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ISIS Widow Helped CIA Hunt For Terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Report
The captured widow of an ISIS terrorist helped the CIA in its hunt for the organisation's elusive terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a British daily said Friday.
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Bomb Plot Foiled Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Philippines: Police
An Islamist plot to bomb a Manila shopping mall as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders arrived in the city for a summit has been foiled, Philippine police said Friday.
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Philippines Hunts For Possible New ISIS 'Emir' In South East Asia
Philippine authorities were on the lookout on Monday for a Malaysian who could be the new leader of pro-ISIS groups in Southeast Asia, security chiefs said, following the deaths of several high-profile regional extremists.
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Body Of Beheaded German Hostage Found: Philippines
The body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic terrorists has been found, the Philippine government said on Sunday.
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US Troops Carry Out Ground Raid Against ISIS In Syria
U.S. Special Operations troops carried out a ground operation in eastern Syria aimed at capturing an Islamic State militant, U.S. officials said Monday.
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German Sailor Abducted, Another Killed, In Philippines: Military
Islamic terrorists who specialise in kidnapping for ransom have reported killing a German sailor and abducting her elderly male companion from their yacht off the southern Philippines, the military said on Monday.
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Philippine Military Says It Has Killed 70 Terrorits
The Philippine military says it has killed 70 Abu Sayyaf militants and captured 32 others in a major offensive that began in July against the group, which is accused of kidnapping sailors from neighboring countries for ransom.
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Abu Sayyaf Got $7.3 Million From Kidnappings
Abu Sayyaf pocketed at least 353 million pesos ($7.3 million) from ransom kidnappings in the first six months of the year and have turned to abductions of foreign tugboat crewmen as military offensives restricted the militants' mobility, a confidential Philippine government report said.
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ISIS-linked Group Blamed For Bomb Blast In Philippines President's Hometown
Philippine police blamed Islamic State-linked rebels today for a bombing that killed 14 people in President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown and dealt a blow to the firebrand leader's bloody crackdown on narcotics and militancy.
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Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behind Philippine Bombing: Mayor
The Abu Sayyaf Islamic terrorist group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least 14 people, the city's mayor said Saturday.
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Philippines To Add 2,500 Troops To Insurgency-Plagued Southern Island
The Philippines will send an additional 2,500 troops to a remote southern island this week as the army steps up an offensive against the ISIS-linked Abu Sayyaf, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Justin Trudeau Believes Canadian Hostage Killed In Philippines
The Canadian government has "reason to believe" that Canadian hostage Robert Hall has been killed by his captors in the Philippines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Monday.
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Alarmed Manny Pacquiao Beefs up Security After IS Threat
Manny Pacquiao and his family faces threat of abduction Abu Sayyaf, a gang which support IS, according to Philippines President Benigno Aquino
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Canadian Executed By Islamic Terrorists In Philippines: Justin Trudeau
Islamic terrorists in the Philippines have executed a Canadian hostage, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday, after the Filipino authorities said they had found the head of a foreign man on a remote island.
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ISIS Widow Charged Over US Hostage Death
The widow of late ISIS group financial leader Abu Sayyaf was charged Monday for her alleged role in the death of US aid worker Kayla Mueller last year.
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ISIS Widow Helped CIA Hunt For Terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: Report
The captured widow of an ISIS terrorist helped the CIA in its hunt for the organisation's elusive terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, a British daily said Friday.
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Bomb Plot Foiled Ahead Of ASEAN Summit In Philippines: Police
An Islamist plot to bomb a Manila shopping mall as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders arrived in the city for a summit has been foiled, Philippine police said Friday.
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Philippines Hunts For Possible New ISIS 'Emir' In South East Asia
Philippine authorities were on the lookout on Monday for a Malaysian who could be the new leader of pro-ISIS groups in Southeast Asia, security chiefs said, following the deaths of several high-profile regional extremists.
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Body Of Beheaded German Hostage Found: Philippines
The body of an elderly German hostage who was beheaded by Islamic terrorists has been found, the Philippine government said on Sunday.
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US Troops Carry Out Ground Raid Against ISIS In Syria
U.S. Special Operations troops carried out a ground operation in eastern Syria aimed at capturing an Islamic State militant, U.S. officials said Monday.
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German Sailor Abducted, Another Killed, In Philippines: Military
Islamic terrorists who specialise in kidnapping for ransom have reported killing a German sailor and abducting her elderly male companion from their yacht off the southern Philippines, the military said on Monday.
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Philippine Military Says It Has Killed 70 Terrorits
The Philippine military says it has killed 70 Abu Sayyaf militants and captured 32 others in a major offensive that began in July against the group, which is accused of kidnapping sailors from neighboring countries for ransom.
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Abu Sayyaf Got $7.3 Million From Kidnappings
Abu Sayyaf pocketed at least 353 million pesos ($7.3 million) from ransom kidnappings in the first six months of the year and have turned to abductions of foreign tugboat crewmen as military offensives restricted the militants' mobility, a confidential Philippine government report said.
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ISIS-linked Group Blamed For Bomb Blast In Philippines President's Hometown
Philippine police blamed Islamic State-linked rebels today for a bombing that killed 14 people in President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown and dealt a blow to the firebrand leader's bloody crackdown on narcotics and militancy.
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Abu Sayyaf Islamists Behind Philippine Bombing: Mayor
The Abu Sayyaf Islamic terrorist group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least 14 people, the city's mayor said Saturday.
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Philippines To Add 2,500 Troops To Insurgency-Plagued Southern Island
The Philippines will send an additional 2,500 troops to a remote southern island this week as the army steps up an offensive against the ISIS-linked Abu Sayyaf, a presidential spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Justin Trudeau Believes Canadian Hostage Killed In Philippines
The Canadian government has "reason to believe" that Canadian hostage Robert Hall has been killed by his captors in the Philippines, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement on Monday.
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Alarmed Manny Pacquiao Beefs up Security After IS Threat
Manny Pacquiao and his family faces threat of abduction Abu Sayyaf, a gang which support IS, according to Philippines President Benigno Aquino
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Canadian Executed By Islamic Terrorists In Philippines: Justin Trudeau
Islamic terrorists in the Philippines have executed a Canadian hostage, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday, after the Filipino authorities said they had found the head of a foreign man on a remote island.
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ISIS Widow Charged Over US Hostage Death
The widow of late ISIS group financial leader Abu Sayyaf was charged Monday for her alleged role in the death of US aid worker Kayla Mueller last year.
