Philippines
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Dec- 2019 -22 December
Philippines troops rescue 2 Indonesian sailors from Abu Sayyaf in Jolo
Philippine troops rescued two abducted Indonesian sailors in a Sunday pre-dawn raid on an Abu Sayyaf stronghold in Jolo which left two dead
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Nov- 2019 -25 November
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
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Oct- 2019 -29 October
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
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Sep- 2019 -26 September
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
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Jun- 2019 -28 June
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
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1 June
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
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May- 2019 -31 May
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
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Mar- 2019 -5 March
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
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Feb- 2019 -2 February
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
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Jan- 2019 -30 January
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
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