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Troops hunt Sayyaf terrorists in Philippine province

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:40:06 +0000

Army troops patrol Basilan province in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 7, 2011) â€“ Philippine troops are pursuing Abu Sayyaf militants tied blamed for a landmine blast that left a total of six soldiers wounded in the southern province of Basilan, officials said Sunday. Officials said Special Forces [...]

3 motorbike thieves fall in Zamboanga City

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:40:03 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 7, 2011) â€“ Police arrested Monday three young men, one of them the son of a police officer, tagged as behind the series of motorbike robberies in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, officials said. Officials said policemen raided a house near a police camp in San Jose village [...]

2 sodliers wounded in landmine explosion in Basilan province

admin — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:40:08 +0000

Army troops patrol Basilan province in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 7, 2011) â€“ Two Special Forces soldiers were critically injured following a landmine explosion Monday on a village in the southern Muslim province of Basilan, officials said. Officials said the soldiers were patrolling the village of Baiwas [...]

NPA rebels kill Zambo militia

admin — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:40:04 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 5, 2011) â€“ Communist insurgents killed a government militia on Saturday on a village in the town of Kabasalan in Zamboanga Sibugay province, the military said. It said New Peopleâ€™s Army fighters seized the militia and used him as shield in their escape after a daring raid in the [...]

Malaysia jails ‘Sultan of Suluâ€™

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:40:05 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 4, 2011) â€“ Malaysiaâ€™s High Court rejected a plea by a man who claimed to be the Sultan of Sulu who was sentenced to jail for 8 months for burning flags and illegal assembly in the oil-rich state of Sabah, which is being claimed by the Philippines. Datu Abdul [...]

American philanthropist sends donation anew for poor Muslims in Mindanao

admin — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 05:40:03 +0000

American philanthropist sends donation anew for poor Muslims in Mindanao ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 3, 2011) – An American philanthropist who earlier donated assorted books, medicines and clothes to poor Filipino Muslims in Mindanao, has sent a second box of assorted goods and vowed to help more indigent communities in the southern Philippine [...]

Philippines, MILF rebels resume peace talks in Malaysia

admin — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:40:04 +0000

An MILF freedom fighter looks on as his companion cleans his weapon at their base in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 3, 2011) â€“ Philippine government peace negotiators met with Muslim rebels in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday in an effort to hasten the talks after a series of [...]

Philippine military says rebel leader linked to killings of 2 US soldiers is dead

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:40:04 +0000

Filipinos look at wanted poster of Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiya in Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 1, 2011) â€“ The Philippine military may have eliminated a Muslim rebel leader who claimed responsibility for the bomb attack two years ago on a US military convoy [...]

MILF rebels reject demands to surrender wanted leader in Basilan fighting

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:40:04 +0000

Ghazali Jaafar, the MILF deputy chairman for political affairs. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) COTABATO CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Nov. 1, 2011) â€“ The Philippinesâ€™ largest Muslim rebel group Moro Islamic Liberation Front on Tuesday rejected government demands to surrender a guerrilla leader accused of kidnappings and terrorism in the southern province of Basilan.Manila has demanded the [...]

2 Abu Sayyaf sub-leaders, 3 others killed in Philippine offensive

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:40:03 +0000

A military armored vehicles drives through a busy road in Sulu province in the southern Philippines. (Mindanao Examiner Photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY (Mindanao Examiner / Oct. 31, 2011) â€“ The Philippine military on Monday said two of 3 Abu Sayyaf militants killed were sub-leaders and that there were probably two more casualties in military air strikes [...]