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...missionaries hostage for more than a year was killed early Friday by Philippine navy SEALS as he tried to escape by boat from Mindanao island, military officials said. Abu Sabaya, known for his taunting remarks and trademark sunglasses, died in a gunfight...
...Another blast at about the same time in the city of Zamboanga, on the nearby island of Mindanao, killed one woman and wounded at least 20 people, Radio Mindanao Network reported. Police were investigating the type of explosive used. There were...
...can see that the government wants to outsmart us with these negotiators. What are we, stupid?" Sabaya said over Radio Mindanao Network. "So we've cut off negotiations. We will call again when we've beheaded another to let them know." Military...
...U.S. troops at a military camp in Zamboanga, a city on Mindanao, the main island adjacent to little Basilan. The troops were...Philippines. Christian settlers later ventured farther south to Mindanao island in search of land and food, relegating the minority...
...Cross officials instructed their staff not to deliver food to the rebels' camp because of the danger of abduction, the Radio Mindanao Network said. Americans were also warned against traveling in the southern Philippines by the U.S. State Department on...
...sharpen their skills in fighting terrorism. U.S. Joint Task Force 510, headquartered near Zamboanga City on the island of Mindanao, oversees the U.S. personnel in this country. Bush's unit is one of several providing air support to the task force...
...pursuit. The Abu Sayyaf is the smaller of two groups fighting for a separate Islamic state in the Philippines' impoverished Mindanao region, home of the country's Muslim minority. Today's clash on Jolo, meanwhile, apparently occurred when the 21 hostages...
...surveillance technology launched the attack to free the missionaries Friday near the town of Siraway on the main island of Mindanao as part of an extended rescue operation that has been going on for almost two weeks. Philippine officers said the guerrillas...
...1944. He received basic training at Camp Roberts in California. He served 18 months in the South Pacific Islands of Lagon, Mindanao and Leyte. He was discharged in November 1946. He graduated from St. Cloud State University in May 1949 with a bachelor's...