Philippine troops kill ISIS leader, 10 others in fierce battle

COTABATO CITY - The Philippine military on Saturday announced the killing of 11 pro-ISIS fighters, including its chieftain, in what security officials branded as "decisive military operations" in the Muslim province of Maguindanao del Sur where troops are battling the hardened terrorist group Dawlah Islamiya of Islamic State.

ISEAP owns up attack on Filipino troops

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Islamic State East Asia Province (ISEAP) has claimed wounding or killing seven government soldiers in a clash in the southern Philippines where security forces are battling the extremist group Dawlah Islamiya.

Extremists attack police detachment in South, 3 wounded

COTABATO CITY – Police ordered its forces on high alert on Tuesday after local ISIS fighters attacked a detachment in the restive Muslim province of Maguindanao del Sur and wounded three security personnel.

MILF infighting threatens peace in South (Sensitive Content Warning)

COTABATO CITY – The brewing violence and infighting among Moro Islamic Liberation Forces (MILF) have further place the leader of the former rebel group Ahod ‘Murad’ Ebrahim in a position where he failed to control his warring top commanders in Maguindanao del Sur, one of the provinces of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) where he sits as Chief Minister.