A Singaporean IS fighter, whose body was recently recovered, was among the dead militants, officials said. According to earlier reports, two Indonesians, a Malaysian, two Saudis and a Chechen were among other foreign militants killed in the action in Marawi. The viciousness of the gun battles and the presence of the foreign fighters in the city have raised regional concerns that Southeast Asia may become a hub for IS as it loses ground in Syria and Iraq.
In recent weeks, officials in neighboring Indonesia and Malaysia have also warned that IS fighters fleeing from the battles in Marawi could try to infiltrate their nearby territories by sea. On Wednesday, officials said troops had taken control of Dansalan College, a hilltop campus in Marawi that provides a vantage point for enemy snipers.
Restituto Padilla said. Padilla said the discovery of two cadavers in Basilan was also a confirmation that the gunmen have become desperate in the face of a military offensive. Link to original story on RFA website. Log in. Remember Me. Forgot password? Email this document Printable version. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. We will provide more information when it is available.
They must be defeated so these horrid scenes will not be repeated. This is evil. Every human being has to fight this phenomenon. Like cancer, there is no cure. You have to fight it. He said he would hold a meeting of his security crisis team on Wednesday. He had been accused of being gay. There are at least a half dozen documented cases of ISIS killing men accused of being gay.
All but one are reportedly from a group of Assyrians captured in northern Syria. March 12, - Iraqi forces retake most of Tikrit. April 1, - Iraqi forces, aided by Shiite militiamen, take full control of Tikrit. April 19, - ISIS releases a video that appears to show militants beheading two groups of prisoners in Libya.
The Ethiopian government confirms that 30 of the victims were Ethiopian citizens. His wife is captured and the raid yields significant intelligence on ISIS's structure and communications. May 17, - ISIS seizes control of Ramadi, the largest city in western Iraq, after government security forces pull out of a military base. The frequency and savagery of ISIS attacks are alarming, according to the report.
The group attacked a year-old shrine and a tomb where a descendent of the Prophet Mohammed's cousin was reportedly buried. June 26, - A gunman kills at least 38 people at a beachfront Tunisian hotel and a bomb kills at least 27 people at a mosque in Kuwait. ISIS claims responsibility for the attacks.
July 1, - ISIS launches simultaneous attacks on five Egyptian military checkpoints, reportedly killing 17 Egyptian soldiers and injuring 30 others. According to the Egyptian military, terrorists are killed in the fighting. July 17, - As Iraqis in Khan Bani Saad celebrate Eid al-Fitr, a holiday marking the end of the fast for Ramadan , ISIS detonates an ice truck bomb in a crowded marketplace, killing at least people and wounding at least more.
Fewer than 50 troops are going to Syria, according to the White House. Over the next 14 months, an additional American troops are sent to Syria to help train the local groups battling ISIS. November 12, - The Pentagon announces that it has conducted a remote control drone strike targeting Emwazi, also known as "Jihadi John.
November 12, - Two suicide bombs hit the Bourj al-Barajneh district of southern Beirut , killing more than 40 people and wounding hundreds. ISIS claims responsibility for the attack. The Kurds were backed by coalition air power. November 13, - Three teams of gun-wielding ISIS suicide bombers hit six locations around Paris, killing at least people and wounding others. Paris attacks in 1 minute January 24, - ISIS releases a video that purports to show final messages from the Paris attackers.
February 21, - Multiple attacks in Homs and southern Damascus kill at least and injure scores, according to Syria's state-run SANA news agency.
ISIS claims responsibility. March 22, - Attacks on the airport and a subway station in Brussels, Belgium, kill more than 30 people and wound about more.
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