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Top US commander warns Philippines rift could hurt terrorism fight

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 04:07 PM

A top US commander warned ending a security pact with the Philippines' would hurt counter-terrorism efforts in the country's restive south Thursday, putting him at odds with commander-in-chief Donald Trump. Read more »

New Islamic State group leader confirmed: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 06:45 AM

LONDRES, United Kingdom - Intelligence services have identified the new leader of the Islamic State (IS) group as Amir Mohammed Abdul Rahman al-Mawli al-Salbi, British newspaper The Guardian reported on Monday. Read more »

Malaysia says Islamic State may shift operations to Southeast Asia

Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 03:26 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian minister warned on Wednesday that the Islamic State militant group may shift its base of operations to Southeast Asia after the death of its leader, according to a media report. Read more »

ISIS liaison to Abu Sayyaf group killed in Sulu clash - military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 23 02:02 PM

An Islamic State member who has been liaising with the Abu Sayaff Group has been killed in an operation in Sulu, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Saturday. Read more »

Military: 5 foreign terrorists being monitored in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 06:05 PM

Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said officials are keeping an eye on at least four Indonesians and one Egyptian who have been helping the Abu Sayyaf carry out attacks in recent months. Read more »

Military: 5 foreign terrorists being monitored in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 06:04 PM

Maj. Gen. Corleto Vinluan said officials are keeping an eye on at least four Indonesians and one Egyptian who have been helping the Abu Sayyaf carry out attacks in recent months. Read more »

Suspected Daulah Islamiya terrorist arrested in Laguna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 11:14 PM

Combined military and police troops arrested a suspected member of Daulah Islamiya (DI) in Calamba City, Laguna on Friday. Read more »

Death of Islamic State leader 'not fatal' to terrorist network: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 08:19 PM

The death of Islamic State (IS) leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was 'not a fatal blow' to the militant network that terrorized multiple countries since 2014, an analyst said. Read more »

Killing the leader may not be enough to stamp out Islamic State

Ahmed Rasheed and Ahmed Aboulenein, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 29 04:47 PM

BAGHDAD - The killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is of considerable importance, experts believe, but the underlying reasons for his jihadist group's existence remain and attacks in the Middle East and beyond are not likely to stop. Read more »

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, ISIS leader known for his brutality, is dead at 48

Rukmini Callimachi and Falih Hassan, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 28 05:30 PM

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the cunning and enigmatic black-clad leader of the Islamic State group, who transformed a flagging insurgency into a global terrorist network that drew tens of thousands of recruits from 100 countries, has died at 48. Read more »

Helicopter fire on IS-linked fighters kills 9 in NW Syria: monitor

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 03:22 PM

Helicopter gunfire early Sunday killed nine people near a northwestern Syrian village where "groups linked to the Islamic State group" were present, said a Britain-based war monitor with sources inside Syria. Read more »

Islamic State leader targeted by US forces; Trump plans 'major' statement

Phil Stewart and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 01:36 PM

The US military conducted an operation against elusive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on Saturday, a US official said, as US President Donald Trump prepared to make a "major statement" at the White House on Sunday morning. Read more »

Islamic State head Baghdadi believed dead after US strike: US media

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 28 08:09 AM

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was believed to be dead after a US military raid in Syria's Idlib region, US media reported early Sunday. Read more »

‘What is going to happen to us?’ Inside ISIS prison, children ask their fate

Ben Hubbard, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 27 10:16 AM

Upstairs, jammed into two cells with little sunlight, are more than 150 children — ages roughly 9 to 14 — from a range of countries. Their parents brought them to Syria and ended up dead or detained. The children have been here for months and have no idea where their relatives are or what the future holds. Read more »

Kurdish fighters leave besieged Syria town

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 11:41 PM

Dozens of Kurdish fighters left a Turkish-besieged town in northern Syria Sunday, in what appeared to be the start of a wider withdrawal under a ceasefire deal. Read more »

Kurdish forces: Not enough guards at Syria camp holding Islamic State families

Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 06:28 PM

Kurdish-led security forces do not have enough guards for the Ain Issa camp that holds families of Islamic State militants and dozens of them have escaped since Turkish shelling struck the area, an official with the Syrian Democratic Forces said. Read more »

Suspected Islamic State radical stabs Indonesian security minister

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 06:05 PM

A suspected Islamic State radical stabbed Indonesia's chief security minister Wiranto as he was stepping out of a vehicle Thursday, leaving two deep wounds in his stomach and injuring three others in the attack, officials said.   Read more »

Trump: Syrian Kurds 'didn't help us in Normandy'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 10 05:38 PM

WASHINGTON - Syrian Kurds facing a Turkish military operation did not "help us in Normandy," US President Donald Trump said Wednesday, defending his widely-criticized decision to clear the way for the assault. Read more »

Swede, 3 Pinoys arrested for Isulan public market blast

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 10:10 PM

Authorities have arrested 4 suspects, including a Swede, for the bombing of a public market in Isulan town, Sultan Kudarat last September 7. Read more »

West African leaders pledge $1 billion to fight Islamist threat

Thiam Ndiaga, Reuters
Posted at Sep 15 07:57 AM

West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday. Read more »