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P1.4-B worth of smuggled cigarettes seized in Sulu: AFP

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Posted at Mar 03 11:03 PM

Government troops seized around P1.4 billion worth of smuggled cigarettes in Indanan town, Sulu on Thursday. Read more »

15 nasagip sa 'human trafficking' sa Tawi-Tawi

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Posted at Feb 13 10:07 PM

Ayon sa AFP Western Mindanao Command, kabilang sa mga nasagip ay tatlong batang babae. Read more »

Government forces impound vessels filled with diesel

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Posted at Jan 30 10:35 PM

Authorities seized a foreign vessel and a local vessel doing illegal activities in Lihiman Island in Taganak, Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi on Saturday. Read more »

Troops kill Abu Sayyaf bandit in Sulu encounter

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Posted at Jul 01 04:58 AM

A reported member of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group was killed in an encounter between the military and extremists in Sulu Thursday, authorities said. Read more »

4 soldiers hurt in clashes with Abu Sayyaf in Basilan

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 04 10:35 AM

Four soldiers were wounded in clashes with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Sumisip, Basilan on Saturday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Read more »

5 patay sa engkwentro sa Maguindanao

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Posted at Feb 21 05:21 PM

Limang bandido umano ang napatay ng militar sa isang engkwentro sa bayan ng Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Sabado ng gabi. Read more »

Wesmincom probes drowning of Army official

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Posted at Feb 07 02:44 AM

The Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) is conducting a probe on the death on Saturday morning of an Army official in Misamis Oriental. Read more »

5 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Basilan, Sulu - military

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Posted at Nov 30 03:20 PM

Five members of the Abu Sayyaf Group have surrendered to authorities in two separate occasions in Basilan and Sulu, the Western Mindanao Command said. Read more »

AFP WesMinCom honors Diaz, Marcial for Olympic feat

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Posted at Sep 05 12:53 PM

Olympic medalists Hidilyn Diaz and Eumir Marcial were honored by the Armed Forces of the Philippines - Western Mindanao Command as they paid the military unit's leadership a courtesy call recently. Read more »

Military: Daulah Islamiyah member killed in Maguindanao clash

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Posted at Jul 03 05:14 PM

A member of the terrorist group Daulah Islamiyah was killed in an encounter with government troops in the town of Ampatuan in Maguindao on Friday noon, the Western Mindanao Command said. Read more »

3 alleged BIFF members killed in Maguindanao, says military

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Updated as of Jun 20 04:17 PM

Three alleged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in Maguindanao on Sunday, the military said. Read more »

Suspected Abu Sayyaf members nabbed in Sabah turned over to PH authorities

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Posted at May 29 07:00 PM

The Eastern Sabah Security Command handed over to the Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) the suspects tagged as Sulu-based Abu Sayyaf members. Read more »

Military kills 3 alleged members of Abu Sayyaf in Basilan

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Posted at May 16 07:36 PM

Three men suspected to be members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in an encounter with state troops, the military said on Sunday.  Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member killed, 3 soldiers wounded in Sulu firefight

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Posted at May 14 07:10 PM

MANILA — A member of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed while 3 government soldiers were wounded in a gunbattle in Indanan, Sulu Province early morning Friday, the military said. Read more »

Terrorist group sub-leader killed in Maguindanao

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Posted at May 11 11:23 PM

MANILA - A terrorist group sub-leader was killed in a military operation in Maguindanao Tuesday, the Western Mindanao Command said in a statement. Read more »

Brother of Abu Sayyaf leader killed, as military operations intensify in Sulu

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Posted at Apr 24 02:53 AM

Two Abu Sayyaf members, including the brother of group leader and bomber Mundi Sawadjaan, were killed in a clash in Sulu, the military said in a statement Friday. Read more »

2 NPA rebels killed in Zamboanga del Sur encounter: military

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Posted at Apr 23 07:37 AM

MANILA - Two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed, while another rebel was arrested in an encounter in Zambaonga del Sur on Thursday morning, the Western Mindanao Command said.  Read more »

Foreign terrorist, 2 Abu members killed in Sulu encounter: military

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 07:40 PM

Government troops neutralized three terrorists, including a foreigner and two Abu Sayyaf Group members, during an encounter in Sulu on Friday evening, the Western Mindanao Command said in a statement Saturday.  Read more »

PH Marines rescue crew of ill-fated boat off Tawi-Tawi

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Posted at Apr 05 07:08 PM

MANILA - Members of the Marine Battalion Landing Team-12 on Sunday rescued 9 Filipino crew members of a boat that sank in waters off Tawi-Tawi. Read more »

2 sundalo arestado sa kasong gun smuggling

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Posted at Mar 23 09:35 PM

Isang opisyal ng Armed Forces of the Philippines at isang corporal ang nahuli sa isinagawang entrapment operation sa Barangay Sanito, sa bayan ng Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay Martes ng madaling araw.   Read more »