Duterte not sure whether China or USA would help in jihadi terror fight
President Duterte has said he does not know if he would turn to China or the USA for help if there were an outbreak of Islamic State-linked violence in Mindanao. …
President Duterte has said he does not know if he would turn to China or the USA for help if there were an outbreak of Islamic State-linked violence in Mindanao. …
The head of the Philippine Army has warned that Islamic State sleeper cells across the country could launch deadly attacks at any time. Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito Bautista said the …
A Muslim convert accused of plotting a ‘large-scale’ vehicle attack in London also hoped to join so-called Islamic State in the Philippines. Lewis Ludlow, aged 26, from Rochester in Kent …
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has disputed President Duterte’s assertion that the military can arrest people without warrants under martial law. Speaking to troops on Friday, the president said they …
The Philippine coast guard have foiled an attempted pirate attack on a cargo vessel by suspected Abu Sayyaf terrorists. The attempted boarding yesterday (Tuesday, April 18) of the Doña Anabelle …
Two suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members have been arrested today after twin bombings in Mindanao left more than a dozen people injured. Chief Superintendent Raul Supiter, director of …
The Communist Party of the Philippines CPP has claimed that the recent Abu Sayyaf raid on Bohol was a conspiracy cooked by the American government and Philippine military. A statement …
Three militiamen were killed while six special forces soldiers and 11 other militiamen were wounded in clashes with Islamic State-afilliated Abu Sayyaf Group in Sumisip, Basilan, this morning (Monday, April …
Battle-hardened Southeast Asian Islamic State fighters fleeing the Middle East are planning to regroup in the southern Philippines, a security conference was told today (Tuesday, April 4). Instability and the easy …
Confusion surrounds the cause of an explosion in Sulu that left four dead — including a child — and injured 18. Local military chiefs are pointing the finger at the …
Ten Pakistanis have been apprehending while attempting to reach the Abu Sayyaf stronghold of Basilan without any documentation, it was revealed today (Thursday, March 16). Coast guard spokesman Lieutenant Commander …
Five Filipinos and two Malaysians have been arrested in Sabah, Malaysia, over alleged links to so-called Islamic State (IS). Two Filipinos who are permanent residents of Sabah were arrested over …
Philippine troops have found the remains of Jurgen Kantner as the army presses ahead with its bid to free 30 other captives of the Islamic State-affiliated terror group. Marines dug up the head …
Abu Sayyaf are the prime suspects after gunmen attacked a Vietnamese ship, killing one crew member and abducting seven. Coastguard and marines rescued 17 Vietnamese crew members from the MV …
The Philippine Army is in a race against time in a bid to rescue kidnapped German sailor Jurgen Kantner from the clutches of Abu Sayyaf. The Islamic State-affiliated group released …
A German prisoner of the Abu Sayyaf Group has been forced to beg for his life in a disturbing new video. Jurgen Kantner, aged 70, tells the camera that he …
The Philippines defence minister has confirmed “very strong” links between the so-called Islamic State (IS) and home-grown militants such as Abu Sayyaf. Delfin Lorenzana said new intelligence had shown Muslim …
A British would-be jihadi — who told a court he bought bullet-proof underpants as “snake protection” — has been found guilty of plotting to join Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines. …
Abu Sayyaf released a video today (Wednesday, January 11) apparently showing kidnapped German Jurgen Kantner standing in a freshly dug grave surrounded by masked militants. Mr Kantner, aged 70, is seen …
Joint operatives from the Philippine Army and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group have arrested a soldier for selling weapons and ammunition to “lawless elements” in Mindanao. Authorities took down Technical Sergeant Santiago Caasi, …
Philippine government forces clashed with hundreds of Islamic militants on two remote islands on Thursday, with the military aircraft-backed campaign leaving up to 10 people dead, the army said. The gun …
Strengthening border security networks to prevent the movement of criminals and terror suspects was the focus of an Interpol-led operation at main transit hubs within the Association of Southeast Asian …
President-elect Duterte is considering implementing martial law in the Sulu Archipelago in an attempt to eliminate Abu Sayyaf. The terrorist group has continually engaged in high-profile kidnappings, often targeting business owners and …
The Philippines has agreed this week to a joint venture with Indonesia and Malaysia to conduct maritime patrols after a rash of ship hijackings by Islamic militants from the Abu …
Abu Sayyaf has freed a Chinese woman who they kidnapped nearly two years ago on the island of Basilan. Sulu provincial police say Yahong Tan Lim was freed at 1pm on Tuesday …
UPDATED INFORMATION: SEE BELOW Abu Sayyaf terrorists have killed one of the foreigners abducted from Samal island, say police. Sulu police gave the confirmation after they discovered the head, believed to be …