Troops capture wives of terror leaders in Southern Philippines

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police commandos backed by army soldiers arrested three women with links to the pro-ISIS group Abu Sayyaf in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, officials said Saturday.

2 terrorists killed in Basilan

BASILAN - The Philippine Army reported Wednesday the killing of two pro-ISIS fighters in a clash in the southern Muslim province of Basilan, south of here.

Philippines holds son of Indonesian suicide bombers

BASILAN - The Philippines is holding the 15-year old son of an Indonesian suicide bombers following an operation by security forces against pro-ISIS groups Dawlah Islamiya and Abu Sayyaf in the southern Muslim province of Basilan.

Sayyafs bomb Basilan bridge

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Abu Sayyaf terrorists bombed a bridge at dawn Wednesday in Basilan province, one of the major strongholds of the pro-ISIS group in the volatile Muslim autonomous region in southern Philippines.