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Hapilon, Maute dead

ABU Sayyaf leader and the emir of the Islamic State group in Southeast Asia was killed in the battle to reclaim Marawi City, Defense...

22 Maute men dug up from bomb shelter – AFP

AT LEAST 22 bodies of terrorists, including one that looked like a foreigner—were pulled out from a bomb-making shelter of the Islamic State-inspired Maute...

Maute holds 60 hostages, says military

More hostages than earlier thought remain in the hands of terrorists in Marawi City, the military said Saturday, citing information from rescued captives. Col. Romeo...

Maute using mosques as bomb factories–AFP

THE ISIS-linked Maute Group is using the mosques in Marawi City as bomb factories, a military official said Tuesday. Lt. Col. Emmanuel Garcia of the...

Maute Group now less than 50, resistance has become ‘weaker’ –AFP

THE number of ISIS-inspired Maute Group members fighting in Marawi City has dwindled to less than 50, a military official said on Sunday. Joint Task...

Priest on Maute ordeal: I’m physically strong

A CATHOLIC priest kidnapped by Islamic State supporters when they occupied parts of Marawi City nearly four months ago smiled and called for prayers...

Maute/IS base falls, troops rescue priest

THE military said Sunday it had captured the command center of Maute group, the Islamic State supporters who have besieged Marawi City for nearly...

Maute uses hostages as fighters–AFP

THE Maute group, blamed by security authorities for the siege in Marawi City since May, has started enlisting compulsorily civilians in an effort to...