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Philippine troops kill 2 Abu Sayyaf terrorists<br>

AtleasttwoterroristshavebeenkilledastroopsfoughtanundeterminednumberofAbuSayyafGroupfighters(ASG)insouthernPhilippinejunglesofSulu,anarmygeneralsaidonFriday.Bri

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Malaysia arrests 7 suspected of involvement with Abu Sayyaf

MalaysiahasarrestedsevenPhilippinemensuspectedofinvolvementinactivitiesoftheAbuSayyafmilitantgroup,policesaidonThursday,asconcerngrowsinSoutheastAsiaovertheposs

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Vietnamese kidnap victim rescued from the Abu Sayyaf in Philippines

ThePhilippinemilitarysaidonMondaythattheyhadrescuedaVietnamesesailortakenhostageinNovemberlastyearbytheAbuSayyafgroupbasedinthesouthernBasilanprovince.ThePhilip

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Philippine President Duterte : ISIS are responsible for the Marawi seige

President Rodrigo Duterte said it’s the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) who’s behind the Marawi seige.

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Philippine President Duterte : ISIS are responsible for the Marawi seige

ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,July7(APD)–PresidentRodrigoDutertesaidit’stheIslamicStateofIraqandSyria(ISIS)who’sbehindtheMarawiseige.Speakingbeforemilitarytroops

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Philippine troops rescued Vietnamese crew member from Abu Sayyaf

A Vietnamese crewman was rescued after combat operations conducted by the Joint Task Force Basilan under one Colonel Juvymax Uy.

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Philippine troops rescued Vietnamese crew member from Abu Sayyaf

ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,June16(APD)–AVietnamesecrewmanwasrescuedaftercombatoperationsconductedbytheJointTaskForceBasilanunderoneColonelJuvymaxUy.TheVietnam

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Philippine army finds body of beheaded German hostage Jurgen Kantner

The body of a German hostage beheaded by Islamist militants in the Philippines this week has been recovered, military officials say.

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Germany condemns Abu Sayyaf on beheading its citizen

The German government on Monday condemned the heinous act by the Philippine terror group Abu Sayyaf, which brutally killed a German citizen.

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Philippines continues Abu Sayyaf offensive despite threat to behead German hostage

Philippine troops will not get distracted by a threat from Abu Sayyaf militants to behead a German hostage if a ransom was not paid by Sunday and will press assaults to crush the brutal group, military officials said.

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German sailors abducted, killed in Philippines: military

Islamic militants who specialise in kidnappings-for-ransom have reported killing a German sailor and abducting her elderly male companion from their yacht in waters off the southern Philippines, the military said Monday.

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Philippines says German killed on yacht, companion may be Abu Sayyaf hostage

​Soldiers have found the body of a German woman on an abandoned yacht in the troubled waters of the southern Philippines and suspect her companion may have been taken captive by Islamist Abu Sayyaf rebels, the military said on Monday.

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Abu Sayyaf on the run in Philippines island of Jolo, with 5 Malaysian hostages

Five Malaysian hostages are on the run with their Abu Sayyaf captors in the mountainous jungles of Jolo amid an intense sustained Philippines military offensive against the gunmen.

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21 Abu Sayyaf members killed in S. Philippine operations

Death toll from military operations in southern Philippine province of Sulu against the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group has increased to 21, military said Sunday.

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Indonesian defense minister says Abu Sayyaf ordered to surrender

The government of Philippines has ordered Abu Sayyaf bandits to surrender and release all their hostages or they will face massive strikes, Indonesian defense minister disclosed here on Thursday.

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Philippine president asks MILF, MNLF to end ties with Abu Sayyaf

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that the Muslim rebel groups should sever their connection with the terrorist Abu Sayyaf group for the peace process to succeed.

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Philippine Marine soldiers ambushed by Abu Sayyaf militants, three killed

Three Marine soldiers were killed when they were ambushed by a group of Abu Sayyaf Group members in south Philippine province of Sulu on Thursday, said local authorities.