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.

Suspect in Lanao Sur governor's ambush captured

COTABATO CITY - Security forces captured one of the alleged gunmen in the February ambush on the convoy of Lanao del Sur Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr that killed his three police escorts and a civilian aide in the town of Maguing, the Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division said Friday.