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Filipino extremists face new foe: fellow rebels

February 16, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — After years of fighting the government from hidden jungle bases in the southern Philippines, an Al-Qaida-linked militant group is facing a new adversary, fellow Muslim insurgents who can match their guerrilla battle tactics and are eager to regain their lost stature by fighting the widely […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Abu Sayyaf Group, Filipino, Jolo Island, Khabier Malik, Khadaffy Janjalani, MANILA, MNLF, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Moro National Liberation Front, Philippines, Roman Catholic, Southeast Asia, Sulu Provincial Governor Abdusakur Tan, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, attention, language, poverty

4 Philippine marines killed in clash

November 3, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine marines who were searching for long-held hostages battled al-Qaida-linked militants in a fierce clash that killed four marines and at least two insurgents in the country’s south, officials said. The fighting erupted in the mountainous hinterlands of Patikul town in Sulu province, where the Abu Sayyaf […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Abu Sayyaf, Filipino, Indonesian-based Jemaah Islamiyah, Jolo Island, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Moro National Liberation Front, Netherlands, Radulan Sahiron, Randolph Cabangbang, Rey Ardo, Tahir Sali, Tawi Tawi, Vol 31 No 45 | November 3 - November 9

Officials: Philippines has 1.1M illegal firearms

May 21, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines needs tougher laws to deal with the more than 1 million illegal firearms in the country, some of which may have been smuggled in from Afghanistan for use by Muslim guerrillas, officials said Monday, May 18.

Filed Under: News, World News Tagged With: 2009, Abu Sayyaf, Afghanistan, Daniel Casabar Jr, Eid Kabalu, Jesus Versoza, Jolo Gov, Jolo Island, MANILA, Officials Philippines, Police Chief Superintendent Reynaldo Rafal, Sakur Tan, Vol 28 No 22 | May 23 - 29, culture

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