Rappler's latest stories on Philippine terrorists
Women of the Eastern Caliphate: By blood and marriage
(UPDATED) Part 2: Their men fight at the frontlines, but by blood and marriage, these women played a crucial role in the Marawi siege and the establishment of an ISIS caliphate in the Philippines

Women of the Eastern Caliphate: Hiding in plain sight
(UPDATED) Part 1: From hapless accomplices, women are becoming willing and enthusiastic actors in jihad

E-mail that triggered probe into ISIS terrorists in PH may be bogus – NBI
A woman accused in the e-mail as a terrorist says her father may have been behind it due to his disapproval of her fiancé
1 soldier killed, 3 others wounded in Sulu clash vs Abu Sayyaf
The offensive is part of the military's intensified operations against the Abu Sayyaf Group after the deadly Jolo Cathedral bombing

Basilan car blast: Furuji Indama unleashes terror even in hiding
Does the blast indicate the Abu Sayyaf has now trained local suicide bombers in Basilan?

Nazareno 2018, Calida on SC, Foreign terrorists in PH | Midday wRap
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IN PHOTOS: Marawi soldiers fight the biggest battle of their lives
Here are some of the images captured by Rappler correspondent Bobby Lagsa's since the beginning of the war in the southern Philippines

#PrayforMarawi: Twitter users show support for Filipino civilians, troops
The hashtag PrayforMarawi tops Twitter s trending topics in the Philippines as the clash between government forces and the Maute terror group worsened towards evening

Duterte hopeful top Abu Sayyaf leader dead after serious injury
The President says he has reason to hope Isnilon Hapilon who has pledged allegiance to ISIS is dead after getting wounded during military airstrikes

Duterte apologizes for death of German hostage: 'We failed'
We really tried our best says President Rodrigo Duterte following the execution of German hostage Juergen Kantner after the ransom demand of the Abu Sayyaf Group was not met

Duterte to MNLF, MILF: No peace talks if you protect terrorists
If the two rebel groups harbor terrorists like the Maute Group you might as well forget about peace talks says President Duterte in a speech in front of soldiers

Duterte on Maute, Protesters hit Duterte, Obama on Michelle | Evening wRap
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Duterte to Maute group: Don't force my hand into war
Wala naman nagpapakita ng sincerity diyan so the fight goes on says Duterte after visiting an army command post in Lanao del Sur where the military is fighting the Maute terror group

What it's like living in fear of the Abu Sayyaf
The life and prosperity of residents in places like Basilan are at stake in the Duterte administration s efforts to destroy the Abu Sayyaf

Duterte, Proxima Centauri, Britney Spears | 12PM wRap
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Duterte vows to 'destroy' Abu Sayyaf after new beheading
After hearing reports of the beheading of a teenage Abu Sayyaf hostage Duterte vows to be harsh against the terrorist group

Duterte: ISIS followers radicalizing Filipinos in Mindanao
The President says white people with no weapons are already in some parts of Mindanao indoctrinating Muslims in the region about ISIS principles

PH 'confident' it can weather APEC security challenge
The inter agency task force in charge of APEC security holds a full scale simulation to practice and spot loopholes in their plans

Abu Sayyaf demands billions for foreign hostages
The captors who identify themselves as members of the Abu Sayyaf are demanding P1 billion 21 million in ransom for each of the 3 foreign hostages

Abu Sayyaf leader pleads 'not guilty' to kidnapping
Khair Mundos a key leader and financier of the Abu Sayyaf Group also has cases involving murder frustrated murder and money laundering

PH military deploys K9 tracker dogs to hunt terrorists
The trained dogs will help locate the German hostages that the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group has threatened to kill in support of the Islamic State

Philippines arrests suspect in deadly Malaysian raid
Mobin Hailil also known as Kahumbo and a member of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group was involved in kidnapping and killings on the Malaysian resort island of Mabul

Caught on video: 'Soldiers' shoot man in cold blood
EXCLUSIVE: The Philippine military is investigating the alleged involvement of its troops in the summary execution of an unidentified man

AFP, PNP ready for terror threat in Davao
The Armed Forces give the assurance a day after Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte revealed that Davao and 3 other cities may be targeted by terrorists

PH arrests extremist in Malaysia resort kidnapping
Nabil Talahi Idjiran a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group who took part in kidnapping tourists in Malaysia s Sipadan island in 2000 is arrested Zamboanga City

Seen on Facebook: Kidnapped Australian
Declaring he s alive kidnapped Australian Warren Rodwell appears in a recorded video shared on Facebook and YouTube
Al-Qaeda's black flag seized in ASG camp
EXCLUSIVE: Philippine police discover a black flag during a raid in Zamboanga the same black flag that militant Muslims raised in their recent protests in Libya Egypt Tunisia and Yemen
How 2 JI terrorists survived bomb attack
Intelligence reports from at least 3 different countries contradict the Philippine military s claim that 2 top Jemaah Islamiyah terrorists died in Sulu