Philippines
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Nov- 2020 -26 November
US Delivers ScanEagle Drone System, Arms Totaling $33 Million to the Philippines
The US has provided armaments worth $33 million to the Philippines, including a ScanEagle reconnaissance drone system worth $14.79 million.
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11 November
Philippines Extends Military Pact With US
The Philippines will extend a key military pact with the United States for another six months, the foreign minister said Wednesday.
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Oct- 2020 -8 October
How Southeast Asian Terror Networks Exploit Family Ties
Family involvement in terrorist attacks is becoming a strategic thrust for IS and the terror groups that have sworn allegiance to the organization.
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Aug- 2020 -24 August
14 Dead, Scores Wounded in Twin Bombings in Philippines
At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded -- including soldiers and police -- in a twin bombing Monday involving a suicide attacker on a southern Philippine island that is a stronghold of Islamist militants, officials said.
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Jun- 2020 -23 June
Southeast Asia: Returning Foreign Fighters
The 2019 defeat of IS in the Levant has led to the potential migration of battle-hardened Southeast Asian foreign terrorist fighters back into the region.
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Apr- 2020 -17 April
Abu Sayyaf militants kill and wound two dozen Philippine soldiers in Sulu attack
Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militants killed 11 Philippine soldiers and wounded 14 others in the group's deadliest attack in over a year
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Dec- 2019 -22 December
Philippines troops rescue 2 Indonesian sailors from Abu Sayyaf in Jolo
Philippine troops rescued two abducted Indonesian sailors in a Sunday pre-dawn raid on an Abu Sayyaf stronghold in Jolo which left two dead
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Nov- 2019 -25 November
Philippines soldiers rescue British man and wife from Abu Sayyaf
Philippine soldiers on Monday rescued a British man and his wife from the Islamic State-linked jihadist group Abu Sayyaf
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Oct- 2019 -29 October
Suicide bombs and foreign fighters are burgeoning jihadi threats for the Philippines
Failure to take seriously Islamic State's use of suicide bombers and foreign fighters for its East Asia Province poses a threat to the Philippines
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Sep- 2019 -26 September
BAE awarded $2.7 billion APKWS laser-guided rocket production contract
BAE Systems was awarded an almost $2.7 billion contract to procure Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System precision guidance units for 2.75-inch rockets
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