Rappler's latest stories on muslim rebels
Duterte to certify new Bangsamoro law as urgent
UPDATED I have requested both the Senate President and the Speaker to consider it immediately Duterte says during a media interview on Monday July 17 in Malacañang
MILF, Maute Group battle for legitimacy
The mountainous town of Butig is host to an MILF camp where its founding leader Hashim Salamat is buried It s also where the ISIS linked Maute Group trained its fighters before they targeted Marawi
Armed mobs and riots in Mindanao?
The angry armed mob woken from their sleep and numbering close to a thousand by some accounts picked on the trapped policemen Who is to blame for such an armed angry mob?
Threat of BIFF attack sends Cotabato families fleeing
UPDATED More than 250 families seek temporarily shelter at the municipal gymnasium of Kabacan town fearing a repeat of attacks by Muslim rebels years ago
4 rebels killed, 8 civilians hurt in Maguindanao clashes
2 soldiers are also wounded after BIFF rebels attacked two military units in Maguindanao
Southeast Asian recruits join jihadist ISIS
Intelligence sources estimate about 200 Australians 50 Indonesians 20 Malaysians at least 1 Filipino 1 Singaporean have gone to fight the jihad in Syria
2 BIFF killed, 4 nabbed in Maguindanao clash
The rebel group suffers more casualties as government forces pursue those responsible for a roadside bombing that killed a soldier and hurt several others
PH nabs rebel linked to US soldiers' death
Mihaji Hamjuda also known as Mahang is a member of the Moro National Liberation Front responsible for the death of soldiers in a roadside bombing in Jolo Sulu in 2009
Rebels ambush military commander in Maguindanao
A clash that followed kills 1 soldier and injures 4 others
Aquino hopes Bangsamoro agreement can promote peace in ASEAN
President Benigno Aquino III hopes the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro will serve as a model to other countries dealing with separatist groups
US senator in PH gun smuggling plot pleads not guilty
Now suspended US senator Leland Yee pleads not guilty to charges of bribery and plotting to smuggle guns to the Philippines
BIFF attacks military HQ in Maguindanao
The military says 3 government forces were wounded in the attack but their response left 3 rebels dead
‘Humanitarian crisis’ in Zamboanga – DSWD
More than 120 000 have fled the fighting In 57 evacuation centers tents are very fragile posing massive problem for children women the elderly the babies and their lactating mothers
Rebels bomb bridge in Maguindanao
This is the 3rd attack in one day in central Mindanao
Report: BIFF 'most likely' behind CDO bombing
A risk control organization says the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters wants to show it s a serious threat to be reckoned with
6 hurt in a series of blasts ahead of Ramadan
UPDATED Authorities say the blasts could have been staged by Muslim rebels who wanted to derail the peace talks between the government of the MILF
Trimble urges MILF to work for peace
Lord Trimble holds up the example of the 1998 Belfast Good Friday agreement that ended the 30 year conflict in Northern Ireland as a template during a visit to the MILF camp in southern Philippines
Tracing back the Philippine Muslim conflict
Fighting between the government and Muslim rebels in the southern Philippines who have sought autonomy trace back to the 1970s
Rebel groups say no clash in Maguindanao
UPDATED Senior officials from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement BIFM clarified that there was no armed encounter between the two rebel groups
MILF 'friendly troops' deployed in Maguindanao
The MILF has deployed friendly troops to prevent further clashes with breakaway group BIFM in Maguindanao
