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Philippines military 'kills Islamist Isnilon Hapilon'

TroopsinthesouthernPhilippinessaytheyhavekilledIsnilonHapilon,theAbuSayyafmilitantseenasIslamicStategroup'sleaderinsoutheastAsia.Hapilon,whoisontheUSlistof"most

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Philippine confirms top pro-IS militant leaders killed in Marawi

ThePhilippinedefensechiefsaidonMondaythatthetopleadersofthepro-ISmilitantgroupsthatlaidsiegetothesouthernPhilippinecityofMarawihavealreadybeenkilledinaction.Phi

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Philippines' Duterte proposed deal to end city siege, then backed out

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was preparing to make a deal with Islamic State-inspired militants in the days after they laid siege to a southern city, but aborted the plan without explanation, an intermediary involved in the process said.

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Philippine troops arrest Marawi militants' 'main financier'

Philippine security forces arrested on Wednesday the main financier and logistics supporter of the pro-Islamic State militants who have for weeks been battling government troops for control of a southern town, the army said.

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Philippines' Duterte proposed deal to end city siege, then backed out

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertewaspreparingtomakeadealwithIslamicState-inspiredmilitantsinthedaysaftertheylaidsiegetoasoutherncity,butabortedtheplanwithoutexp

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Philippine troops arrest Marawi militants' 'main financier'

PhilippinesecurityforcesarrestedonWednesdaythemainfinancierandlogisticssupporterofthepro-IslamicStatemilitantswhohaveforweeksbeenbattlinggovernmenttroopsforcont

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AFP Chief General Eduardo Ano: Abu Sayyaf leader Hapilon still in Marawi

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,June22(APD)–ArmedForcesofthePhilippineschiefofstaffGeneralEduardoAnosaidtheybelieveAbuSayyafleaderIsnilonHapilonisstillinMarawiCity

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Philippine residents fear retribution because of family name 'Maute'

Afterfourweeksoffighting,PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertehassaidthebattleforMarawiCityisnearitsend.CGTN'sBarnabyLospoketoafamilywhosefearhastakenonanewlevelbec

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Philippine police arrest bomb-maker of IS-link militants

Philippines police on Thursday arrested an alleged member of an extremist group allied with the Islamic State (IS), a police report said.

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Philippine police arrest bomb-maker of IS-link militants

Philippines police on Thursday arrested an alleged member of an extremist group allied with the Islamic State (IS), a police report said.

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Philippine government to attain tactical victory in a few days’ time

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,May29(APD)–FormerlegislatorsandmilitaryofficialsbelievetheDuterteAdministrationwillattaintherequiredtacticalvictoryagainsttheMautea

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Bishop remains hopeful of hostages’ safe return

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,May26(APD)–CatholicBishopEdwinAngotdelaPena,thePrelateofMarawi,remainshopefulhisvicargeneralFr.Teresito“Chito”Suganoband14otherswou

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Six more soldiers, 13 militants killed on 3rd day of clashes in Philippines

MANILA, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Six more soldiers and 13 members of the militant Maute Group in Marawi City were killed as armed clashes between the two sides continued on its third day on Thursday.

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19 terrorists killed in southern Philippine

Skirmishes between the government troops and a local terror group in the southern Philippine province of Lanao del Sur continued with death toll of the militants reaching to 19, the military said on Monday.