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Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday (March 18, 2026) by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the Army said. [1]
JAKARTA -- Recent terror attacks in Indonesia tied to the Islamic State highlight the growing threat as militants pushed out of the Middle East return home to other parts of Asia. [2]
MANILA -- The Philippine army missed its second self-imposed deadline on Monday to free parts of the southern city of Marawi from the control of Islamic State-linked militants. [3]
NEW YORK -- Japan's foreign minister on Tuesday expressed support for U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, offering humanitarian aid to refugees fleeing the Sunni militants who have terrorized the region. [4]
BEIJING — Chinese militants from the western region of Xinjiang have fled from the country to get “terrorist training” from Islamic State fighters for attacks at home, state media reported on Monday. [5]
In May 2018, human rights organization Amnesty International brought to light a seemingly under-reported massacre of scores of Hindus and other ethnic minorities allegedly by armed Rohingya militants in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. [6]
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday set the country's 119th Independence Day anniversary on June 12 as the next deadline for liberating the southern city of Marawi from militants aligned with Islamic State. [7]
MANILA — A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group’s brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the re... [8]
Nigerian soldiers backed by air support repelled an attack Wednesday (March 18, 2026) by suspected Islamic militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 80 of the assailants, the Army said.
JAKARTA -- Recent terror attacks in Indonesia tied to the Islamic State highlight the growing threat as militants pushed out of the Middle East return home to other parts of Asia.
MANILA -- The Philippine army missed its second self-imposed deadline on Monday to free parts of the southern city of Marawi from the control of Islamic State-linked militants.
NEW YORK -- Japan's foreign minister on Tuesday expressed support for U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria, offering humanitarian aid to refugees fleeing the Sunni militants who have terrorized the region.
BEIJING — Chinese militants from the western region of Xinjiang have fled from the country to get “terrorist training” from Islamic State fighters for attacks at home, state media reported on Monday.
In May 2018, human rights organization Amnesty International brought to light a seemingly under-reported massacre of scores of Hindus and other ethnic minorities allegedly by armed Rohingya militants in Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday set the country's 119th Independence Day anniversary on June 12 as the next deadline for liberating the southern city of Marawi from militants aligned with Islamic State.
MANILA — A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group’s brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk in the re
Islamic State group militants appeared to transform from a small band of ragtag terrorists to a regional force overnight. Today, with strongholds in Syria and Iraq, the group continues evolving as U.S.-led forces try to weaken its grip on power.
MANILA — The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war in Syria after two locals were reported killed fighting for Islamic State militant group, an intelligence official said over the weekend.