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Defeated in Marawi, Maute recruiting new members: military

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 22 03:55 PM

Barely a month after their defeat in this city, the remnants of the Islamic State-inspired Maute group have started recruiting new members, the military said Wednesday.    Read more »

US strike in Somalia kills more than 100 Shabaab fighters

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 22 07:38 AM

US forces conducted an air strike against the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Shabaab group in Somalia on Tuesday, killing more than 100 jihadists, military officials said.  Read more »

Suicide bomber kills at least 50 in Nigeria

Aminu Abubakar, Agence France Presse
Posted at Nov 21 06:43 PM

At least 50 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in northeast Nigeria, police said, in an attack blamed on Boko Haram jihadists. Read more »

Excitement and worry as evacuees in Iligan return to Marawi

Roxanne Arevalo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 06:25 PM

Johaira Lucman was a little restless minutes before she boarded a van commissioned to bring her and her family back to Marawi City from the evacuation camp in Baranggay Buruun here.   Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Destruction greets local officials in Marawi ground zero

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 03:41 PM

Local officials on Tuesday set foot inside the ground zero of the 5-month terrorist rampage that reduced much of the once bustling city into ruins and forced thousands of residents to flee.  Read more »

Trump tags North Korea as a state sponsor of terror

Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Nov 21 01:39 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump designated North Korea a state sponsor of terrorism on Monday, allowing the United States to impose additional sanctions and penalties against Pyongyang as it continues to pursue nuclear weapons programs. Read more »

Military says monitoring 8, not 100 foreign terror suspects

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 11:45 AM

The military said Monday it was monitoring 8 foreign terror suspects in Mindanao, after a newspaper report said that as many as 100 were in the country. Read more »

Lola, nais makapiling ang mga nailigtas na apo sa Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 07:51 PM

Desidido ang isang lola na muling makapiling ang kaniyang mga apong nailigtas umano mula sa sigalot sa Marawi. Read more »

After fall of last town, IS loses grip over Iraqis

Sleimane al-Kobeissi, Agence France Presse
Posted at Nov 19 11:08 AM

Under the jihadists' rule the roughly 20,000 inhabitants of Rawa and the surrounding hamlets had to gather at a prefabricated building at the entrance to the town. Read more »

IS not dead yet but 'caliphate' dream in tatters

Ali Choukeir and Sarah Benhaida, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 08:45 AM

Its "caliphate" has imploded, its de facto capitals in Iraq and Syria have fallen, and hundreds of its fighters have either surrendered or fled.  Read more »

Abu Sayyaf's ASEAN terror plot foiled, PNP says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 18 12:27 AM

Authorities foiled an alleged terror plot by the Abu Sayyaf group while Manila was hosting the ASEAN Summit.  Read more »

Philippine troops hunt militants in Maguindanao marshland

Reuters
Posted at Nov 17 10:32 PM

MANILA - Philippine troops shelled positions held by a small group of pro-Islamic State militants in southern marshland on Friday, as the military pushed on with a new offensive after the country's biggest urban battle in decades.   Read more »

3 sinasabing miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf, arestado sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 08:40 PM

Arestado sa Quezon City ang tatlong itinuturong miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf Group na nagbalak umanong manggulo sa nakalipas na Association of Southeast Asian Nations o ASEAN Summit. Read more »

'Real challenge in Marawi began when war ended'

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 18 09:14 AM

For this military official, the "real challenge" in Marawi City began when the fighting had ceased.  Read more »

Troops recover more buried weapons near Marawi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 01:09 PM

At least 9 high-caliber firearms and explosives buried in areas near Marawi City were recovered by troops, military spokesman Maj. Gen. Restituto Padilla said Friday. Read more »

3 Abu Sayyaf caught planning attacks ahead of ASEAN Summit: police

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 17 12:38 PM

Authorities on Friday said 3 suspected Abu Sayyaf members were arrested for allegedly planning attacks in the capital during the ASEAN Summit. Read more »

US warns of Christmas terror threat in Europe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 17 09:00 AM

The United States on Thursday updated its advice to travelers heading for Europe, warning of an increased terrorist threat over the Christmas and New Year holiday season. Read more »

Tulong na gusto ng mga taga-Marawi, nais alamin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 12:02 AM

Magkahiwalay na bumisita sina Vice President Leni Robredo, at Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte kasama si Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano sa Marawi City nitong Huwebes, Nobyembre 16.  Read more »

Terrorism dominated ASEAN Summit talks, says Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:12 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said terrorism dominated the discussions of the just-concluded 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings.  Read more »

Kooperasyon kontra terorismo, nais paigtingin ng EU sa ASEAN

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 06:32 PM

Isinusulong ang isang ASEAN-EU anti-terror cooperation na magbibigay daan sa information sharing sa pamamagitan ng Interpol at Europol. Read more »