Al-Qaida-linked militants suspected in Philippine bomb blast, attack on southern base

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Muslim militants with ties to al-Qaida planted a bomb that wounded two civilians in the southern Philippines and in a separate attack shelled a runway near where U.S. counterterrorism troops are based, officials said Thursday.

Philippine troops rescue 5 logging firm workers kidnapped by Muslim rebels

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Philippine troops have rescued five employees of a logging company who were kidnapped by suspected Muslim guerrillas in the country’s south last week, the military said Sunday.

Officials: Farmer kidnapped in southern Philippines despite high-profile crackdown

ZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Gunmen abducted a farmer in the southern Philippines despite a high-profile crackdown to try to stem the recent spike in kidnappings, officials said Sunday.

Three killed in Philippines ambush

ZAMBOANGA - Three civilians were killed and several wounded in an ambush reportedly staged by Al Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippine island of Basilan Monday, police said.

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