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Three Malaysian hostages rescued from Abu Sayyaf

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has rescued three more Malaysians from the hands of the Abu Sayyaf (ASG). The hostages saved by the...

Sayyaf abandons 2 Malaysian hostages off Sulu

TWO ailing Malaysian seamen held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf bandits for eight months were found Thursday aboard a boat adrift off Sulu, the...

Sayyaf takes Sulu teacher as AFP readies jungle base

SECURITY forces are tracking down the whereabouts of a public school teacher who was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf bandits in Sulu on Friday, a...

12 govt troops decorated for heroism in Sayyaf war

TWELVE government troops were decorated on Tuesday for gallantry in actions that has so far resulted in the death of at least 32 Abu...

Poorest provinces do not host a mine

None of the 10 poorest provinces in the country hosts a mine, according to a study conducted by a government statistics office. The survey result...

5 more Abus slain in Sulu

FIVE more Abu Sayyaf extremists were killed in Sulu as the military pressed its operation, which has moved from the towns of Patikul to...

Soldiers recover German’s corpse

THE body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf bandits has been found, the government said on Sunday.  The Abu Sayyaf,...

Abu death toll increases to 12

SECURITY forces killed 10 Abu Sayyaf members, including two relatives of its leader Radullan Sahiron, and injured an undetermined number of other rebels, during...

Wounded troops get financial assistance

JOLO, Sulu—President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Sulu Friday to extend financial assistance to soldiers who were injured during an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf...

About 10 ASG members die in Sulu clashes

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) estimates that about ten members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed. This was in clashes with Army troopers...

Army, ASG clash; 17 wounded

A GRANDSON of Abu Sayyaf Group leader Radullan Sahiron was critically wounded in a gun battle after security forces chanced upon a huge contingent...

Troops assault ASG lair, kill 5

FIVE Abu Sayyaf Group terrorists were killed while dozen others—including 11 soldiers—were wounded as the military pressed its assault Wednesday on enemy positions in...

Sayyaf beheads German hostage in Sulu

ABU Sayyaf bandits beheaded a German hostage, 70-year-old Jurgen Kantner, after the deadline for his family to pay a P30-million ransom passed on Sunday. Initial...

Number of Abu Sayyaf members killed in Sulu stands at 8

Eight Abu Sayyaf members have been killed in the ongoing operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) against the bandit group in...
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