Islamistmilitantscontrolabout20percentofthesouthernPhilippinestownofMarawi,atopgeneralsaidonTuesday,morethantwicetheareathemilitarycitedlastweek,suggestingthata
ThebattleforthesouthernPhilippinecityofMarawihasentereditsthirdweekasgovernmenttroopscontinuetoclashwiththeMauteandAbuSayyafIslamicgroups.PhilippinePresidentRod
ThePhilippinemilitaryonSaturdayconfirmedthatUSspecialforceswereassistinglocaltroopstoendasiegeofthesoutherncityofMarawibymilitantsalliedtoISIL,butsaidtheywereon
IslamistmilitantsholedupinasouthernPhilippinestownstockedweaponsandfoodinmosques,tunnelsandbasementstoprepareforalongsiege,officialssaidonMondayasthebattleforco
Eight members of the ISIL-linked Maute terror group have surrendered to government troops, according to the Philippine military.
EightmembersoftheISIL-linkedMauteterrorgrouphavesurrenderedtogovernmenttroops,accordingtothePhilippinemilitary."TherewereeightmembersholedupinMarawiwhosurrender
ByAPDWriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,May29(APD)–FormerlegislatorsandmilitaryofficialsbelievetheDuterteAdministrationwillattaintherequiredtacticalvictoryagainsttheMautea
FilipinosinarefugeecenteroutsidethesoutherncityMarawireceivedreliefgoodsonSunday,asfightingbetweenthegovernmentforcesandISIL-linkedmilitantsenteredasixthconsecu
PhilippinemilitaryjetsfiredrocketsatmilitantpositionsSaturdayassoldiersfoughttowrestcontrolofasoutherncityfromgunmenlinkedtotheIslamicStategroup,witnessessaid.C
ByAPDwriterMeloM.AcunaMANILA,May26(APD)–CatholicBishopEdwinAngotdelaPena,thePrelateofMarawi,remainshopefulhisvicargeneralFr.Teresito“Chito”Suganoband14otherswou
ArmytankspackedwithsoldiersrolledintoasouthernPhilippinecityonThursdayasgunfireandexplosionsrangoutaftermilitantslinkedtotheIslamicStategrouptorchedbuildings,se
Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte opted to return home to the Philippines after undetermined number of armed men attacked government and faith-based facilities in Marawi City mid-Tuesday afternoon.
MANILA,May24(APD)–PresidentRodrigoRoaDuterteoptedtoreturnhometothePhilippinesafterundeterminednumberofarmedmenattackedgovernmentandfaith-basedfacilitiesinMarawi