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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government said it arrested a woman on Thursday tagged by the United States as a facilitator for "terror" who gave money and other aid to the Islamic State group.
MANILA, Philippines — A woman classified as a “specially designated global terrorist” by the United States for her involvement in international terror groups was arrested at dawn yesterday in Indanan, Sulu.
Philippine troops have killed nine suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah, a militant group aligned with the Islamic State, in the southern region of the country. This includes two key suspects involved in a recent bomb attack that claimed the lives of four Christian worshippers, the army reported on Saturday.The operation, which took place in the village of Taporug near Piagapo town in Lanao del Sur province, saw four army scout rangers sustain minor injuries.
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – Nine Dawlah Islamiya terrorists were killed while six others were wounded in a series of clashes with soldiers that started on Thursday afternoon and went on until early Friday in Barangay Tapurog in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.
COTABATO CITY — Gunmen killed two Army intelligence agents in an ambush on Wednesday afternoon in a secluded area in Barangay Lininding in Munai, Lanao del Norte.
MANILA, Philippines — Sustained military operations and the whole-of-nation approach toward ending the country’s insurgency problem have reportedly brought down the number of active New People’s Army (NPA) guerrilla fronts to zero.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president blamed “foreign terrorists” for a bomb blast that killed four people Sunday, wounded dozens of other Catholic worshippers in the south and sparked a security alarm, including in the capital, Manila, where state forces were put on alert.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 3:48 p.m.) — The alleged accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University in Marawi City was arrested by government forces on Wednesday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said.