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Swiss hostage escapes from Filipino extremists

December 13, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander and then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military bombardment, ending more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines, officials said.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Abu Sayyaf, Associated Press, Berlin, Chinese, Ewold Horn, Filipino, Lorenzo Vinciguerra, MANILA, Malaysia, Oliver Teves, Roman Catholic Philippines, Rustico Guerrero, Tawi Tawi, Vol 33 No 51 | December 13 - December 19

Al-Qaida-linked militants free 2 Filipino hostages

February 9, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jim Gomez The Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Abu Sayyaf gunmen have freed two Filipino members of a Jordanian TV journalist’s crew who were kidnapped by the al-Qaida-linked militants last year, as they set out to interview the extremists in their jungle lairs in the southern Philippines, police said Sunday, Jan. 31.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2013, Abu Sayyaf, Afghanistan, Asia, Filipino, Jordanian Baker Abdulla Atyani, Khabir Malik, MANILA, Middle East Broadcasting Corp, Philippines, Ramel Vela, Roland Letriro, Senior Superintendent Antonio Freyra, Sulu Governor Abdusakur Tan, Tawi Tawi, Vol 32 No 7 | February 9 - February 15, 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

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