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2 militants linked to 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings killed in shootout with Indonesian police

Reuters
Posted at Jan 06 03:44 PM

A counter-terrorism unit raiding a militant hideout in central Indonesia on Wednesday killed two men suspected by police of involvement in twin bombings at a Philippine church in 2019 that killed more than 20 people.   Read more »

Afghan youth fear Taliban return will roll back Kandahar's progress

Elise Blanchard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 02:35 PM

Once the epicenter of the Taliban's iron-fisted Islamist government, Kandahar city in Afghanistan's restive south is slowly transforming into a vibrant urban center dotted with bustling cafes, co-ed universities -- and even a women's gym. Read more »

ISIS-inspired militants attack Maguindanao town

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 01:11 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte takes advantage of his United Nations General Assembly speech to warn against the threat of terrorism which he says only worsened during the pandemic.  Read more »

Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir says Muslims 'have right to kill French'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 29 11:40 PM

Malaysia's former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad said Thursday that Muslims had a right "to kill millions of French people", shortly after a knife-wielding man launched a deadly attack in Nice. Read more »

Delayed Marawi rehab may fuel violent extremism, watchdog warns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:11 AM

Francisco Lara Jr., senior peace and conflict adviser in Asia of non-governmental organization International Alert, said displaced residents of the Islamic City were growing impatient over the snail-paced rehabilitation. Read more »

Islamic State expanding globally amid setbacks, says US official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:21 AM

The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the killing of its leaders, a top US counter-terror official said Thursday. Read more »

Rights groups say Facebook bias spurs violence in India

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 10 11:57 AM

Civil rights groups on Wednesday said Facebook has failed to address dangerous content in India and demanded that the head of public policy there be removed. Read more »

Islamic State claims knife killing of Tunisian National Guard

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 04:40 AM

TUNIS - The Islamic State jihadist group Monday claimed responsibility for a knife attack in Tunisia the previous day which killed one National Guard officer and badly wounded another.   Read more »

Duterte: Seize opportunity to 'build new order' amid pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 03 01:00 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged state leaders and heads of international organizations to seize the opportunity to "build a new order" amid the coronavirus pandemic, as countries across the globe continue to struggle due to the health crisis. Read more »

Duterte mulls martial law in Sulu after deadly blasts: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 11:00 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte will consider the military and national police's recommendation to declare martial law in the southern province of Sulu, following a double bombing that killed at least 14 people and injured dozens, Malacañang said Wednesday.    Read more »

Hataman: Why rush anti-terror bill, but not Marawi siege victims' compensation?

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 07:08 PM

MANILA — Deputy House Speaker Mujiv Hataman on Wednesday called out his colleagues for rushing a new anti-terrorism legislation, but leaving behind bills seeking to compensate victims of the 2017 Marawi siege.   Read more »

Jehovah's Witness jailed in Russia for extremism, lawyer says

Alexander Marrow, Reuters
Posted at Jun 09 06:41 PM

The ruling at the Pskov City Court, handed to 61-year-old Gennady Shpakovskiy, was the harshest sentence for a Jehovah's Witness in Russia since a Supreme Court decision in 2017 ruled the Christian denomination was an extremist organization and should disband, the group said. Read more »

House releases new vote results on anti-terror bill after clarifications

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 10:53 PM

The House of Representatives on Thursday corrected the votes cast for the controversial House Bill 6875, which seeks to amend the country's current anti-terrorism law. Read more »

Protest all you want? Sotto says gov’t critics won’t be classified as terrorists

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:50 PM

Protesters, government critics and those who exercise their civil and political rights will not be branded as suspected terrorists under the proposed Anti-Terrorism bill, Senate President Vicente Sotto III assured on Wednesday. Read more »

Biazon withdraws as anti-terror bill sponsor a day after defending it

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 03 11:44 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker who sponsored the controversial anti-terror bill which critics fear could be used to suppress free speech and harass those who go against President Rodrigo Duterte, withdrew as author of the legislation a day after defending it. Read more »

Why tough new anti-terror bill strikes fear—even to non-terrorists

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 09:13 PM

A new bill granting Philippine state forces sweeping powers against terrorists has sparked fears that it may be also used to crack down on legitimate dissent under President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Saudi promo video labels feminism, atheism, homosexuality as extremist ideas

Reuters
Posted at Nov 12 05:01 AM

DUBAI—A promotional video published by Saudi Arabia's state security agency categorizes feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, even as the conservative Muslim kingdom seeks to promote tolerance and attract foreigners. Read more »

Baghdadi's wife revealed Islamic State group secrets after capture

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 05:40 PM

She was said to be the "first wife" of the IS leader, who was killed in a US special forces raid in Syria last month. Read more »

Russia jails Jehovah's Witness member for 6 years amid crackdown on religious group

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 05 06:59 PM

Russia outlawed the Jehovah's Witnesses in 2017, calling them an extremist organization. Read more »

OPINION: Reading and learning from history

Edmund Tayao
Posted at Sep 16 04:07 PM

Imagine a world where there are no phones, internet, cars and airplanes, only the same people in different clothes and belonging to different political aggrupations. Then ask yourself if everything is a lot better. Read more »