Over 10 IS-linked foreign terrorists, suicide bomber are in Mindanao — Año

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:48:18 +0000

More than 10 foreign terrorists and an Arab-looking suicide bomber linked to Islamic State (IS) are in Mindanao, a government official said.

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Abu Sayyaf threaten to execute 3 hostages 

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 05:36:19 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Abu Sayyaf militants, whose group pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, threatened to execute two Indonesian and a Malaysian hostages, being held captive in southern Philippines if…READ

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US says Alabama woman who joined Islamic State isn’t citizen

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:21 +0000

US says Alabama woman who joined Islamic State isn't citizen

WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won’t be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim. In a brief statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave no […]

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US says Alabama woman who joined Islamic State isn’t citizen

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:21 +0000

US says Alabama woman who joined Islamic State isn't citizen

WASHINGTON — An Alabama woman who joined the Islamic State group in Syria won’t be allowed to return to the United States with her toddler son because she is not an American citizen, the U.S. said on Wednesday. Her lawyer is challenging that claim. In a brief statement, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave no […]

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Saudi crown prince backs India’s fight against terrorism

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 10:40:20 +0000

Saudi crown prince backs India's fight against terrorism

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday offered intelligence sharing with India in fighting extremism and terrorism.

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Britain plans to strip IS teen of UK citizenship

Credit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:53:03 +0000

Britain plans to strip IS teen of UK citizenship

Shamima Begum, a London teenager who left Britain four years ago to join the Islamic State group, is to be stripped of her U.K. citizenship by the government, her family’s lawyer said Tuesday.

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Marawi not a ‘ghost city’, Washington Post article ‘not true’ – task force head

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2019 06:12:03 +0000

Marawi not a 'ghost city', Washington Post article ‘not true’ – task force head

TFBM has disputed a news article, claiming war-torn Marawi City remains a “ghost town” over a year after military dislodged Maute group in the area.

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Besieged Islamic State militants refuse to surrender, ask for an exit

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 12:01:15 +0000

Besieged Islamic State militants refuse to surrender, ask for an exit

Over 300 Islamic State militants who are holed up in a tiny area in eastern Syria were refusing to surrender to U.S.-backed Syrian forces.

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EU states mixed on Trump demand to take back Islamic State fighters

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:39:55 +0000

EU states mixed on Trump demand to take back Islamic State fighters

U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries take back their citizens fighting in Syria is receiving a mixed reaction, as nations pondered how to bring home-grown Islamic State extremists to trial.

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Germany: Trump IS fighter demand very hard to fulfill

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 08:25:23 +0000

Germany: Trump IS fighter demand very hard to fulfill

Germany’s foreign minister said President Donald Trump’s demand that European countries take back Islamic State (IS) group militants held in Syria would be “extraordinarily difficult” to fulfill.

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