Factbox - The Taliban: Key facts on the Islamic militant group
Some key facts about the Taliban's history and ideology.
Sun Aug 15 2021
Duterte apologises to displaced families from Marawi for declaring martial law
Philippine President Rodrigo said he had no choice but to impose martial law as the Islamic militants were already destroying the city.
Wed Jun 21 2017
Police kill six suspected Islamic militants in Indonesia
Police shot dead six suspected members of an Islamic militant group in Indonesia on Saturday, they said, after a failed drive-by shooting targeting police officers in East Java.
Sun Apr 09 2017
Donald Trump pledges strong US ties with India if elected president
Donald Trump pledged that the United States and India would be "best friends" if he is elected and that he would boost intelligence sharing with India in the battle against Islamic militants.
Sun Oct 16 2016
Bangladesh kills 11 members of Islamist group blamed for cafe attack
Bangladeshi security forces killed 11 members of a Islamist militant group on Saturday blamed for an attack on a cafe in Dhaka in July in which 22 people were killed, mostly foreigners.
Sat Oct 08 2016
3 soldiers dead as 'dismantled' bomb explodes in Yemen market
Three Yemeni soldiers were killed Saturday when a mine they had "dismantled" and taken away in their vehicle blew up as they stopped in a marketplace.
Sat Sep 03 2016
Abu Sayyaf militants behind Philippine bombing: mayor
Abu Sayyaf militant group carried out a bomb attack in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home town that killed at least 14 people, the city's mayor said Saturday.
Sat Sep 03 2016
Deadly Philippine bomb attack 'terrorism': Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday branded the bombing of a night market in his home town that killed at least 14 people an act of terrorism.
Sat Sep 03 2016
Philippines Duterte offers Muslim militants peace
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is calling upon the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf to end its campaign of violence.
Thu Jul 21 2016
Trudeau says Canadian hostage in Philippines likely killed
The Canadian government has "compelling reason to believe" that one of its citizens kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago has been killed.
Mon Jun 13 2016
Canadian tourist John Ridsel executed by Abu Sayyaf: Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Islamic militants in the Philippines have executed Canadian hostage, John Ridsel.
Tue Apr 26 2016
G20 leaders say the true Islam has been abused for IS interests
It was unavoidable if the incident in Paris had been linked to the Islamic militant group because similar incidents had occurred in Paris, and in fact in Ankara, Turkey too.
Mon Nov 16 2015
Thai police unsure if foreign bomb suspect has fled the country
Thai police said Thursday they were still unsure if the prime suspect in the Bangkok shrine bombing had fled the country.
Thu Aug 20 2015
Swiss man kidnapped in 2012 rescued in Philippines: military
A Swiss man kidnapped by Islamic militants nearly three years ago was rescued during a gunbattle between soldiers and his abductors.
Sat Dec 06 2014
Malaysia militants plotted ISIL-inspired attacks: police
Malaysian police have foiled plans for a wave of bombings drawn up by radical Islamic militants inspired by Iraq's extremist jihad group ISIL, a top counter-terrorism official said Tuesday.
Tue Aug 19 2014