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Islamic State claims suicide bombings at Catholic cathedral in the Philippines
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo, Sulu earlier today.
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Analysis: US terror designations target Islamic State’s Southeast Asian network
On Aug. 24, the US Treasury Department designated three Islamic State recruiters as terrorists. The trio appeared in a June 2016 beheading video that was used to recruit fighters from Southeast Asia. The new designation is the latest in a series of moves taken by the US government to target the Islamic State’s global network with financial sanctions and other measures.
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Islamic State claims foreign fighter bombed military checkpoint in the Philippines
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a military checkpoint in the Philippines earlier today. The bomber was identified as a foreign fighter known as Abu Kathir al-Maghrebi.
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Islamic State video shows destruction of church in Marawi
The video comes as the crisis in Marawi enters its second week. The video details Islamic State-loyal fighters destroying religious symbols and vandalizing the inside of the church.
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Islamic State claims Manila casino attack blamed on botched robbery
The government of Philippines says that an attack that left more than 30 people dead at the Resorts World Manila (RWM) casino was a botched robbery. However, the Islamic State claims that one of its supporters carried it out.
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Islamic State releases video from the fighting in Marawi
The Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency has released its first video from the fighting in the southern Philippine city of Marawi. Jihadists loyal to the so-called caliphate launched their offensive in Marawi more than a week ago.
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Islamic State loyalists continue takeover in southern Philippines
As the siege continues into its second day, thousands of civilians have been forced to flee and martial law has been declared inside Marawi city.
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Islamic State-loyal forces battle Filipino troops inside provincial capital
The clashes are currently ongoing, but pictures circulating online appear to show jihadist forces openly moving about the city. At least one policemen is reported killed and five soldiers wounded so far.
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Filipino troops battle Islamic State-loyal forces for town
Filipino forces have been battling for control over a southern town after Islamic State-loyal forces captured it last week.
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The Islamic State grows in the Philippines
The video is the culmination of the Islamic State’s build up of its propaganda and activity in the region.
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Islamic State details activity in the Philippines
The infographic gives information on how many Filipino troops have been killed in Islamic State operations and how many “fighting battalions” it has in the country.
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Islamic State-loyal groups claim attacks on Filipino military
With increased social media presence and video and news releases by official Islamic State channels, Islamic State presence, activity, and interest in the Philippines is growing.
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Abu Sayyaf Group battalion defects to Islamic State
The Jund al Tawhid Battalion makes at least three Abu Sayyaf Group battalions to have defected to the Islamic State. However, it is still unclear if the entirety of Abu Sayyaf has done so.
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Filipino forces kill 42 jihadists with Islamic State ties
The Philippines continue to face residual threats from jihadist groups, including several who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.
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Islamic State supporters show training camp in the Philippines
The video shows a rudimentary training camp in a forested area somewhere in the Philippines. It is unclear which group is shown training, but the video makes clear of its support to the Islamic State.
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Abu Sayyaf Group shows Western hostages in new video
The Philippines-based jihadist group is notorious for taking Western hostages in southeast Asia.
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Abu Sayyaf
Abu Sayyaf kidnap victim survived 6-month ordeal by praying, says paper
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Philippines
After two years of captivity by Abu Sayyaf militants, Swiss bird watcher Lorenzo Vinceguerra escaped while Philippine troops fired rounds into the Abu Sayyaf camp in Patikul on Sulu. During the clash, Vinceguerra killed one of his captors, militant subcommander Juhurim Hussien, and was wounded by militant gunfire. In pursuit, Philippine troops later killed five Abu Sayyaf militants in Talipao on Sulu. Abu Sayyaf militants on Sulu are thought to be still holding more than 10 hostages.
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Philippines
Government soldiers clashed with Abu Sayyaf militants in the mountains on Sulu during a raid on a camp in Talipao where some 300 militants were reportedly based. At least 14 Abu Sayyaf fighters and five soldiers were killed, and 26 soldiers were wounded in the hours-long gun battle. A group of 50 Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters attacked army positions in Barangay Kabasala on Mindanao, forcing 100 civilians to flee the area; one BIFF member and two civilians were killed in the clash.
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Philippines
President Aquino urged the armed forces to crush the extremist group Abu Sayyaf and bring its members to justice; he estimated that the group consists of 200 members and at least 200 additional followers. Abu Sayyaf fighters ambushed Philippine troops who were guarding a road project yesterday in Basilan, killing six of them and reportedly seizing weapons.
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Philippines
President Aquino said the Philippines will refuse “impossible or unclear” UN missions, after the UN refused Philippine peacekeeping troops’ requests for more weapons to fight off al Qaeda militants in the Golan area along the Syrian border and ordered the Philippine troops to surrender to secure the release of kidnapped Fijian peacekeepers. Military and intelligence sources said that wanted terrorist Zulkifli bin Abdul Hir a.k.a. Marwan, a Malaysian, is among those actively recruiting for the Islamic State in Mindanao, and that he is joined by Jemaah Islamiyah members Mawiyah, Quaim, and Abu Saad, and a Saudi named Abdurahman. Officials said…
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AQAP official calls on rival factions in Syria to unite against West
Nasser bin Ali al Ansi, an AQAP leader, is featured in a new video calling on rival jihadists in Iraq and Syria to unite against their common enemies. Al Ansi says the jihadists should form a “coalition” to strike America.
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Abu Sayyaf Group threatens to kill German hostages
The Filipino jihadist group is throwing itself in the global jihad by threatening to kill German hostages if airstrikes in Syria and Iraq continue.
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Abu Sayyaf
Islamists in Philippines threaten to kill German hostages
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Islamic State
Philippines military investigates Islamic State oath-taking in Marawi City
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France
Who’s who in coalition to defeat Islamic State
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Philippines
Immigration authorities said they plan to send extremist cleric Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips back to Canada; Philips, who is banned from United States, Britain, Australia, Kenya, and Bangladesh, was detained by authorities in Davao a few days ago as he presented a security threat. Intelligence officials said they are monitoring the movement of Philippine jihadists to and from Syria and Iraq, and noted that their numbers are increasing.
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Al Nusrah Front
How Philippine UN troops defied orders, opened fire and escaped the Al Nusrah Front
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Australia
Jihadist-related arrests across Europe, Asia
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Abu Sayyaf
Philippine Bill Would Set Up Autonomous Region in Muslim-Dominated South
