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‘Reinforcements’ Caught Sneaking Into Philippine Warzone
Philippine troops have seized 59 suspected militants trying to reinforce Islamist gunmen holed up in the southern city...
US Gives Surveillance Planes To Philippines
The United States donated surveillance aircraft and began delivering weapons to the Philippines on Thursday to help its...
Avoid Southern Philippines
Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the...
China Urges ASEAN To Reject Outside Interference
Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the...
Martial Law Extended In Mindanao
Legislators in the Philippines have voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law to deal with an Islamist insurgency in...
Philippines To Extend Martial Law In South Until Year End
The Philippine Congress on Saturday voted to extend President Rodrigo Duterte's declaration of martial law in the south...
Philippine MPs To Vote On Martial Law Extension Bid
The Philippine Congress opened a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte's bid for an extension...
Philippine MPs To Vote On Duterte Bid For Longer Martial Rule
The Philippine Congress sits in a special session Saturday to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte's bid for longer...
Philippines’ Duterte Makes Surprise Visit To Warzone
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise visit to the wartorn city of Marawi on Thursday where troops are...
Singapore Offers Manila Drones, Urban Warfare Training
Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling...
Duterte Bodyguards Wounded In Philippine Ambush
Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist...
Philippines’ Duterte Seeks Martial Law Extension
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to extend martial law in the southern Philippines as the initial...
Philippines’ Duterte Offers Muslim Self-Rule To Counter IS
President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority on Monday in an attempt to defeat...
Vietnamese Hostage Killed In Philippine Clash
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle...
Friendly Fire Kills Two Soldiers In Southern Philippines
A Philippine military jet accidentally killed two soldiers and injured 11 others as troops fought to retake a southern...
Militants Force Kids, Hostages To Fight
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a...
Philippine Air Strikes Target High-Rise Snipers
Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing Philippine forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State...
Gun-Toting Duterte In Surprise Visit Near Warzone
A gun-toting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise visit Friday to a military camp close to a city where...
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...