U.S. State Department Designates The Maute Group As A Terrorist Organization
On February 27th, the U.S. State Department designated ISIS-Philippines and the Maute group as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. As a...
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Marawi Liberated from the Islamic State
On October 17th, Filipino President Duterte declared the liberation of the city of Marawi, Philippines from the Islamic State after...
Was U.S. correct in scaling back anti-terrorist operations in the Philippines?
On February 26th a video emerged of Islamic Abu Sayyaf militants beheading the 70-year-old German Jürgen Kantner. Kantner and his...
Indonesia, Philippines, and Malaysia Agree to Anti-Piracy Patrols
Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines agreed on Thursday May 5, 2016 to conduct coordinated maritime patrols after several ship hijackings...
Abu Sayyaf Kidnapping Enterprise Puts Philippines on Edge
Last Friday a home video depicted two Canadians, Robert Hall and John Ridsdel, with machetes being held to their throat...
Islamic State Defaults to Terror in Response to Setbacks
On Sunday, March 6, 2016, The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for a truck bombing on the town of Hilla,...
Jakarta Attack Shows IS Making Ground in Southeast Asia
Earlier this morning in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, a police substation came under attack by Islamic terrorists. Five attackers...
Abu Sayyaf Group continues to dwindle amidst Philippine counterterrorism campaign
Mindas Manda, a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), was killed in a shootout with Philippine forces Wednesday afternoon....
ISIS Stays on the Offensive
An important part of the strategy of Islamic State (ISIS) is staying on the offensive. On May 18, the Kurdish...