Thailand
An insurgent, a police officer, and a soldier were killed when security forces stormed a house in Yala province after gunmen attacked a joint patrol of soldiers and police. At least two gunmen managed to escape the government cordon.
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MILF leader asks for patience in war against Philippine government
Philippines
Four policemen and a woman were wounded when Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters fired mortars at a military unit in Sultan Kudarat province. At least 20 MILF fighters attacked a road-building construction site in Maguindanao, killing a worker and wounding four other civilians. The military announced that General Ben Dolorfino, a Muslim convert, was appointed […]
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Philippines to create a terrorist watchlist
Philippines
Four Abu Sayyaf fighters were killed and two Marines were wounded in intense fighting in Sulu province. On Saturday, at least 10 Moro Islamic Liberation Front insurgents were killed and 20 wounded in Maguindanao. Although the Phillippine constitution prohibits the participation of foreign troops in combat operations, US military commanders declared that their primary mission […]
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Thailand may allow Shariah law in troubled south
Philippines
Marines assaulted an outpost of Abu Sayyaf near Parang on Jolo island, killing four terrorists and forcing them deeper into the jungle. The military has shifted tactics against Abu Sayyaf, focusing on a campaign of attrition to aggressively reduce their fighting capacity.
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International Crisis Group: Thai Islamic schools feeding insurgency
Philippines
Philippine military shifts tactics against Abu Sayyaf
Thailand
Four militants were killed when over 100 Thai soldiers and police surrounded and cleared a village in Yala province. Prime Minister Vejjajiva stated that insurgents operating in southern Thailand have no connection to the al Qaeda network, claiming that the insurgents have little organization.
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Thai Muslims: Development aid will not end insurgency
Philippines
Abu Sayyaf fighters ambushed a squad of Marines and National Police in Parang town in Sulu province, killing six troops and wounding ten. Police and militia rescued two abducted workers employed by a US-funded international development project in Mindanao within hours after they were abducted, thanks to prompt cooperation from local residents
Thailand
One person was killed and 13 wounded when two militants tossed a grenade on a bus in Yala city. Two Buddhists were killed in a drive-by shooting in the Bannang Sata district of Yala province. Human Rights Watch called for an investigation of the massacre of 10 Muslims in a mosque in the Joh Ai […]
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Thai PM pledges more development aid to fight insurgency
Philippines
Kamsa Limaya, an Abu Sayyaf leader, was arrested on June 4 at a checkpoint in Basilan in connection with kidnappings in 2008. An Army soldier was killed and two were wounded in Maguindanao when their truck hit a land mine placed by Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters. The Army also accused MILF of contaminating a […]
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Questions and answers – Thailand’s insurgency
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Echoes of Tamil Tigers in Philippine insurgency
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Philippine military pledges to continue fight against rogue MILF rebels
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Thai Prime Minister: Fight insurgency with development
Philippines
An Abu Sayyaf commander, Alimari Alamirul, was killed in fighting in Basilan province. After three days of intense fighting that culminated in the capture of a Moro Islamic Liberation Front camp, 30 rebel fighters have been killed and twenty wounded in Maguindanao province.
Philippines
The Moro Islamic Liberation Front detonated an improvised explosive device while a group of soldiers and civilians were washing in a creek in Maguindanao, killing a soldier and a civilian and wounding four others. MILF bombed two electrical transmission towers in Maguindanao, knocking out power over a wide area.
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Abu Sayyaf releases Sri Lankan hostage
Thailand
A day before the Prime Minister was to deliver a talk on security in the southern provinces, a mobile phone-activated bomb exploded at an elementary school in Narathiwat province, wounding two teachers. A similar device exploded in Yala province, wounding three police officers. On Tuesday, insurgents dressed in Army uniforms and manning a fake roadblock […]
Philippines
Exchanging their firearms for monetary reward, 19 Moro Islamic Liberation Front insurgents surrendered at a military encampment in lligan City. In the village of Bulanan in Maguindanao province, three MILF fighters were killed by an Army patrol. Despite the violence, the Philippine government reiterated its support for a peace treaty with MILF, with the assistance […]
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front claims to rescue a foreign national in Philippines
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US-Philippine cooperation against Abu Sayyaf considered a model
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Rogue Moro Islamic Liberation Front fighters are on a rampage in Philippines
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Amnesty International: Investigate connection between Abu Sayyaf and military
Philippines
The Army attacked an Abu Sayyaf jungle outpost on Basilan island, killing two leaders and eight insurgents who were involved in the beheading of a farmer and the kidnapping of three school teachers who were freed yesterday. Rogue members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front were attached to the Abu Sayyaf militants in their jungle […]
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Recently freed teachers recall ordeal of Abu Sayyaf captivity