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Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
World
January 21, 2019
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Filipino Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region…
Exclusive: Koran, boots and scarves all that remain in Philippine rebel leader’s lair
World
October 30, 2017
Exclusive: Koran, boots and scarves all that remain in Philippine rebel leader’s lair
Prayer mats, chequered scarves, black fatigues, and bullet-ridden walls mark the hideout where the “emir” of Islamic State in Southeast…
US touts military ties in Philippines as Duterte courts Russia, China
World
October 24, 2017
US touts military ties in Philippines as Duterte courts Russia, China
The timing of US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ trip to the Philippines this week couldn’t have been better, coming just…
Australia expands security assistance to Philippines to combat Islamist militants
Middle East
October 24, 2017
Australia expands security assistance to Philippines to combat Islamist militants
Australia on Tuesday announced the expansion of its security support to the Philippines, which will involve training in urban counter-terrorism,…
Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city: defence chiefs
Middle East
October 23, 2017
Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city: defence chiefs
A five-month battle against Islamic State supporters in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,100 lives has ended following…
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
World
October 17, 2017
Philippine president declares Marawi liberated as battle goes on
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared the southern city of Marawi liberated from pro-Islamic State militants on Tuesday, although the military…
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
World
August 2, 2017
Islamic school seeks to steer sons of militants to new path
The slim boys in Muslim caps and robes at the Al-Hidayah Islamic boarding school are grinning bolts of energy who…
Marawi standoff enters third month, underlining crisis in Philippines
World
July 23, 2017
Marawi standoff enters third month, underlining crisis in Philippines
Two months after Islamist militants launched an assault on one of the biggest southern cities in the Philippines, the fighting…
Update: Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
World
June 28, 2017
Update: Philippines says bodies of beheaded civilians found in rebel-held town
The decapitated bodies of five civilians have been found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels, the military said…
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
World
June 26, 2017
Abducted priest seen alive as Islamists hold out in Philippines
A Roman Catholic priest abducted by Islamist militants who seized parts of a southern Philippine city has been seen alive,…