A court has sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, from a dive resort in Malaysia more than two decades ago. The Filipino ...

Hapilon and other Abu Sayyaf militants took part in clashes against government forces in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, where militants linked to IS have fought an insurgency since May.

a long-time leader of Abu Sayyaf, or “Father of the Sword”, a notorious Islamist militant group known for kidnapping. The Philippines military said Hapilon was likely wounded in the raids but ...

A Dutch hostage held by Philippines militant Islamist group Abu Sayyaf has been killed as he tried to flee during a battle with troops, the army says. Ewold Horn, 59, was killed by his captors ...

HEAVY fighting between government forces and Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines has left at least 15 rebels and three soldiers dead. Regional military spokesman Major Filemon Tan said ...

The Abu Sayyaf, which has been linked by Washington and Manila to the international Al Qaida network of militants, is still holding American couple Martin and Gracia Burnham, and Filipina nurse ...

Deep in the islands of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, people used to rush home as soon as the sun set, fearing that militants from the Abu Sayyaf group might launch attacks against ...

MANILA (dpa): Four soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in a clash with Islamist militants in the southern Philippines, the military said Saturday (June 6). Two members of the Abu Sayyaf group were ...

Robert Hall, left, a Canadian held hostage in the Philippines, was beheaded by extremist militant group Abu Sayyaf, authorities said, after the deadline to pay ransom had lapsed. Photo: AP ...

Many militants belonging to Abu Sayyaf, which the United States and the Philippines consider to be a terrorist organization, and the Dawlah Islamiyah have aligned themselves with the Islamic State ...