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Abu Sayyaf gunmen displaying their weapons in the jungles of the Philippines. (Photo: AFP)

Philippine: Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen abducted 4 workers in school

About 20 militants barged into a grade school compound in Sulu province's Patikul town shortly after midnight Saturday.

16 July 2017 12:13 PM IST

Military chief Ano said troops took the picture of Askali after his death and that captured Abu Sayyaf militants identified the young militant leader.

Philippines: Troops killed militant blamed for beheadings

Five other Abu Sayyaf gunmen were killed in the fighting Tuesday, along with four soldiers and policemen.

12 April 2017 11:08 AM IST

The Abu Sayyaf, which is blacklisted by the US and the Philippines as a terrorist organisation, holds more than a dozen foreign and local hostages. (Photo: AP)

5 dead as militants attack Philippine tourist island: army

The incursion would be the first on a major Philippine tourist destination in recent years by the Abu Sayyaf group.

11 April 2017 12:57 PM IST

Duterte said he must destroy small-time street peddlers as well as the big-time drug lords. (Photo: AP)

Phillipines' president Duterte says he can eat' terrorists caught...

He ordered troops to kill fleeing Muslim militants behind a foiled attack in the central resort province of Bohol.

24 April 2017 8:01 AM IST