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PIKIT, Cotabato Province — Five individuals identified by authorities as suspected members of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Hassan Group (DI-HG), an armed group linked by Philippine security forces to ISIS, were killed…
NORTH COTABATO — April 20, 2026 — A joint counterterrorism operation led by the Philippine National Police–Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) resulted in the arrest of a suspected member of a…
LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Government troops uncovered a cache of firearms fabrication equipment and high-powered war materials during a focused combat clearing and intelligence-driven operation in the province, underscoring…
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao del Sur — Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) convened on April 2, 2026, in a high-level…
COTABATO PROVINCE — A senior leader of the extremist group Dawlah Islamiyah–Hassan Group was killed during a military operation conducted before dawn on Sunday, March 8, in Barangay Tinimbacan, Banisilan,…
Authorities arrested a field commander of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and his alleged medic during a joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Bonao, Tupi on February 27, 2026,…
PASAY CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) confirmed the arrest of an alleged member of the Dawlah Islamiyah–Maguid terror group at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal…
Terror, Silence, and the Fragile Architecture of Peace The December 14, 2025 mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney—Australia’s deadliest terrorist attack in decades—has reverberated far beyond the shores of…
The Canadian government has issued a sweeping travel advisory against large parts of Mindanao, citing serious threats of crime, terrorism, and kidnapping—an action that threatens to further stigmatize the region…
Maguindanao del Norte — Two members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)–Karialan Faction formally surrendered to the Maguindanao del Norte Police Provincial Office, marking another significant step in the…