Military personnel and civilians carry a soldier after an improvised bomb exploded next to a military vehicle in the town of Jolo on Sulu island, Aug. 24, 2020.

Egyptian, Two Abu Sayyaf Militants Killed in Jolo: Philippines Military

Egyptian was one of five foreign militants being monitored on the southern Philippine island.

Murad Ebrahim, leader of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, addresses diplomats and other visitors at Camp Darapanan, the former guerrilla group’s base in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province, southern Philippines, July 6, 2017.

Report: Slow Reforms Could Push Former Philippine Muslim Rebels Back to Fighting

2021-04-16

Disarmament of Moro Islamic Liberation Front members needs to be fast-tracked, International Crisis Group says.

Philippine police inspect weapons seized during a raid of a suspected Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters hideout in Maguindanao province, while presenting two men and two women who were arrested after the operation, April 14, 2021.

Violence Mars Ramadan Start in Southern Philippines

2021-04-14

An ambush and a deadly raid on IS-linked militants mark beginning of the Islamic holy month.

A satellite image from March 2021 shows Scarborough Shoal, one of the features trademarked by the Chinese government.

China Trademarked Hundreds of South China Sea Landmarks

2021-04-13

The registrations were initiated seven years ago.

A People’s Liberation Army Navy Corvette class warship is seen near Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, April 11, 2021.

Philippines Summons Beijing’s Envoy over ‘Illegal Lingering’ by Chinese Ships in EEZ

The foreign secretary reported nine ships at Whitsun Reef while a Sunday survey found 240 in Manila’s territory.

Philippine military exercise director Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo (center), and U.S. Marine Col. Aaron Brunk unfurl the 36th Balikatan exercise flag during the opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Metro Manila, April 12, 2021.

Philippines Hosts US for Scaled-Down Joint Military Drills

Meanwhile, the countries’ defense secretaries discuss maintaining the Visiting Forces Agreement.

Soldiers walk inside the remnants of a building in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao nearly two years after a militant siege destroyed much of the city, May 23, 2019.

Philippines: IS Sub-Leader Killed in Marawi

The militant exploded an improvised bomb that injured seven police and a soldier, authorities said.

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