Tag: Islamic State

There is so much President Duterte wants and needs to say when he delivers his second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) today ...

THE Congress of the Philippines meets today in a special and joint session to consider President Duterte’s call for it ...

The head of Islamic State in Afghanistan, Abu Sayed, was killed in a strike on the group’s headquarters in Kunar ...

IF, as proposed by some lawmakers, President Duterte were to prolong the period of martial law in the Philippines to five ...

Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State fighters who have occupied Marawi ...

Sprawled on the boarded-up balcony of a two-storey house, the barrel of his rifle poked into a hole cut in ...

After eight months of grinding urban warfare, Iraqi government troops on Thursday captured the ruined mosque at the heart of ...

The Armed Forces said yesterday it was likely that large numbers of civilians had been killed during the five-week occupation ...

Isnilon Hapilon, one of America’s most wanted terrorists, may have escaped the five-week battle with Islamist militants here, which began ...

A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall, and dried underwear on a clothesline are ...

A month after the declaration of Martial Law in Mindanao, the government is trumpeting its success in preventing the establishment ...

A Malaysian militant who helped lead and finance the siege of Marawi City is believed to have been killed as ...

Before they formed one of the most dreaded militant groups in the Philippines and pledged loyalty to Islamic State, the ...

Australia’s Defense Minister on Friday confirmed that state-of-the-art Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) spy planes will fly intelligence missions over ...

Malacañang said yesterday that Indonesian President Joko Widodo has reaffirmed his country’s commitment to help the Philippines fight terrorism in ...

Hundreds of gunmen attacked troops in a southern Philippine village on Wednesday in a hit-and-run assault that may have been ...