‘Militant leader’ killed in Philippines
(CNN) — The Philippine marines killed six suspected militants Sunday in an assault in the country’s restive southwest, the military said.
February 21, 2010 | Posted in News | Read More »
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Qaeda-linked militants behead Philippine hostage: official
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) – Al Qaeda-linked militants in the Philippines have beheaded one of three Filipino factory workers they seized in the troubled south of the country last month, an official said Wednesday.
December 9, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
Philippine clan accused of killing over 250
MANILA (AFP) – A Muslim clan blamed for a horrific political massacre in the Philippines was accused on Wednesday of killing more than 250 people during an eight-year reign of terror in a strife-torn southern province.
December 9, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
Bomb kills one in Philippines
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / December 5, 2009) –A powerful bomb explosion early Saturday killed one person and wounded six policemen in the southern Philippine province of Sulu where security forces are battling al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group.
December 5, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
Gunmen massacre 21 in Philippines election violence
At least 21 people have been killed in the southern Philippines in a massacre that has shocked a country almost inured to election violence.
November 23, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
Clinton supports Philippine anti-terrorism fight
MANILA, Philippines – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday vowed support for the Philippine fight against al-Qaida-linked militants and highlighted the U.S. military’s role in helping the country recover from deadly typhoons.
November 12, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
Five militants killed in clash in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) – Troops clashed with al Qaeda-linked militants in a remote town in southern Philippines before dawn Tuesday morning, killing one senior rebel commander and four others, the military said. Maj. Gen. Ben Dolorfino, commander of the military Western Mindanao Command, said only two bodies of the rebels were recovered while the death [...]
November 3, 2009 | Posted in News | Read More »
