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Relatives of the dead are too afraid to come forward to identify their loved ones, an NGO says.

The military engaged in Sunday morning gunfights with Abu Sayyaf and BIFF factions.

Published May 10, 2021, 1:56 PM As an assurance that there will be no war in the offing as big as the Marawi City siege in 2017, the military has implemented strict security measures in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao following the occupation of a public market by Islamic State (IS)-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), a ranking military official on disclosed Monday, May 10. Maj. Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of 6th Infantry “Kampilan” Division (6ID) and Joint Task Force (JTF) Central, said the military is working with the Philippine National Police (PNP) to ensure the safety and secu...

AFP A joint army and police team killed a sub-leader of the local chapter of the Islamic State (IS) group during fighting Monday in the southern Philippine city of Marawi in which eight government forces were also injured, authorities said.  Filipino militant Usop Nasif (also known as Abu Asraf) exploded an improvised bomb to thwart a platoon of soldiers and four teams of police in the Guimba section of Marawi, said Brig. Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo, the commanding general of the 103rd Infantry Brigade.  “Nasif fired at the team, forcing the soldiers and policemen to shoot back a...

Kochi, India, Oct 23, 2018 / 12:00 am (CNA).- A priest who had been a key witness in the charge of rape against Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jullundur died Monday, prompting a police investigation into his death. Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, 62, was found unconscious in his room on Oct. 22 at St Mary’s Church in Dasuya in Punjab, India. He had no visible signs of injury.   He was declared dead after being transported to a local hospital. Kattuthara’s brother, Jose Kurian, expressed doubt about police reports that the priest might have succumbed to cardiac arrest.   “My brother had talked...