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Sunday, October 12th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 12, 2008) – At least eight government soldiers were wounded in fierce clashes Sunday with Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels in the southern Philippines, officials said.Officials said rebel and m…
MILF rebels attack Philippine Army patrol base in Mindanao
Thursday, October 9th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 9. 2008) – Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces attacked Thursday a Philippine military patrol base, the second in barely two days in Mindanao, officials said.Army Major Armand Rico, a spokesman fo…
Philippines Interrogates Arrested Terror Leader
Sunday, August 31st, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 31, 2008) – Philippine authorities were interrogating a suspected terror leader blamed for the deadly attack on a ferry off Manila Bay that killed over 100 people in 2004.Authorities are holding Ruben L…
North Cotabato Bombing Foiled
Thursday, August 14th, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / August 14, 2008) – Philippine authorities foiled a bomb attack Thursday in North Cotabato city of Kidapawan, a day after troops gained control of 15 villages occupied by Muslim rebels, officials said.Of…
2 Dead, 27 Injured In Bus Bombing In Southern Philippines
Thursday, July 24th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 24, 2008) – At least two people were killed and more than two dozen others wounded in Thursday bombing of a commuter bus in the southern Philippines, police and military said.The attack occurred at no…
Bus Bombed In Southern Philippines, 2 Killed
Thursday, July 24th, 2008DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 24, 2008) – At least two people were killed and ten others wounded in a bombing Thursday of a commuter bus in the southern Philippines, officials said.The attack occurred at noontime at a bus depot in…
Troops Recover Motorcycle Bomb In Mindanao Where President Toured
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 23, 2008) – Philippine soldiers intercepted a motorcycle rigged with explosives in Mindanao province where President Gloria Arroyo toured, military officials said Wednesday. Officials said the moto…
Prepare For Long Struggle For Freedom, MILF Tells Rebels
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / July 1, 2008) – The Moro Islamic Liberation Front called on its members to prepare for a long struggle for freedom as rebel forces fought government troops in the southern Philippines.“The central leade…
Terrorists Again Plotting To Bomb Manila: Military
Friday, February 22nd, 2008MANILA, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 22, 2008) – The Philippine military on Friday warned that terrorists may launch a series of attacks in Manila in retaliation to the killing of a Jemaah Islamiya bomber in the country’s troubled south.Ar…
RP Military Recovers Body Believed That Of Jemaah Bomber
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 19, 2008) – The Philippine military said it could have found the body of wanted Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya bomber, Dulmatin, tagged as behind the deadly 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 mostly t…
Fighting Erupts In Sulu Ahead Of RP-US Training
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008SULU, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Feb. 04, 2008) – At least 5 people were killed in fierce fighting that broke out Monday in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, where security forces were battling Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiya militants, …
Sayyaf Man Killed In South RP Clash
Saturday, December 15th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 16, 2007) – Security forces killed an Abu Sayyaf militant in a clash in the remote southern Philippine province of Tawi-Tawi, officials said Sunday.Officials said the fighting killed Abdul Sakanda…
RP Troops Hunt Down Militants
Saturday, December 1st, 2007Coffins of slain marines inside the Philippine Navy base in Zamboanga City on Saturday, Dec. 01, 2007. And Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro Jr. pins medals to wounded soldiers. (Mindanao Examiner Photo Service) ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Exa…
1 Killed in Southern Philippines Bombing
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 22, 2007) – One person was killed in a powerful explosion Thursday that ripped through a shopping mall in the troubled southern Philippine region of Mindanao, officials said.Officials said the blas…
RDX, Bagong Sandata Ng Terorismo Sa Pilipinas
Saturday, October 20th, 2007MAKATI CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 20, 2007) – Nahaharap sa panibagong panganib ang bansa matapos ng madugong atake sa Glorieta Mall sa Makati City na kung saan ay 9 na katao ang nasawi at 129 iba pa ang sugatan.RDX ang nakitang kemikal na ginamit…
Philippines Foils New Terror Attack
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007COTABATO CITY , Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 17, 2007) – Philippine security forces have disarmed Wednesday three powerful homemade bombs planted near a public square in downtown Tacurong City in Mindanao, south of Manila, officials said. Th…
Trained In MILF Camp, Would-be JI Bomber Confesses
Sunday, October 7th, 2007MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 08, 2007) – Philippine authorities have repeatedly linked the country’s largest Muslim rebel group to the radical Indonesian group Jemaah Islamiya and the Saudi Arabia’s al-Qaeda terror network.The M…
Twin Blasts Kill 2 In Southern Philippines
Friday, October 5th, 2007COTABATO CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 05, 2007) – Two bomb attacks late Friday have killed two people and wounded more than two dozen others in the southern Philippines, officials said.Officials said the blasts occurred in the busy bu…
Indon JI Militant, Hawak Ng Militar Sa Zamboanga City
Saturday, September 15th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 16 Sept) – Hawak ng Western Mindanao Command ngayon ang isang Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya militant na umano’y kasamahan ni Bali bomber Dulmatin.Ito ang kinumpirma sa Mindanao Examiner ni Maj. Gen. Nelson Allaga, h…
Indon Terror Suspect Arrested In Philippines
Friday, September 14th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 14 Sept) – Philippine authorities are holding an Indonesian terror suspect who was arrested in the province of Palawan, southwest of Manila, reports said on Friday.Reports said the man was one of six A…
RP Military Downplays Aussie Terror Warning
Friday, September 14th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 14 Sept) – The Philippine military downplayed Friday a warning by Australia of a possible terror attacks on civilian targets and power installations in Mindanao island, south of Manila.Australia warned its citizen…
4 Terror Men Arrested In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 11 Sept) – Philippine authorities arrested four Filipino terrorists in separate operations in Mindanao island, south of Manila, officials said Tuesday.Three of those arrested were behind a bomb attack …
Will Indonesia’s Jemaah Islamiyah Bounce Back?: Global Politician
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007Indonesian police arrested the country’s most wanted terrorist Zarkasi from Yogyakarta city on 15 June, 2007. Zarkasi, the Indonesian born terrorist was leading the Southeast Asian terrorist organization Jemaah Islamiyah since 2004. Just two days earli…
5 Sayyaf Militants Capured In Southern Philippines
Sunday, August 19th, 2007Families and relatives of slain troops gather Sunday Aug. 19, 2007 at a chapel inside a Philippine Marines base in Zamboanga City. Fifteen soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Abu Sayyaf gunmen in Basilan island on Saturday. The military says m…
Sayyafs, Insurgents Split In Jolo Island
Friday, August 17th, 2007ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 17 Aug) – Filipino troops on Friday continue searching for hundreds of Abu Sayyaf gunmen and insurgents blamed for the killing of 27 soldiers in Jolo island.Thousands of civilians have fled their …
Philippines Braces For Escalation: Report
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007MANILA, Philippines - A major military escalation on Jolo island in the southern Philippines threatens to undermine fragile relations with major insurgent groups and contribute to rising regional inter-faith tensions.A decision to end the policy of rap…
New RP Defense Chief Visits Troops In Frontlines Of War In Volatile South
Sunday, August 12th, 2007Philippines Defense chief Gilbert Teodoro arrives in Zamboanga City and is escorted by Western Mindanao military commander Lt. Gen. Eugenio Cedo. Teodoro is accompanied by Armed Forces chief Gen. Hermogenes Esperon and inspected troops in Jolo and Basi…
JI Bombers, Sayyaf Terrorists Protected By MNLF, Says RP Military
Saturday, August 11th, 2007ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 11 Aug) – The Philippine military has accused the country’s former rebel group Moro National Liberation Front of coddling Jemaah Islamiya bombers, including Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Jolo island.Troop…
Philippines Steps Up Hunt For Jemaah Islamiya Bombers In South
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007MAGUINDANAO, Philippines (Mindanao Examiner / 07 Aug) – Philippine troops have intensified the search for a senior Jemaah Islamiya militant hiding in the southern region of Mindanao, a Filipino army commander said Tuesday.Amy Major General Raymundo F…
US Officials Visit Wounded Troops In South RP, Ban Media Coverage
Monday, July 16th, 2007US soldiers guard outside a Philippine military hospital in Zamboanga City where US Ambassador Kristie Kenney and senior US military officials visit Monday July 16, 2007 nine soldiers who are wounded in clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants and Moro Islami…
US Pours More Funding To Fight Terrorism In Philippines
Saturday, July 7th, 2007MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / 08 Jul) - Washington has poured more military funding in the Philippines to help the Arroyo government fight terrorism and insurgency in the volatile southern region, where hundreds of U.S. troops are currently stationed.The…
RP Police Detains Bombing Suspect
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 04 Jul) – Philippine authorities detained a man accused as behind a deadly bomb attack in the restive southern region.Police and military reports said the man was arrested on Tuesday on a village in Tacurong City, w…
RP Military Starts Anti-Terror Campaign In Jolo Island
Sunday, July 1st, 2007Filipino troops, backed by US forces, launch a new offensive Sunday, July 01, 2007, dubbed Oplan: Ultimatum II, in an effort to capture — dead or alive — Indonesian Jemaah Islamiya bombers Dulmatin and Umar Patek and leaders of the Abu Sayyaf group, …
U.S. Pacom Chief Keating Braves Abu Sayyaf Heartland In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007U.S. Pacific Command Chief Admiral Timothy Keating and U.S. Ambassador Kristie Kenney in the former mountain hideout of the al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf group during a surprised visit to the extremists’ hotbed of Patikul, on the island province of Jolo …
Police Foils Possible Car Bombing In Southern Philippines
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / 13 Jun) – Police foiled a possible car bombing Tuesday in the restive Filipino region of Mindanao, where security forces are battling terrorism.The car, laden with explosives and homemade bombs, was discovered aband…
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