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Friendly fire kills 10 troops in southern Philippines
Jun 01, 2017 08:32Government airstrikes meant to hit Takfiri Daesh terrorists in a city in the southern Philippines have mistakenly killed 10 government troops and injured seven others, an army official says.
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89 militants killed in days of fighting in Philippines
May 31, 2017 04:43Philippine security forces have killed 89 extremist militants during more than a week of fighting in a southern city but the gunmen are still offering strong resistance and holding hostages, the military says.
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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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Daesh terrorist outfit intent on infiltrating Southeast Asia
May 26, 2017 04:27Daesh terrorist outfit is intent on making use of the existing capacities in Southeast Asia to further infiltrate this region; within which active terrorist outfits, Wahhabi schools, and other factors such as poverty and social networks have set the stage for acceptance of Wahhabi thoughts, and the hollow and sectarian mottos of terrorist outfits.
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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.