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MANILA, Philippines: After five months in detention, a man mistaken for a terrorist leader has been released with the help of the Public Attorneys Office (PAO).

MANILA (AFP) – The Philippine government said it arrested a woman yesterday tagged by the United States (US) as a facilitator for “terror” who gave money and other aid to the Islamic State (IS) group. Myrna Mabanza was arrested near the town of Indanan in the southern Sulu island group, a stronghold of an IS-linked […]

The US treasury department in 2018 labeled Mabanza as a terror facilitator for supporting the Philippine branch of ISIS

The funds that were allegedly received and distributed by Myrna Mabanza, a suspected financier of Al-Qaeda and a supporter of the Islamic State, were used in the five-month Marawi siege in 2017, government officials said Friday.

Philippine law enforcers arrested on Thursday a woman on a U.S. terror watch list for allegedly helping transfer funds to an Islamic State leader in Southeast Asia in 2016.... -February 15, 2024 at 05:45 am EST - MarketScreener

MANILA: The Philippine government said it arrested a woman on Thursday (Feb 15) tagged by the United States as a facilitator for "terror" who gave money and other aid to the Islamic State group.

The US and Philippine governments both alleged Myrna Mabanza was involved in two 2016 fund transfers – one of up to US$107,000 – to the then leader of ISIS-Philippines.

The woman is identified as a ‘specially designated global terrorist’ by the US and listed by the United Nations Security Council for her alleged links to the Al-Qaeda

POLICE operatives arrested on Thursday an international finance officer of the terrorist group Islamic State in Mindanao.Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief MGen. Romeo Caramat Jr. said Myrna Mabanza, 33, of Indanan, Sulu, was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for violation of the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012 (RA 10168) and the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.He said Mabanza was among the high-profile global terrorists in the league of ISIS chieftain...

THE country’s efforts to be removed from Financial Action Task Force’s Grey List has gained a significant boost following the arrest of a 32-year-old Filipino who is facing multiple charges for terrorist financing, according to the Anti-Terrorism Council (ATC). In a statement on Thursday, the ATC led by Executive Secretary…