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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 4, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 11:52 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Terror-linked militants burn police car in Maguindanao

Ferdinandh Cabrera, AP
Posted at Dec 04 05:11 PM

Police check a burned patrol car in Datu Piang, Maguindanao on Friday. Read more »

Russia secretly offered Afghan militants bounties to kill troops, US intelligence says

Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz, The New York Times
Posted at Jun 27 05:54 AM

American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan — including targeting American troops — amid the peace talks to end the long-running war there, according to officials briefed on the matter. Read more »

Militants kill 20 soldiers, 40 civilians in northeast Nigeria attacks

Reuters
Posted at Jun 14 08:51 AM

MAIDUGURI - Islamic militants killed at least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno state on Saturday, residents and a civilian task force fighter said. Read more »

Suicide bomber kills, wounds scores in Afghanistan at funeral for policeman

Reuters
Posted at May 12 06:08 PM

KABUL - A suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan killed and wounded at least 50 men on Tuesday in an attack on the funeral of a police commander attended by government officials and a member of parliament, officials said. Read more »

At least 50 killed in northern Nigeria 'bandit' attacks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 04 01:00 AM

The attacks were in retaliation for villagers allegedly assisting recent army operations against the so-called bandits in their forest hideouts, local counselor Dayyabu Kerawa told AFP. Read more »

2 Abu Sayyaf bandits involved in 2018 Basilan blast surrender

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 22 11:45 AM

Two members of Abu Sayyaf who were reportedly involved in a vehicle bombing at a military checkpoint in Basilan in July 2018 surrendered to authorities on Thursday, the military said. Read more »

Islamic State-linked group: 11 Christians executed in Nigeria

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 07:47 PM

"This is a message to Christians all over the world," said a masked man in the one-minute video. Read more »

Pope Francis defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 08:29 PM

In his "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) Christmas Day message, the 83-year-old Pope called for peace in the Holy Land, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine and several African countries caught up in conflicts. Read more »

Ebola spreads in Congo after militants attack treatment camp: WHO

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 11:15 PM

Militia fighters in eastern Congo killed four people and wounded several in attacks on two Ebola response centers two weeks ago, in what responders described as a serious setback to efforts to contain the epidemic. Read more »

Five killed in jihadist attack on Somali hotel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 02:44 PM

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Five people including three civilians were killed when jihadist militants stormed a hotel in Somalia's capital, police said Wednesday, adding that all five attackers had also died after an hours-long siege.   Read more »

Panday Sining declared 'persona non grata' in Manila over vandalism

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 06 08:03 PM

In a Facebook post, Manila Public Information Office announced the city council passed a resolution banning the militant group from entering the capital. Read more »

2 Maute group militants, 2 others surrender in Lanao del Sur

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 09:54 PM

Two Maute rebels and two of their followers gave themselves up to the military in Maisu town, Lanao del Sur on Monday. Read more »

From bandits to House guests: Ex-Abu Sayyaf members tour Batasan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 07:45 PM

The House tour is part of the Basilan Farmers Exposure Program that aims to teach these returnees farming techniques as a source of livelihood. Read more »

1 dead, 6 injured in suicide bombing at Indonesian police station

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 05:38 PM

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police station in Indonesia on Wednesday, killing himself and wounding six others, according to authorities who described the 24-year-old attacker as a "lone wolf." 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 »

Gabriela spox, Kadamay official arrested for illegal possession of firearms

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 01 10:38 PM

Cora Agovida is the spokesperson of women's rights group Gabriela-NCR, and her husband, Michael Bartolome, is an officer of urban-poor rights group Kadamay. Read more »

Islamic State confirms leader Baghdadi is dead, appoints successor

Reuters
Posted at Nov 01 12:14 AM

The Islamic State militant group confirmed on Thursday its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed, the group's news agency Amaq said in an audiotape following a US weekend raid. 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 »

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 »