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Avoid Southern Philippines

Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the...

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Martial Law Extended In Mindanao

Legislators in the Philippines have voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law to deal with an Islamist insurgency in...

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Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash

A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle...

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Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and...

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Philippines Kidnap: Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behead Vietnamese

Two Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country’s military said. Their...

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Philippine Militants Behead 2 Vietnamese Hostages

Islamist militants have beheaded two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines, the...

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Philippines, US Hold Joint Patrol In Dangerous Waters

US and Philippine warships on Saturday conducted a joint patrol of southern waters known as a hunting ground for local...

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US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City

One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...

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Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village

Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31...

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Islamic Militants Take Hostages At Philippine School

Islamic militants occupied a primary school and took hostages in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday, a few...

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Horror Philippine War Tales In Heroes’ Ward

Inside the "Heroes' Ward" at a hospital in the Philippine capital, wounded soldiers read the Bible and recount horror...

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Wounded Vietnamese Hostage Rescued In the Philippines

Philippine troops have rescued a Vietnamese sailor held hostage for seven months by Islamist militants in the country's...

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US Forces Assist Philippines Military As Marawi Siege Rages On.

US forces are providing the Philippines with technical assistance to end a siege of the southern town of Marawi by...

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Duterte Offers Bounties For Militant Chiefs In Philippine City

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offered large bounties Monday for the leaders of Islamist fighters holding parts...

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Indonesia Says 1,200 IS Operatives In Philippines

There are about 1,200 Islamic State (IS) group operatives in the Philippines, including foreigners of whom 40 are from...

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Ceasefire Hopes For Civilians In War-Torn Philippine City

Philippine authorities said Sunday they were trying to negotiate a ceasefire in a war-torn southern city to rescue up...

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Philippine Military Launches New Air Raids In Islamist Battle

Loud explosions rang out in the now mostly deserted city of Marawai on Friday as Philippine fighter jets launched fresh...

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Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields killed 11 soldiers,...

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Philippine Airstrikes Aimed At ISIS Kills 11 Soldiers In Friendly Fire

Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields in a southern city killed...