Abu Sayyaf
Avoid Southern Philippines
Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the...
Martial Law Extended In Mindanao
Legislators in the Philippines have voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law to deal with an Islamist insurgency in...
Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle...
Philippines’ Duterte Vows To Eat Militants After Beheadings
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and...
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...
Philippine Militants Behead 2 Vietnamese Hostages
Islamist militants have beheaded two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines, the...
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...
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...
Islamic Militants Attack Philippine Village
Islamic militants launched a day-long assault on a southern Philippine village Wednesday during which they held 31...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops
Philippine airstrikes aimed at Islamist militants who are holding hostages as human shields killed 11 soldiers,...
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...