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Filipino doctor rescued after being kidnapped by gunmen
MANILA (Xinhua): Philippine security forces have rescued a Filipino doctor who was abducted by several gunmen of the extremist group Abu Sayyaf in remote Sulu province in the southern Philippines last month, a military general said on Wednesday (March 25).
Doctor kidnapped in southern Philippines
MANILA: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen have abducted a Filipino doctor in the remote Jolo town in Sulu Province in the southern Philippines, the military said.
Three soldiers killed in army camp shooting in southern Philippines
MANILA: Three soldiers, including two army officers, were killed in a shooting inside a military camp in Patikul town, Sulu province, in the southern Philippines late on Friday night, an army spokesman said on Saturday (Feb 1).
Abu Sayyaf militant gunned down
KOTA KINABALU: Philippine security forces gunned down an Abu Sayyaf militant believed to be involved in the kidnapping of five Indonesian fishermen off Lahad Datu last week.
Kidnapper linked to Abu Sayyaf group killed in Philippines military air strike
KOTA KINABALU: Philippines security forces have killed a suspected Abu Sayyaf gunman believed to be involved in the kidnapping of five Indonesian fishermen off Lahad Datu last week.
Abducted Indonesians saved
Manila: Philippine troops rescued two abducted Indonesian sailors in a pre-dawn raid on an Islamist militant stronghold which left two dead, a military official said.
Philippine troops rescue two abducted Indonesians
Philippine troops rescued two abducted Indonesian sailors in a Sunday (Dec 22) pre-dawn raid on an Islamist militant stronghold which left two dead, a military official said
Duterte to lift martial law in southern Philippines
MANILA: President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in the southern Philippines by year's end, his spokesman said Tuesday (Dec 10), more than two years after it was imposed in an attempt to stop the Islamic State group gaining a foothold there.
Three cops and a civilian hurt in Abu attack in Sulu
ZAMBOANGA CITY (ANN): Three police officers and a civilian security volunteer have been hurt in an attack by the Abu Sayyaf in Patikul, Sulu on Wednesday (Dec 4) night.
Silence from Philippine govt drives price for hostages snatched from Sabah down
KOTA KINABALU: Abu Sayyaf gunmen, who are holding three Indonesians snatched from Sabah’s east coast waters two months ago, are getting desperate with no response from Filipino authorities to their ransom demand, say intelligence sources.