Philippines

Nov- 2019 -

25 November

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Philippines soldiers rescue British man and wife from Abu Sayyaf

Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from the Islamic State-linked jihadist group Abu Sayyaf

Oct- 2019 -

29 October

Ground Zero after the Battle of Marawi in the Philippines

Pawel Wojcik

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Suicide bombs and foreign fighters are burgeoning jihadi threats for the Philippines

Failure to take seriously Islamic State's use of suicide bombers and foreign fighters for its East Asia Province poses a threat to the Philippines

Sep- 2019 -

26 September

Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets

Fergus Kelly

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BAE awarded $2.7 billion APKWS laser-guided rocket production contract

BAE Systems was awarded an almost $2.7 billion contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System precision guidance units for 2.75-inch rockets

Jun- 2019 -

28 June

Philippine Army Tech. Sgt. Rernaur Bwenaia, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) technician, instructs Philippine Army Soldiers from the 20th Infantry Battalion how to identify improvised explosive devices

Staff Writer

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Philippines counter-terrorism soldiers killed in Jolo ‘firefight’

An attack on a special Philippine army counter-terrorism unit left three soldiers dead and nine others wounded in the southern Philippines

1 June

Staff Writer

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Boeing Insitu ScanEagle drones sold to Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam

Boeing Insitu was awarded an almost $48 million contract for 34 ScanEagle unmanned air vehicles for Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam

May- 2019 -

31 May

Staff Writer

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Dutch man held by Abu Sayyaf killed during escape attempt, Philippines military says

A Dutch birdwatcher held by ISIS-linked militants was killed in the Philippines, according to the military, which said he was shot as he tried to escape

Mar- 2019 -

5 March

Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Su-35 fighter jet

Staff Writer

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Philippines doesn’t want to be dragged into war in South China Sea, Lorenzana says

The decades-old US-Philippines defense treaty needs to be revamped, or risks dragging Manila into a war with China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said

Feb- 2019 -

2 February

Staff Writer

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Five Philippines troops killed battling Abu Sayyaf on Jolo

A "fierce firefight" killed five Philippine soldiers and three militants from the Abu Sayyaf group suspected of the deadly cathedral bombing in Jolo

Jan- 2019 -

30 January

Fergus Kelly

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Was the Philippines cathedral bombing a suicide attack?

Comments made by Philippines President Duterte and other officials about whether ISIS was behind suicide attacks in a Jolo church were contradictory

27 January

Staff Writer

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ISIS claims double bomb attack on Philippines church that killed at least 18

Islamic State said its fighters carried out a double bombing on a Catholic church on the southern Philippine island of Jolo that killed at least 18 people