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Military op continues against Daesh in southern Philippines
May 29, 2017 12:13In the southern Philippines, heavy fighting continues between military forces and Daesh militants, who have taken positions in urban areas and are facing a government operation to drive them out.
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Fighting escalates as Philippines pounds militants in south
May 28, 2017 15:44Nearly 2,000 civilians have been trapped in a city in southern Philippines as the government goes after militants of the Takfiri group Maute.
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Philippine military bombard Marawi city in battle on Daesh terrorists
May 27, 2017 10:14Philippine military forces have again bombarded the southern city of Marawi, where they have engaged in a battle with suspected Daesh-affiliated terrorists for five days.
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People flee Takfiri 'invasion' in southern Philippines
May 26, 2017 03:43Hundreds of people have fled the Philippines’ southern city of Marawi as military forces fight to drive Takfiri terrorists out of the city.
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Philippine army fighting to retake southern city
May 25, 2017 08:35Military forces in the Philippines have launched a heavy offensive to retake a southern city from Daesh terrorists.
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Militants take hostages in restive Philippine city
May 24, 2017 09:24Philippine militants tied to the Daesh terrorist group have reportedly seized a Catholic church and taken a priest and several worshipers hostage in the city of Marawi.
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Philippines willing to buy Russian arms
May 24, 2017 05:06The Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed interest in purchasing advanced Russian weaponry to combat terrorism and narcotics trade in his country.
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Philippine president orders ban on smoking
May 19, 2017 04:39Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order that will impose a wide-ranging ban on smoking in public, reinforcing some of the toughest anti-tobacco measures in Asia.
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Philippines ‘will no longer accept grants from EU’
May 18, 2017 04:01The Philippines will no longer accept grants from the European Union, the EU delegation to Manila says, following repeated tirades from President Rodrigo Duterte over its criticism of his deadly drug war.
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Explosion in Philippine capital leaves 2 dead
May 06, 2017 12:26Two people have been killed and four others injured in an explosion in the Philippine capital, Manila.