Islamic Terrorists Ready to Release Priest but Philippine Government Refuses NegotiationJune 28, 2017 — ICC Note: The war between the Philippine military and ISIS militants, the Maute group, has been going on ever since the Maute group invaded Marawi on May 23rd. Presently, the...
Almost 350,000 IDPs in the PhilippinesJune 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Since ISIS militants, the Maute group, invaded Marawi on the island of Mindanao, fighting has persisted. The city is in shambles. Almost nothing remains due to the airstrikes...
Possible Drug Trade Drives Persecution, Philippine Government Fights BackJune 23, 2017 — ICC Note: It has been over four weeks since the Maute group invaded the Philippines and went on a rampage killing Christians. While the goal of the invasion was to...
Analysts Disagree With Philippine President’s Remarks of Religious WarJune 22, 2017 — ICC Note: After the fighting broke out in the Philippines over four weeks ago, the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte made some controversial statements in an attempt to justify...
Philippine Religious and Political Leaders Threaten of “Bloody Retaliations”June 21, 2017 — ICC Note: As unrest persists in the Philippines, religious and political leaders in Marawi threaten of “bloody retaliations” against the Islamic terrorist group, the Maute brothers. Over 300,000 are displaced,...
Surrounding Countries of the Philippines Help Increase Security While Fighting ContinuesJune 20, 2017 — ICC Note: An ISIS group, the Maute brothers, and government troops are into their fourth week of fighting in the Philippines. The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte declared the...
The Future Looks Unknown for a War-Torn City in the PhilippinesJune 20, 2017 — ICC Note: The fighting in the city of Marawi in the Philippines has persisted for over four weeks. This battle has covered four districts, only 10 percent of the city,...
Heroes Arise During the ISIS Attacks in the PhilippinesJune 18, 2017 — ICC Note: The Maute Group invaded Marawi City in the Philippines on May 23rd. Into the fourth week of fighting, the city is a war zone, and Christians are the...
ISIS Militants Stake Ground in the Philippines After Taking Hundreds of Christians HostageJune 1, 2017 — ICC Note In the Philippines, ISIS linked militants have taken hundreds of people hostage, many of them being Christians. The Muslim militants are staking their ground in parts of the...
Attacks in the Philippines Targets ChristiansMay 26, 2017 — ICC Note This week, there was an attack on Marawi, a city in the Philippines, leaving at least 46 people dead. Jan Yamit, a health worker in the hospital just...