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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...
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...
Duterte Bodyguards Wounded In Philippine Ambush
Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist...
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...
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...
Militants Used Water Route To Beat Philippine Offensive
Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern Philippine city used a water route to bring in ammunition and evacuate...
Philippine Forces Declare Eid Truce In War-Torn City
The Philippine armed forces declared an eight-hour ceasefire Sunday in its ongoing offensive against Islamist militants...
Dusty Teddy Bear Lies In War-Ruined Philippine City
A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are among the few...
Australia Sends Spy Planes To South Philippines
Australian military spy planes will start flying missions over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against...
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...
Philippines’ Duterte Apologises For Urban War
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised Tuesday for a military offensive that has left the nation's main Muslim...
IS Militants Killing, Enslaving Civilians
Islamist militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as...
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...
Politicians Backing Islamist Militants In Philippines
One local politician has been arrested and others are wanted for supporting Islamist militants who have taken over...
Philippines’ Duterte Orders Troops To ‘crush’ Militants
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday ordered the military to "crush" Islamist militants still occupying...