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View all search resultsThe families of seven kidnapped Indonesian crew from the tugboat Charles are said to be under stress with two days remaining until a deadline set by the Abu Sayyaf group for a Rp 60 billion (US$4.6 million) ransom.
Coordinated and joint patrols among the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia are among the astute preventive strategies. The Malacca Strait patrols illustrate how effective and fruitful joint patrols can be. According to the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau, pirate attacks in the Malacca Straits have dropped from 38 in 2004 to just nine from 2011 to 2015.
The Philippine military suffered its largest single-day combat loss so far this year when 18 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Abu Sayyaf extremists that also left five Islamic militants dead, including a Moroccan fighter, the military said Sunday.
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