Civilians surrender illegal weapons in Basilan

BASILAN - The Philippine military collected nearly three dozen illegal weapons from civilians in the Muslim province of Basilan, security officials said Tuesday.

Troops recover ammo, gun parts in Basilan province

BASILAN - Government troops pursuing Abu Sayyaf terrorists in the troubled province of Basilan have recovered ammunition for machine gun, gun parts and assorted bandoliers, including a uniform of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Troops seize Sayyaf IEDs in Basilan

BASILAN - Government forces raided an Abu Sayyaf safe house and recovered two improvised explosives in Basilan province in the restive Muslim autonomous region.

Gunmen kill civilian, 5 others wounded in Basilan province

ZAMBOANGA CITY – One civilian was killed and four others were injured when gunmen attacked them on Election Day on Tapiantana Island in Basilan province in southern Philippines.

Four soldiers wounded, gunmen killed in Sayyaf clashes

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four soldiers were wounded and a still unknown number of gunmen were killed in fierce clashes with Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern island-province of Basilan, about 29 nautical miles south of here.

11 Sayyafs surrender in Basilan

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine military announced Wednesday the surrender of 11 Abu Sayyaf fighters, including their commander, in the southern Muslim island-province of Basilan, about 29 nautical miles south of here.

Sayyaf leader wanted by U.S. killed in Southern Philippines

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Filipino soldiers shot dead a senior Abu Sayyaf terrorist leader wanted by the United States for the July 2011 kidnapping of an American woman and her son in the southern Philippine port city of Zamboanga. 

Troops kill Sayyaf supporter, recover IED in Basilan

SECURITY FORCES recovered an improvised explosive after killing an Abu Sayyaf supporter on Monday in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, officials said.

2 Sayyaf terrorists surrender to MILF

BASILAN - Two Abu Sayyaf terrorists surrendered to members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front who handed the duo to security forces in the Muslim province of Basilan, officials said Monday.

Sayyaf terrorist linked to beheading of 4 civilians yield

ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf terrorist being linked by authorities to the brutal murders of four innocent civilians has surrendered to the military in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, officials said Monday.

Military foils Sayyaf bomb plot in Basilan province

BASILAN – The Philippine military announced Thursday afternoon the recovery of four Abu Sayyaf improvised explosives and rifle grenades and claimed to have foiled a bomb plot in the southern province of Basilan where security forces are hunting down members of the pro-ISIS group.

MILF forces occupy village, attack soldiers in Basilan

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces attacked and wounded 2 soldiers in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, officials said.