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700 pulis na nakipaglaban sa Marawi pinarangalan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 10:29 AM

Tumanggap ng special promotion ngayong Lunes ang 744 pulis na nakipagbakbakan sa mga terorista sa Marawi City noong nakaraang taon.  Read more »

It's when, not if: Singapore worries, and prepares, for militant attack

Fathin Ungku and John Geddie, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 03:57 PM

Armed officers patrol a train station where television screens and giant posters warn of the threat from militants. Nearby, fake gunmen storm a shopping mall in one of many recent terror attack simulations. Read more »

London mosque attacker jailed for at least 43 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 02 11:29 PM

Darren Osborne was found guilty of murdering 51-year-old Makram Ali and trying to kill others in the Finsbury Park area of north London in the June 19 attack. Read more »

Suspected Spanish terrorist denies carrying explosives

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 07:30 PM

The suspected Spanish terrorist facing charges for illegal possession of explosives following his arrest in Maluso, Basilan has denied the charges lodged by the Army Special Forces Company before the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read more »

Gov't to build P400-million military camp in Marawi

Joey Taguba Yecyec, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 06:03 PM

A 10-hectare military camp worth P400 million will be developed in Barangay Kapataran here in the coming months as government hopes to fortify the conflict-stricken area to prevent the re-entry of terrorists.   Read more »

Scores killed, wounded in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul

Hamid Shalizi and Mirwais Harooni, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 27 10:20 PM

A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint. Read more »

Duterte won't cower to alleged ISIS threat: Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 10:48 AM

SLEEPER CELLS: Malacañang on Friday assured that President Rodrigo Duterte is safe in India amid reports that the Islamic State has put the Filipino on its radar.   Read more »

6 ASEAN members launch intel initiative to fight terrorism

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 25 09:32 PM

The Indonesia and five other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Thursday launched an intelligence sharing initiative to fight terrorism and radicalism in the region. Read more »

Save the Children suspends operations in Afghanistan as IS attack continues

Enamullah Samoon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 24 10:09 PM

After blowing up a car outside the British charity's compound in Jalalabad city, the attackers used a rocket-propelled grenade to storm the complex. Read more »

Military files raps against suspected Spanish terrorist

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 07:57 PM

Abdelhakim Labidi Adib is accused by the military to be an Abu Sayyaf sympathizer and supporter for the establishment of an Islamic Caliphate. Read more »

Alleged terrorist arrested

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 07:22 PM

An alleged terrorist identified as Abdelhakim Labidi Adib, a Spanish national, arrives at the Department of Justice in Manila for an inquest procedure on Wednesday.  Read more »

Looted cash, gold helps Islamic State recruit in Philippines

Tom Allard, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 12:59 PM

MARAWI CITY, Philippines - Islamist insurgents looted cash, gold and jewellery worth tens of millions of dollars when they occupied a southern Philippines town last year, treasure one of their leaders has used to recruit around 250 fighters for fresh attacks. Read more »

Twin clashes erupt in Lanao Sur as Maute recruits members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 08:57 AM

The military encountered Maute extremists in Lanao del Sur province twice over the weekend as the Islamic State-inspired militants recruited new members, a military spokesman said Monday.  Read more »

32 children rescued from 'terrorist school'

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:27 AM

MOGADISHU- Somali authorities said troops stormed a school run by al Shabaab on Thursday night and rescued 32 children who had been taken as recruits by the Islamist militant group. Read more »

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube pressed over terror content

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 18 03:53 AM

Terrorists and hate groups continue to get their propaganda onto social media platforms despite efforts by Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to shut them down. Read more »

Military dissects Mindanao terror threats before SC

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 17 08:54 PM

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday gave a 20-minute presentation to magistrates of the Supreme Court on actions taken by the military in the southern Philippines. Read more »

Sessions: U.S. immigration system undermining national security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 17 03:30 AM

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that national security is being undermined by an immigration system that has allowed hundreds of terrorists to enter, as the White House pressed for a sweeping changes to who can enter the country. Read more »

Venezuela says 5 'terrorists' arrested, others killed after shootout

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 03:56 AM

CARACAS - Venezuelan authorities on Monday arrested five members of a "terrorist cell" linked to self-proclaimed rogue Venezuelan helicopter pilot Oscar Perez, and killed several other militants during a shootout in a poor area outside Caracas. Read more »

20 killed in Libya international airport clashes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 03:22 AM

Fighting at the Libyan capital's only working international airport killed at least 20 people Monday, officials said, after militiamen attacked it in an attempt to free colleagues held at a jail there. Read more »

Accused subway bomber pleads not guilty to terrorism raps

Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 05:33 AM

NEW YORK - The Bangladeshi man accused of attempting an Islamic State-inspired suicide bomb attack on a busy New York City commuter hub in December pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal terrorism charges. Read more »