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Military seizes alleged hideout of Abu Sayyaf's Mundi Sawadjaan in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 23 11:50 PM

Government troops on Tuesday seized an alleged hideout of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Mundi Sawadjaan, who is suspected to be involved in the Aug. 24 twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu.  Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member killed in Sulu clash, military says

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 10:32 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed by security forces during a military operation in Indanan town, Sulu on Tuesday morning, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. Read more »

Alleged Abu Sayyaf member yields in Sulu, days after Patikul clash

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 10:40 PM

The man, a resident of Parang town in Sulu, yielded to troops of the Philippine Army and handed over an M-16 rifle and an M-79 grenade launcher with several rounds of ammunition. Read more »

Grandson of Abu Sayyaf leader killed in Sulu: military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 01:50 PM

State forces have killed the grandson of an Abu Sayyaf group leader in the southern Philippine province of Sulu who was allegedly involved in Friday's clash that left 11 soldiers dead, the military said Sunday. Read more »

The man on Mindanao Avenue

Jomar Indanan
Updated as of Apr 06 07:59 PM

Editor's note: A first-hand account by a volunteer driver of healthcare workers of his encounter with a maintenance worker trying to get home to his children. Read more »

Doktor na kinidnap ng Abu Sayyaf, na-rescue sa Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 25 11:30 AM

Na-rescue ang isang doktor na na-kidnap umano ng Abu Sayyaf, dalawang buwan mula nang siya ay bihagin ng teroristang grupo, sabi ng mga opisyal, Miyerkoles.   Read more »

AFP recovers 16 more pipe bombs from Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 01:23 AM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday recovered 16 more unrigged pipe bombs after arresting a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group in an operation in Indanan, Sulu. Read more »

DNA test confirms Sulu bomber a woman

Maan Macapagal, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 06:45 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) —A DNA test has confirmed that the suicide bomber who attacked a military camp in Indanan, Sulu on Sept. 8 was a woman. Read more »

Babaeng suicide bomber nasa likod ng Sulu blast: Wesmincom

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Updated as of Sep 09 08:51 PM

Isang babaeng suicide bomber ang sinisisi sa pagpapasabog sa isang military checkpoint sa Indanan, Sulu noong Linggo. Read more »

'Caucasian-looking' woman carried out Sulu bombing: Wesmincom

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 09 02:56 PM

A female “Caucasian-looking” suicide bomber carried out the attack at a military checkpoint in Sulu on Sunday, the military said.  Read more »

Suspected bomber killed in blast in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 08 10:15 PM

MANILA - (UPDATE) A woman, suspected to be a bomber, was killed after she allegedly attacked a checkpoint of the Philippine Army in the southern island of Sulu, the military said Sunday.  Read more »

IN PHOTOS: Duterte, Go meet Robin Padilla in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 10:39 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Senator Bong Go met actor Robin Padilla in Jolo, Sulu, on their way to Camp Bud Datu in Indanan, Sulu on Monday. Read more »

Pinoy suicide bomber a battered child, ran away from home

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 02:21 PM

Norman Lasuca, the first Filipino suicide bomber, grew up a battered child and ran away from home. He was then recruited by the Abu Sayyaf Group, authorities say.  Read more »

Nambomba sa Sulu, unang suicide bomber na Pinoy - AFP, PNP

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 08:54 PM

Pilipino ang isa sa dalawang suicide bomber na responsable sa mga pagsabog sa isang military camp sa Indanan, Sulu. Read more »

Suicide blast in Sulu 'locally initiated': police

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 10 05:22 PM

The twin explosions in Indanan, Sulu last month were "locally initiated" as opposed to the claim of the Islamic State, police said Wednesday. Read more »

Malaki ang posibilidad na suicide bombing ang Sulu blast: AFP spox

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 09:14 PM

Naniniwala ang AFP sa malaking posibilidad na suicide bombing ang pagpapasabog sa Sulu noong Biyernes.    Read more »

Marine soldiers deployed to Sulu after deadly bombing

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 11:23 AM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - A new battalion of marine soldiers were deployed to Sulu on Tuesday, just a few days after the attack in the municipality of Indanan which left seven people dead and 22 others wounded. Read more »

Iisang uri ng bomba ginamit sa pagpapasabog sa Jolo at Indanan, Sulu

Zhander Cayabyab, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 11:08 AM

Magkapareho ang uri ng improvised explosive device (IED) na ginamit sa pagapapasabog malapit sa kampo ng militar sa Indanan, Sulu noong Biyernes at Jolo Cathedral noong Enero.  Read more »

Analyst: ‘There’s reason to believe’ Sulu blasts were suicide attacks by IS

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 08:33 PM

Rommel Banlaoi, of the Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research, said he believes the Islamic State group was behind the blasts. Read more »

‘A cowardly act’: AFP condemns deadly Indanan blast

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 08:37 AM

In a statement, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr. denounced the bombing, allegedly carried out by terror group and Islamic-State linked Abu Sayyaf. Read more »