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Mga dating miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf sumalang sa exposure tour sa Luzon

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 05:42 PM

Nakabalik na sa Zamboanga City ang higit 40 na dating mga bandido matapos ang limang araw na exposure tour sa Luzon.   Read more »

Woman tagged as an Abu Sayyaf fighter in military custody after Sulu clash

Jewel Reyes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 03:23 PM

A female Abu Sayyaf fighter is in military custody after her group clashed with government troops in Sitio Kan Pataw, Barangay Upper Sinuman in Talipao town, Sulu on Sunday afternoon. 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 »

Military: Foreign terrorists sighted in Mindanao training Abu Sayyaf

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 10:54 PM

According to Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejano, Western Mindanao Command chief, 7 terrorists were spotted instructing rebels in bomb-making and suicide-bombing tactics. Read more »

First known Filipino suicide bomber identified: military

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 02:55 PM

MANILA - The military on Tuesday identified the first known Filipino suicide bomber behind the twin blasts in Indanan town, Sulu that killed 8 people and wounded 22 others. 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 »

Military in Western Mindanao placed on red alert after Sulu blast

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 02:11 PM

MANILA - Military units in Western Mindanao have been placed on the highest alert status signaling an imminent threat after a blast killed 8 people in Sulu, Friday. Read more »

Abus kill kidnapped Dutch birdwatcher: military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 04:30 AM

MANILA – Abu Sayyaf bandits on Friday morning killed a Dutch birdwatcher they captured in 2012 as he tried to escape captors amid military offensives in Patikul, Sulu.  Read more »

Malaysian kidnap victim dies in Zamboanga City

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 10 01:55 AM

A Malaysian kidnap victim rescued from the Abu Sayyaf died on Tuesday, the military said. Read more »

Explosions disrupt medical mission in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 04:00 PM

No casualty was reported among troops and participants in the medical mission. Read more »

On Valentine's Day, soldier killed, 3 others wounded in Sulu clash

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 09:57 PM

A soldier was killed and 3 others were wounded after a 20 minute-clash between government forces and Abu Sayyaf fighters in Patikul town, Sulu on Valentine’s Day. Read more »

Military sees no pall in voter turnout after Mindanao blasts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:57 AM

Voters in the towns and villages in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato that petitioned to be part of the new autonomous region in Mindanao will troop to the polls despite the recent deadly bombings in the south, a military spokesperson said Tuesday. Read more »

AFP honors wounded soldiers in Sulu clash

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN news
Posted at Feb 04 02:20 PM

Western Mindanao Command (WESMINCOM) Commander Lt. General Arnel B. Dela Vega, AFP, visits the wounded soldiers at the army base in Jolo Sulu on Sunday. Read more »

2 Abu Sayyaf fighters killed, 2 others wounded in clash: Wesmincom

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Posted at Oct 30 08:36 PM

MANILA - Two fighters of the Abu Sayyaf group were killed and two others wounded in an encounter with government troops in Panglima Estino town, Sulu, early Tuesday. Read more »

Maute sniper surrenders in Lanao del Sur: AFP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 07:43 PM

A sniper of the Maute group surrendered to the military in Lanao del Sur, the AFP's Western Mindanao Command said Thursday. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf sub-leader and 9 others surrender in Basilan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 01:22 PM

MANILA – A sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf group and nine of his men surrendered to the 64th Infantry Battalion headquarters in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip in Basilan province on Friday morning. Read more »

Abducted marine product firm employee freed

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 01:58 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities on Friday revealed the release of a kidnapped female marine product firm employee on May 28, 2018 in Sulu province. Read more »

First responder in Marawi siege is new Wesmincom chief

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 23 04:11 PM

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The former commander of the 6th Infantry Division is the new Western Mindanao Command chief. Read more »