Butig clash

Philippines Soldiers Battle Isis-Linked Gunmen On Marawi City Streets

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A group of heavily-armed militants from a group linked to Isis have reportedly stormed a city in the Philippines and engaged in firefights with the national army. Residents of Marawi City, in the south of the country, were urged to remain indoors as at least 15 gunmen from a Muslim rebel group called Maute stormed … Read more

Foreign Extremists Killed In Philippine Clash

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The Philippine military said Tuesday it had killed almost 40 militants loyal to the Islamic State group, including three Indonesians and a Malaysian, in a major land and air assault in the south. The foreigners were part of more than 160 fighters of the Maute group of militants who came under attack last weekend in … Read more