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Joint Patrols Off Mindanao To Fight Militants

Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in waters off the Mindanao region this month to...

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Dozens Flee Islamist Gunmen In War-Torn Philippine City

Dozens of people ran to freedom through a terrifying gauntlet of military air strikes and Islamist gunmen Saturday,...

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Philippine Authorities Search For Clues On Casino Gunman’s Identity

Philippine authorities said Saturday they still did not know the identity of the gunman who killed 37 people when he...

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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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Gunman On Loose At Casino In Philippine Capital, But Nobody Shot

A gunman was on the loose at a casino complex in the Philippine capital on Friday after firing an assault rifle in a...

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Gunfire At Casino Complex In Philippine Capital

Gunfire was reported at a hotel and a casino resort in the Philippine capital on Friday, the operator of the complex...

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Prayers In the Crossfire of Deadly Philippine Urban Battle

Muhamer Macayman cowered for four days as bullets tore through the shanty home he was hiding in, praying neither the...

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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...

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Philippine Friendly Fire Airstrikes Kill 11 Troops

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

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Philippines Soldiers Killed In ‘friendly Fire’ Air Strike

Ten soldiers have been killed in a government air strike in the embattled city of Marawi in the Philippines. Eight...

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Philippines Warns Islamist Militants To Surrender Or Die

Philippine authorities on Tuesday warned Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender or die, as...

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Philippines Urges Islamist Militants To Surrender

Philippine authorities on Tuesday urged Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender for the sake...

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Fear, Confusion As Philippine Muslim City Burns

Four hungry chickens clawed at rubbish in a deserted street that smelt of corpses as military helicopters skimmed the...

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ISIS Murder 19 Civilians In South Philippines

ISIS-linked terrorists have murdered 19 civilians in the Philippines including a woman and a child. This week 85 people...

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Philippine Military Bomb Islamist Militants In Urban Battle

Philippine security forces dropped more bombs Saturday on a southern city where they have been battling Islamist...

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Foreign Militants In Deadly Philippine Urban Battle

Foreigners are among Islamist gunmen battling security forces in a southern Philippine city, the government said Friday...

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How A Botched Raid Led To Martial Law In the Philippines

It was meant to be a "surgical operation" to capture one of the world's most wanted terrorists, who was hiding and...

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Philippine Troops Bomb Islamist Militants In City

Philippine security forces bombed a southern city on Thursday as they battled Islamist militants who were holding...