A full-on jihad is raging in the Philippines. Across the islands of the southern Philippines, the black flag of the Islamic State is flying over what the group says is its East Asia province.
Soldiers walk past the body of a man killed in an attack on Jolo island on
Five people including three soldiers were killed in a bombing targeting an elite army unit in the Philippines’s restive south, which Islamic State claimed was a suicide attack, authorities and experts said.
The military said the kidnap-for-ransom group and Isis-affiliate Abu Sayyaf was likely behind the midday blast on the island of Jolo on Friday, which also left nine other soldiers wounded.
Isis claimed the bombing was the work of two suicide attackers, according to tweets from Rita Katz, the director of SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadist activities worldwide.
The country is home to numerous armed groups, several of which are linked to the decades-old insurgency aiming to create a Muslim homeland in the Christian-majority nation’s deep south.
Friday’s blast blew the roof off the sentry gate of the military camp and blackened its concrete walls, according to photographs of the aftermath of the attack shown on local television.
Three members of the military unit were killed and nine others were wounded, while two civilians – a motor tricycle driver and a woman street vendor – also died in the attack, army spokesman Colonel Ramon Zagala said.
“This attack is meant to disrupt the intensified security operations and our operational tempo following (a) series of recent operational gains in the area,” Zagala said in a separate statement.
The authorities could not say what kind of explosives were used.
Abu Sayyaf was active in the Philippines years before linking up with Isis, and has supported its violent activities with kidnapping.
The group has held hostages over the course of years and negotiated ransoms, but has also shown a willingness to kill its captives.
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Trevor Fortune
4 years ago
The only course of action to save the Phillipines is to go in 100%, no prisoners, no survivors and then ban islam entirely.
Agree. Left/Lib pro-jihadis are also suppressing conservative, patriots chritsian posts that exposes the crimes they commit and allow jihadis/illegals to continue !
Like this news of brutal gang rape of swedish girl and what they did to her later is even worse http://bit.ly/2z2rVov
But it was suppressed /played down !
patd
4 years ago
You can never give in to the parasitic feral animal muslims as they will always demand MORE until they rule the world!!! The onlt good one is a dead one!
Alleged-Comment
4 years ago
These troubles are always in the South of a country for some reason.
WHEREVER IN THE WORLD ISLAMICS BECOME NUMEROUS AND ORGANIZE, TROUBLE FOR NON-MUSLIMS HAPPEN!
Defence Man
4 years ago
Totally agree with going all out. Take no prisoners, leave no one alive, destroy everything the Muslims have, drive them out of the country or kill 100% ! Islamists have proven they will not stop attacking you so go 110% against them.
R. Arandas
4 years ago
The Filipinos I know are very friendly and warm people, many are deeply religious as well, their nation does not deserve this kind of brutality and violence. I hope to God that they can overcome this terror problem one day.
Cauc-Asian Patriot
4 years ago
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A NON-MUSLIMS STATE CEDES AUTHORITY TO ISLAM IN THE FORM OF AN AUTONOMOUS AREA-ISLAMIC POWER GROWS! WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN?
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