Moro conflict

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Gunmen In Philippines Take Hostages, Including Priest

Islamist militants battling security forces in a southern Philippine city have taken hostages, including a local...

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Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who...

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Duterte Vows ‘harsh’ Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned Wednesday that martial law would be "harsh" and like a dictatorship, after...

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Martial Law In Southern Philippines Could Last A Year

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year,...

News

Philippines Soldiers Battle Isis-Linked Gunmen On Marawi City Streets

A group of heavily-armed militants from a group linked to Isis have reportedly stormed a city in the Philippines and...

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Duterte Declares Martial Law In Southern Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security...

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Philippine Forces Hunt Top IS-Linked Militant

Philippine security forces hunting one of the world's most-wanted Islamist militants were battling gunmen in a southern...

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Philippine Assault On Extremists Sends 24,000 Fleeing

More than 24,000 people fled their homes as the Philippine military used airstrikes and artillery against Muslim...

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US Warns of Kidnapping Threat On Philippine Tourist Island

Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners on a Philippine island popular with tourists, the US embassy has warned, a...

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Philippine Blast Probe Focuses On Shiite Imam

Philippine police believe a Shiite Muslim cleric was the likely target of explosions that killed two people in Manila,...

International

Twin Blasts Kill Two In Philippines

The first blast came from a package that was being delivered by a man on a motorcycle At least two people have been...

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Twin Blasts In Philippine Capital Kill At Least Two

Two explosions in the Philippine capital on Saturday night killed at least two people and injured four others, police...

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Philippines, US To Hold Annual ‘Balikatan’ Military Drills

The Philippine military said Sunday it would hold annual exercises with US troops next month, reaffirming its...

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Militants Flee After Foiled Philippine Resort Kidnap Raid

Islamic militants who landed on a Philippine tourist island triggering deadly clashes with security forces had planned...

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More Troops Sent To Fight Gunmen On Philippine Tourist Island

The Philippines sent military reinforcements to one of its most famous tourist islands Wednesday as a deadly operation...

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Five Dead As Militants Attack Philippine Tourist Island

Five people including a Philippine police officer were killed Tuesday in clashes with 10 suspected members of the Abu...

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Two Malaysian Hostages Found Safe In Philippines

Two ailing Malaysian seamen held hostage by Filipino Muslim militants for eight months were found Thursday aboard a...

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Body of Beheaded German Hostage Found

The Philippine military said on Sunday it had recovered the body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by...

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Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was...