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Israel's army says defeats half of Hamas forces in Rafah

STORY: Israel's army says defeats half of Hamas forces in Rafah SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Israeli army's operation in Rafah (courtesy of Israeli army) 2. Israeli soldiers operating in Rafah (courtesy of Israeli army) STORYLINE: Israel's military said on Monday that its troops have defeated about half of the Hamas forces in Gaza's Rafah. According to a military statement, soldiers from the 162nd Division, which has been fighting in Rafah for more than 40 days, have killed about 550 militants in the city, while 22 Israeli soldiers lost their lives during the battles. Two of the four Hamas battalions in Rafah are "on the verge of being defeated," the army said, adding that ground battles are still ongoing against the other two battalions. The Israeli forces gained "operational control" over the entire area between Gaza and Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, according to the army. "Now t

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4 terrorists involved in attack on Chinese nationals arrested in Pakistan

STORY: 4 terrorists involved in attack on Chinese nationals arrested in Pakistan SHOOTING TIME: April 29 & March 26, 2024 DATELINE: April 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:45 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Islamabad (April 29, 2024) 2. various of the attack (March 26, 2024) STORYLINE: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of police announced on Monday the arrest of four terrorists involved in an attack on Chinese nationals in March this year in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. A statement released by the CTD of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said the arrested terrorists belonged to the banned organization Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and they were identified as Adil Shehbaz, Muhammad Shafiq Qureshi, Zahid Qureshi and Nazeer Hussain. The statement added that all the arrested militants hail from the northwest Mansehra district, while the "terrorist Shehbaz has admitted to playing a pivotal role in the execution of the attack." On March 26, a suicide bombe

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Israel and Hezbollah expand scope of shelling

STORY: Israel and Hezbollah expand scope of shelling SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:04:31 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. wide of smoke resulting from Israeli shelling in the outskirts of Aita el Shaab 2. wide of smoke resulting from Israeli shelling on the outskirts of Naqoura 3. wide of Israeli drone overflying the airspace of Aita el Shaab 4. various of Hezbollah militants during the funerals of one of its militants 5. various of Amal movement funerals of one of its militants 6. various of funerals of civilians killed in Naqoura air strike 7. various of funerals of Amal movement militants 8. video circulated by Hezbollah media unit showing the firing of ground to ground missiles on Israeli military posts STORYLINE: In retaliation to the attacks on civilians and especially the Israeli strikes on Naqoura and Tayr Harfa that killed 7 Hezbollah and Amal movement paramedics, Hezbollah said in a statement that its militants attacked Thursday two settlement

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US Navy Ending Aircraft Carrier's Middle East Deployment

Handout photo dated October 29, 2019 shows the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier will return to its home port, the U.S. Navy said on Monday, ending its deployment to the eastern Mediterranean, which started in support of Israel after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants. The nuclear-powered Ford, the Navy's newest carrier with over 4,000 personnel and eight squadrons of aircraft, became a powerful symbol of American support by rushing closer to Israel after the Palestinian militant group's attack. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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LEBANON-UN REFUGEE SCHOOL-MILITANT-WITHDRAWAL

(230930) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows armed militants withdrawing from a UN refugee school at Ain Al-Helweh camp, in southern Lebanon, on Sept. 29, 2023. Armed militants withdrew on Friday from the eight schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at Ain Al-Helweh camp in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, a joint Palestinian security force was there to supervise the withdrawal and ensure no security incidents would occur. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-UN REFUGEE SCHOOL-MILITANT-WITHDRAWAL

(230930) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of a joint Palestinian security force in a UN refugee school at Ain Al-Helweh camp, in southern Lebanon, on Sept. 29, 2023. Armed militants withdrew on Friday from the eight schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at Ain Al-Helweh camp in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, a joint Palestinian security force was there to supervise the withdrawal and ensure no security incidents would occur. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-UN REFUGEE SCHOOL-MILITANT-WITHDRAWAL

(230930) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows a member of a joint Palestinian security force in a UN refugee school at Ain Al-Helweh camp, in southern Lebanon, on Sept. 29, 2023. Armed militants withdrew on Friday from the eight schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at Ain Al-Helweh camp in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, a joint Palestinian security force was there to supervise the withdrawal and ensure no security incidents would occur. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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LEBANON-UN REFUGEE SCHOOL-MILITANT-WITHDRAWAL

(230930) -- BEIRUT, Sept. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone shows members of a joint Palestinian security force guarding the entrance of a UN refugee school at Ain Al-Helweh camp, in southern Lebanon, on Sept. 29, 2023. Armed militants withdrew on Friday from the eight schools of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) at Ain Al-Helweh camp in southern Lebanon, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. According to the NNA, a joint Palestinian security force was there to supervise the withdrawal and ensure no security incidents would occur. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

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Palestinians suffer "most violent" Israeli raid in West Bank in 20 years

STORY: Palestinians suffer "most violent" Israeli raid in West Bank in 20 years DATELINE: July 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:29 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of conflict in Jenin 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SAMI HAMDAN, Jenin-based local resident 3. various of wounded people transferred to hospital in Jenin 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABU MOHMMED, Jenin-based local resident STORYLINE: Huge explosions are heard from time to time in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank, with clouds of black smoke rising in different areas, as an intense exchange of fire is going on between Palestinian militants and the Israeli soldiers. The Israeli army launched a large-scale military operation in Jenin at dawn on Monday. Palestinian security sources told Xinhua that Israeli forces stormed the city from several axes, surrounded the camp, seized several buildings and residential houses, and deployed snipers on roofs. The military operation "is the most violent since 2002," with intensive airstrike

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Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria

STORY: Turkish intelligence kills senior terrorist leader in Syria DATELINE: June 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of photos of Yilmaz Behraresh (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of PKK militants STORYLINE: The Turkish National Intelligence Organization has killed Yilmaz Behraresh, a senior terrorist leader who was in the red category on Türkiye's wanted terrorists' list, according to state media TRT on Saturday. Yilmaz Behraresh was also known as Osman Nuri Ocakli while he was a member of the MLKP terror group. He was appointed as the so-called Syria Officer of the MLKP in 2019. Ocakli was killed in north Syria's Ayn al-Arab region, reported TRT quoting security sources. But it did not say when the terrorist leader was killed. Ocakli was behind many attacks in Türkiye, including the 2022 attack on a vehicle carrying the prison guards in north Türkiye's Bursa province. The Turkish intelligence followed Ocakli for a long time and pinpointed his

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Israel reach ceasefire deal

STORY: Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Israel reach ceasefire deal DATELINE: May 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of destroyed buildings 2. various of local people STORYLINE: An official in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) announced on Saturday that an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire agreement had been reached between the movement and Israel in the Gaza Strip. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Xinhua that the ceasefire would come into effect at 10:00 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) and would end the five-day confrontation that started on Tuesday. The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said that 33 Palestinians were killed, including six children, three women, and seven senior PIJ militants, and more than 150 were injured in the past five days. Muhammad al-Hindi, a senior PIJ leader told Al-Qahera Al-Ikhbareya (Cairo News Television) that "this agreement was reached as a result of a continuation of the Egyptian effort." "We

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office.

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages were released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29.

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office.

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Algeria hostage crisis site

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Cylinders stand charred at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16, with the crisis ending violently four days later after the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria hostage crisis site

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo shows a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Journalists report on bullet marks on the wall of a cafe in an accommodation area at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government showed the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later when the Algerian government launched a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo shows a square in an accommodation area at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government allowed the media access to the site of a recent hostage crisis for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later when the Algerian government launched a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - A bus carrying reporters enter an accommodation area at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government showed the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later when the Algerian government launched a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo shows charred vehicles left near a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government showed the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later when the Algerian government launched a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Soldiers guard a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Reporters interview a person at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Cylinders are charred due to an explosion at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Soldiers guard a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Living quarters at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, show signs of fierce combat as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to journalists for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Living quarters at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, show signs of fierce combat as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to journalists for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Soldiers stand guard at the living quarters of a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to journalists for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Living quarters at a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, show signs of fierce combat as the Algerian government shows the site of a recent hostage crisis to journalists for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Journalists visit a gas facility in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on a press tour organized by the Algerian government on Jan. 31, 2013, as the Algerian government showed journalists the site of a recent hostage crisis for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Photo shows military helicopters parked at an airport in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013. The Algerian government the same day showed journalists a local gas facility where a recent hostage crisis occurred, the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Algeria shows hostage crisis site to press

IN AMENAS, Algeria - Journalists arrive at the airport in In Amenas, eastern Algeria, on Jan. 31, 2013, to take part in a press tour of a gas facility where a recent hostage crisis occurred, as the Algerian government showed the site to the media for the first time since the incident. Islamist militants attacked the facility on Jan. 16 and the crisis ended violently four days later as the Algerian government decided to launch a full-scale assault. Thirty-seven foreign nationals who were held hostage and 29 militants died during the crisis.

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Türkiye hints at new land offensive in Syria following Istanbul attack

STORY: Türkiye hints at new land offensive in Syria following Istanbul attack DATELINE: Nov. 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the scene of the Istanbul bomb attack (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of the militants of PKK (file) 3. various of the cross-border operation of Türkiye after Istanbul bomb attack 4. various of the last cross-border operation of Türkiye (Courtesy of Turkish Defense Ministry) 5. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SERKAN DEMIRTAS, Foreign policy analyst and commentator STORYLINE: Türkiye has threatened for multiple times to launch a fresh ground offensive into Syria following a deadly bombing in the heart of its biggest city Istanbul for which it has blamed Kurdish militants. Turkish authorities have said that the investigation into the attack that killed six civilians in Istiklal Avenue, one of Istanbul's busiest areas, points to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its Syrian affiliates, the People's Protection Units (YPG). Turkis

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Russia says 694 Ukrainian soldiers surrender at Azovstal steel plant

STORY: Russia says 694 Ukrainian soldiers surrender at Azovstal steel plant DATELINE: May 19, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1 various of surrender of Ukrainian soldiers at the Azovstal plant (courtesy of Russian Defense Ministry) 2 various of embassies of France, Italy and Spain in Russia 3 various of the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken 4 various of the U.S. State of Department 5 various of the White House STORYLINE: Russia said Wednesday that 694 Ukrainian soldiers blocked at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol have surrendered over the past 24 hours, including 29 wounded. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, a total of 959 militants have surrendered since May 16, including 80 wounded. It added that 51 of them are in need of medical assistance and have been admitted to a hospital in Donetsk's Novoazovsk for treatment. The soldiers began to surrender on Monday following an agreement reached between Moscow and Kiev on the evacuation of wounded Ukr

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GLOBALink | Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region

STORY: Russian armed forces destroy ammunition plant in Kiev region DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: various of Russian military operation (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)Igor Konashenkov speaking (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)various of Russian military operation (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)Igor Konashenkov speaking (video source: Russian Defense Ministry)pictures of buildings destroyed in Ukraine STORYLINE: The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday that Russia's forces have destroyed an ammunition plant in Ukraine's Kiev region. Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov told a daily briefing that "during the night, high-precision air-based missiles destroyed an ammunition factory near Brovary (city) in the Kiev region." He added that 29 militants, including foreign mercenaries, were eliminated during the rescue of Russian hostages from a mosque in Mariupol city in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky

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CONFLICT/PALESTINE

Palestinian militants take part in a military exercise in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. On December 29, 2021. The Israeli military said a civilian was injured by gunfire from the Gaza Strip, the first instance of cross-border violence along the border of the Palestinian enclave in months. The military said it responded with tank fire at multiple Hamas militant positions in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Momen Faiz/NurPhoto) (Credit:Momen Faiz/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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CONFLICT/PALESTINE

Palestinian militants take part in a military exercise in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. On December 29, 2021. The Israeli military said a civilian was injured by gunfire from the Gaza Strip, the first instance of cross-border violence along the border of the Palestinian enclave in months. The military said it responded with tank fire at multiple Hamas militant positions in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by Momen Faiz/NurPhoto) (Credit:Momen Faiz/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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CONFLICT/PALESTINE

Palestinian militants take part in a military exercise in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip December 29, 2021. (Photo by Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto) (Credit:Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/Kyodo News Images)

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Syrian presidential aide says Turkey facilitated IS expansion in Syria

Bouthaina Shaaban, a top adviser to Syrian President Bashal al-Assad, poses for a photo during an interview with Kyodo News in the Syrian capital Damascus on June 29, 2016. Shaaban said Turkey facilitated the expansion of the Islamic State, and was now suffering terrorist attacks as a consequence, a day after suspected Islamic State militants carried out an attack on Istanbul's main airport which killed 42 people and left more than 200 injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soldiers stand guard at synagogue in Brussels

Belgian soldiers stand guard at a synagogue in Brussels in this photo taken on Jan. 29, 2015, amid concern over a possible terrorist attack by Islamic militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tensions high at Turkish border with Syria

A Turkish military vehicle is seen near the border crossing with Syria in Akcakale, southeastern Turkey, on Jan. 29, 2015, the location where a group of Islamic State militants have demanded that Jordan release Sajida al-Rishawi, who was sentenced to death for involvement in a 2005 terror attack in Jordan's capital Amman. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages were released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29. (Kyodo)

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office. (Kyodo)

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Taliban release S. Korean hostages

GHAZNI, Afghanistan - South Korean hostages released by Afghanistan's Taliban militants in the province of Ghazni on Aug. 29 head to a Red Crescent Society office. (Kyodo)

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More intense fighting anticipated in besieged Philippine city

Photo taken July 29, 2017 shows the embattled southern Philippine city of Marawi. The military has warned of more intense fighting as the two-month-old battle to rut out Islamic State-linked militants nears its end. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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More intense fighting anticipated in besieged Philippine city

Photo taken July 29, 2017 shows the embattled southern Philippine city of Marawi. The military has warned of more intense fighting as the two-month-old battle to rut out Islamic State-linked militants nears its end. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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6-nation counterterrorism talks, eyeing Marawi, open in Indonesia

Delegations of Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and New Zealand hold talks at the Sub-Regional Meeting on Foreign Terrorist Fighters and Cross-Border Terrorism in the North Sulawesi provincial capital of Manado, Indonesia, on July 29, 2017. The talks focused on the situation in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, where Islamic State-inspired militants are battling government forces. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China to continue supporting Philippines' fight against terrorism

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shake hands after a press conference following their talks in Beijing on June 29, 2017. China agreed to continue providing support to the Philippines in its fight against terrorism, including its attempts to counter the activities of Islamic State-linked militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China to continue supporting Philippines' fight against terrorism

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend a press conference after talks in Beijing on June 29, 2017. China agreed to continue providing support to the Philippines in its fight against terrorism, including its attempts to counter the activities of Islamic State-linked militants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protestors march against martial law declaration in Philippines

People stage a protest in Manila on May 29, 2017, over President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to declare martial law in the country's south aiming to quell violence by militants linked to Islamic State. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo