Kidnapped Irish priest sighted in Philippines as troops pressure militants to give him upOctober 13th, 2009 Kidnapped Irish priest sighted in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops and navy gunboats were deployed Tuesday to surround suspected Muslim militants and pressure them to free an ailing Irish priest, who has been spotted with his captors in the country's south, a military general said Tuesday. No rescue was imminent out of concern for the safety of the Rev.
Philippine military suspects Irish priest kidnapped for ransomOctober 12th, 2009 Philippine military suspects ransom in kidnappingMANILA, Philippines — An ailing 79-year-old Irish missionary dragged away at gunpoint from his southern Philippine residence was probably in the hands of Muslim militants looking for ransom, officials said Monday. The Rev. Michael Sinnott was inside the Columban House compound in Pagadian city in Zamboanga del Sur province late Sunday when a man knocked on the door asking for a priest.
Police, troops search for Irish missionary kidnapped in southern PhilippinesOctober 11th, 2009 Filipino troops search for kidnapped Irish priestMANILA, Philippines — Philippine troops and police searched Monday for a 78-year-old Irish missionary after heavily armed men abducted him from the garden of his residence in the country's volatile south. The six gunmen dragged the Rev.
Armed men kidnap Irish priest from convent in southern PhilippinesOctober 11th, 2009 Irish priest abducted in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Heavily armed men barged into a Catholic convent and kidnapped a 78-year old Irish priest late Sunday in the volatile southern Philippines before spiriting him away in a motor boat, an official said. The six gunmen entered the Columban House in Pagadian city, Zamboanga del Sur province, and dragged Michael Sinnott into a van in front of his horrified aides, regional police commander Chief Supt.
Rebel commander captured in PhilippinesSeptember 22nd, 2009 COTABATO - A rebel commander, who carried a $25-million bounty, was captured by the security forces in southern Philippines, the military said Wednesday. Camarudin Hadji Ali, commander of the banned Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), was captured during a raid Tuesday in Cotabato city.
Philippine Muslim rebels warn of new fighting if peace talks failSeptember 19th, 2009 Philippine Muslim rebels warn of new fightingSULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines — The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group warned Saturday that fighting could break out again if efforts to revive peace talks fail, saying a new truce remains fragile. Months of deadly clashes in the south eased in July when the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front separately declared a halt to offensives to allow the Malaysian-brokered talks to resume and a large number of displaced villagers to return home.
Philippine troops rescue 5 logging firm workers kidnapped by Muslim rebelsJuly 19th, 2009 Philippine troops rescue 5 kidnapped workersZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Philippine troops have rescued five employees of a logging company who were kidnapped by suspected Muslim guerrillas in the country's south last week, the military said Sunday. The five employees, including a woman, were seized Wednesday by eight guerrillas belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Kapai township in Lanao del Sur province, military spokesman Lt.
Italian aid worker freed in Philippines after being held hostage for 6 monthsJuly 11th, 2009 Italy: Hostage freed in Philippines after 6 monthsROME — An ailing Italian Red Cross worker who was kidnapped in January in the Philippines by the Abu Sayyaf rebel group was freed Saturday, officials said. No ransom was paid for the release of 63-year-old Eugenio Vagni, Foreign Minister Franco Frattini said in an interview with Italian state TV.
Irish government seeks release of 2 female aid workers kidnapped in DarfurJuly 4th, 2009 Ireland seeks release of Darfur aid workersDUBLIN, Ireland — The head of an Irish humanitarian aid agency appealed Saturday for the release of two of its employees kidnapped in Darfur. John O'Shea, chief executive of GOAL, said the group had not heard from the abductors of Irishwoman Sharon Commins, 32, and her Ugandan colleague, Hilda Kuwuki, 42.
4-year-old kidnapped in southern Philippines; mayor blames ransom gangJune 26th, 2009 Boy kidnapped in Philippines, ransom suspectedCOTABATO, Philippines — Gunmen seized a 4-year-old boy on his way home from school in the southern Philippines, authorities said Friday, blaming a notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang allegedly in league with local officials. Police and soldiers arrested one suspect — a former radio DJ — hours after the four gunmen in a car snatched the son of a Chinese-Filipino trader in Cotabato city on Thursday, Senior Superintendent Willie Dangane said.
Three rebel commanders killed in the PhilippinesJune 20th, 2009 COTABATO - Security forces in the Philippines killed three Muslim rebel commanders and four rebels as violence continued in the restive south, the army said Saturday. The three commanders, Tolni Salik, Musilan Camin and Asansari Ali, all sub-commanders of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF)'s 105th Base Command, were killed Friday night in a clash with government security forces in the township of Guindulungan, about 960 km south of Manila, said Lt.
Muslim rebels attacks banana plantation in southern Philippines, 9 wounded, 1 missingMay 3rd, 2009 Philippine rebels attack plantation, 9 woundedCOTABATO, Philippines — About 200 Muslim guerrillas attacked a sprawling banana plantation with grenades and machine guns in the southern Philippines on Sunday, burning 50 houses and wounding at least nine people, officials and rebels said. A guard at the privately owned plantation in Tulunan township in North Cotabato province was reported missing after the attack and was feared to have been kidnapped by the rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, said North Cotabato Gov.
4 wounded in bus, bridge bombing in southern Philippines blamed on suspected Muslim rebelsApril 20th, 2009 4 wounded in bus, bridge bombing in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Bombs ripped through a commuter bus and a bridge in the southern Philippines Monday, wounding at least four people and cutting off a vital transportation link, officials said. The bomb exploded at the rear of a commuter bus as it traveled through North Cotabato province's Kabacan town, injuring at least four passengers, said Maj.
Three government anti-drug agents killed in PhilippinesApril 13th, 2009 COTABATO CITY - Three government anti-drug agents were killed in an attack Monday in the southern Philippines, the military and police said. Three agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency were also wounded in the ambush in Sultan Kudarat town in Maguindanao province, 930 km south of Manila.
Emergency declared as beheading deadline up in PhilippinesMarch 31st, 2009 MANILA - The Philippines imposed emergency rule on a southern island where Muslim militants said they would behead one of three abducted Red Cross workers Tuesday, ignoring last-minute pleas from leaders who included Pope Benedict XVI. The Abu Sayyaf rebel group had given the Philippine government until 2 p.m.
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