Tag: Abu Sayyaf Group

  • PH Navy militias?

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    Navy militias to patrol PH waters, protect Filipino fishers amid dispute with China By: Frances Mangosing MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Navy is building up its own maritime militia force to keep […]

  • MMEA ship detentions

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    Malaysia: MMEA Johor detains two vessels in illegal ship-to-ship bunker transfer The Johor state division of Malaysia Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Tuesday (6 October) said it detained two vessels […]

  • ASG hostage killed

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    An Indonesian fisherman held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf group has died following a shootout between the Philippines security force and militants in the coastal town of Patikul in Sulu […]

  • PH CG foils terror attack

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    by Nonoy Lacson ZAMBOANGA CITY – Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) failed to create havoc in the town of Jolo in Sulu after elements of the Philippine Coast […]

  • Two Suspected Kidnappers Killed Off Jolo Island

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    January 29: Two of the six men believed to have kidnapped five Indonesian fishermen in Malaysian waters earlier this month [January 17] have been shot and killed after a shootout […]

  • Curfew in ESSZone Extended Until January 21

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    January 05: The curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) that ends tomorrow, January 06, has been extended to January 21, according to […]

  • Philippine Forces Free Two Indonesian Fishermen Kidnapped In September

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    December 23: Two Indonesian fishermen abducted from a Malaysian fishing boat in the waters off Lahad Datu last September have been rescued by the Philippine armed forces while another still […]

  • Philippines’ Duterte to Lift Martial Law in Mindanao By End of Year

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    December 10: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will lift martial law in Mindanao by the end of the year, his spokesperson has announced, signalling an end to the controversial May 2017 […]

  • More Military Assets to be Deployed in Sulu

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    November 19: More military equipment will be deployed in Sulu to help ground forces defeat Abu Sayyaf militants and neutralize foreign terrorists hiding on the island.  Armed Forces chief Gen. […]

  • Kidnapped Indonesian Fishermen Transferred Between Kidnapping Groups; Ransom Demand Made

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    November 06: Three Indonesian fishermen kidnapped in waters off Tambisan Island in Lahad Datu on Sept 23 and later held in Sulu have been transferred to another kidnap group leader, Daily […]

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