Marawi

Philippine Army says battle for Marawi to end 'very soon', 1,000 dead

Philippine troops bombed militants loyal to the Islamic State group who have held out for over four months in a southern city and the military said the conflict would be over "very soon".

Philippine Army captures Islamic State command centre in besieged city of Marawi

The Philippine military has captured the command centre of Islamic State group supporters who have besieged a southern city for nearly four months

Philippines military needs 20,000 more troops to tackle Islamic State seige in Marawi, says president Duterte

The militants, waving the black Islamic State flag, have occupied parts of Marawi since 23 May, prompting Duterte to declare martial law in the entire southern region of Mindanao.

Indonesia, Australia host counter-terrorism meeting to address rising threat of Islamic militancy

Indonesia and Australia co- hosted a counter-terrorism meeting on Friday to address the rising threat of foreign fighters

Philippine fighter jet's mistaken strike kills two soldiers, wounds eleven in Marawi

A Philippine air force fighter jet missed its target in an airstrike Wednesday against Islamic State group-aligned militants in southern Marawi city, killing two soldiers who were hit by debris from a building where they were taking cover, military officials said.

Philippines violence: Islamic State militants forcing children, hostages to fight, says army

Casualties among children and civilians forced to take up arms could not be ruled out, said Philippines military spokesperson.

Philippino armed forces use air strikes to target Islamic State snipers in high-rise buildings

Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing Philippine forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State fighters who have occupied Marawi for more than a month

Philippines violence: Hundreds dead as militants cling to buildings in Islamic State-held Marawi

Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte last month vowed to "crush" the militants, but several deadlines have already been missed to end a conflict that has left scores dead and forced some 4,00,000 people from their homes

Indonesia, Philippines to jointly patrol Celebes Sea to prevent entry of militants

The Philippines and Indonesia will jointly patrol the Celebes Sea this week to stop Islamist militants reaching the Philippines' restive southern island of Mindanao, where rebels have seized a city, an army spokesman said on Sunday

Decapitated civilians found in Islamic State-held Philippines town, even as troops retake lost ground

Five decapitated civilians were found in a Philippine city occupied by Islamist rebels on Wednesday, the military said, warning the number of residents killed by rebel "atrocities" could rise sharply as troops retake more ground