Philippines

"It's very sad to be hitting our own troops," Defense Secretary Lorenzana said.

The army has used airstrikes and street combat, yet still the Maute Group Islamist militants fight on.

The army has used airstrikes and street combat to try and force out the Maute group militants who took hold of the city a week ago.

Attached to one of the bodies was a sign that said "Munafik", meaning "traitor."

Militant Islamist fighters stormed the capital city in Mindanao, the Philippines' second largest island.

It was not the first time Duterte has made a joke about rape.

Manila has deployed helicopters and commandoes to retake Murawi from jihadists.

The 'great job' includes thousands of extrajudicial killings, including children.

The president defended his decision to declare martial law on the island.

Militants took a local priest and more than a dozen churchgoers and staff hostage.

Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Japan, and China all claim parts of the South China Sea.

Manila is looking to ease tensions with Asia's top economic power.

"Here's the shocker: I will kill you. I will really kill you. And that's why the rapporteur of the U.N. is here, investigating extrajudicial killing," Duterte said.

The Philippines is currently involved in a maritime dispute with China over its interests in the South China Sea, although Duterte is attempting to forge closer ties with the country.

The notoriously blunt Duterte said the Southeast Asia region was extremely worried about tensions between the United States and North Korea, and said one misstep would be a "catastrophe."

Committing the U.S. to a potentially escalating conflict is not a decision for one person alone.

Police and vigilantes have killed around 9,000 people in Duterte's war on drugs, which began last summer.

73 percent of respondents said they were concerned that they or someone they know will be a victim of the war on drugs.

The militant leader was killed after he traveled to a tourist hot spot on a hostage-taking expedition.

Trump has expressed his admiration for brutal strongmen like el-Sissi, Putin and Duterte.

During his election campaign, Duterte said he would jet-ski to the disputed territory.

After starting with an overly aggressive tone toward China, Trump is swinging the other way in a hurry.

If the North Korean state unravels, a massive tide of refugees will flow into China.

"Our forecast for 2017 is that the threat in this region will grow because of the creation of an IS nucleus in the southern Philippines," defense expert Rohan Gunaratna said.

Duterte came to power 10 months ago. He has removed dozens of bureaucrats, two senior immigration officials and a former campaign spokesman from positions on corruption issue.

The rebels will declare a unilateral ceasefire no later than March 31.

The New York Times article, written by Richard C. Paddock, touched on Duterte's childhood.

The Philippine president said he would not legalize same-sex unions.

Mayor Ike Ponce knows his actions could anger not just the Bonnet Gang but also someone far more powerful: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.

"It will crash like a rudderless plane flown by witless pilots" say Duterte supporters