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MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro yesterday lauded the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for its recent successful operations against members of the Dawlah Islamiya-Maute group and the New People’s Army in separate encounters in Lanao del Norte, Negros Occidental and Bohol last week.
CAGAYAN DE ORO: Philippine troops clashed with Muslim militants in a gunbattle that left at least six soldiers and two rebels dead in a fog-shrouded hinterland in the south, military officials said Monday.Military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said four other soldiers were wounded in the army offensive Sunday against fighters of the Dawlah Islamiyah, a small armed group aligned with the Islamic State group, near Munai town in Lanao del Norte province.Troops were hunting a still-unknown number of militants, who withdrew from the scene of the battle, military officials said.
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines — Six soldiers and three terrorists tagged in a bomb attack on Mindanao State University (MSU) were killed in a series of encounters in the hinterlands of Munai, Lanao del Norte on Sunday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said that the person behind the fatal bombing of the Mindanao State University last year was one of nine armed rebels recently killed in a military operation.
FOURTEEN soldiers were given medals in connection with a successful operation that led to the killing of nine members of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) in Lanao del Sur last week.
MANILA, Philippines — Nine members of the Dawlah Islamiya have been killed in an encounter with soldiers in Piagapo, Lanao del Sur.
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.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 18) — The National Security Council on Thursday said it disagrees with the “basis and scope” of Canada’s warning from traveling to Mindanao and urged its officials to engage in a constructive dialogue with the Philippine government to know the security situation in the area.