Philippines
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Mar- 2021 -31 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Says Chinese Ships ‘Swarming’ Area Around Disputed Spratly Islands
A fleet of Chinese ships that sparked a diplomatic row after parking at a reef off the Philippines for weeks are now scattered across the contested Spratly Islands, a government agency said.
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29 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Deploys Air Force Jet Over Chinese Ships
A Philippine air force jet is conducting daily patrols over Chinese fishing vessels parked near a disputed reef, the defense chief said, as Beijing refuses to pull the ships out of the area.
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29 MarchAsia Pacific
Pro-IS Terror Network Behind Indonesian Cathedral Suicide Bombing
The suicide bombing at an Indonesian cathedral on Palm Sunday was carried out by two members of a pro-Islamic State extremist group blamed for other church blasts, including a deadly 2019 attack in the Philippines, police said.
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25 MarchAsia Pacific
Philippines Deploys More Navy Ships to Disputed Sea Amid Row With China
The Philippine military ordered the deployment of more navy ships to the South China Sea amid a growing diplomatic row over a fleet of Chinese boats parked near a disputed reef.
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Feb- 2021 -23 FebruaryAsia Pacific
Nine Women Arrested Over Philippine Bomb Plots: Military
Nine women suspected of plotting to blow up military targets in the restive southern Philippines have been arrested, the army said Tuesday.
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Nov- 2020 -26 NovemberDrones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
US Delivers ScanEagle Drone System, Arms Totaling $33 Million to the Philippines
The US has provided armaments worth $33 million to the Philippines, including a ScanEagle reconnaissance drone system worth $14.79 million.
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11 NovemberAsia Pacific
Philippines Extends Military Pact With US
The Philippines will extend a key military pact with the United States for another six months, the foreign minister said Wednesday.
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Oct- 2020 -8 OctoberCommentary
How Southeast Asian Terror Networks Exploit Family Ties
Family involvement in terrorist attacks is becoming a strategic thrust for IS and the terror groups that have sworn allegiance to the organization.
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Aug- 2020 -24 AugustAsia Pacific
14 Dead, Scores Wounded in Twin Bombings in Philippines
At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded -- including soldiers and police -- in a twin bombing Monday involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, officials said.
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Jun- 2020 -23 JuneCommentary
Southeast Asia: Returning Foreign Fighters
The 2019 defeat of IS in the Levant has led to the potential migration of battle-hardened Southeast Asian foreign terrorist fighters back into the region.
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