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Philippines: Islamic State militants hold dozen Catholic hostages, torch buildings Philippines: Islamic State militants hold dozen Catholic hostages, torch buildings Army Tanks Packed With Soldiers Rolled Into A Southern Philippine City On Thursday As Gunfire And Explosions Rang Out After Militants Linked To The Islamic State Group Torched Buildings, Seized More Than A Dozen Catholic Hostages And Raised The Black Flag Of ISIS. PTI | Updated on: 25 May 2017, 12:07:45 PM Marawi (Philippines): Army tanks packed with soldiers rolled into a southern Philippine city ...

ISIS weapons depot located by the Iraqi army north of Baghdad. Rockets found in the weapons depot (Facebook page of Iraqi Army Spokesman Yahya Rasoul, December 20, 2020) Three ISIS operatives detained by the Iraqi Counterterrorism Apparatus (Facebook page of the Iraqi Counterterrorism Unit, December 19, 2020) Main events of the past week Routine attacks continued in ISIS’s various provinces in Syria, Iraq and throughout Africa and Asia. Noteworthy examples: Syria: routine activity continued in the area of Deir al-Zor and Al-Mayadeen and in the desert region west of the Euphrates Valley. Pro...

Mark Navales/BenarNews The Philippine government formally transferred control of the southern city of Cotabato to an autonomous Muslim region on Tuesday, amid tight security against potential attacks by Islamic State-linked militants. During a ceremony here supporters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, a former rebel group, shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is great”) as Interior Secretary Eduardo Año handed over documents that officially named the southern city as part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. “We will continue to improve the standard of ...