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Bookmark or Share- Philippine troops rescue Indonesian hostages and kill Abu Sayyaf ... - CNNPhilippine troops have killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf kidnap-for-ransom group and rescued four Indonesian hostages held since last year, the military said on Sunday.
- National Counterterrorism Center | Groups - DNIThe Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is the most violent of the Islamic separatist groups operating in the southern Philippines and claims to promote an independent Islamic state in western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago.
- Abu Sayyaf | AP NewsMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Malaysian authorities have captured eight suspected Abu Sayyaf militants who may have been planning ransom kidnappings in Malaysia, Philippine military officials said Monday, adding that they provided information that helped lead to the arrests.
- Three suspects in American vlogger kidnapping case killed in ... - MSNThree gunmen, identified as Mursid Ahod and siblings Abdul and Fahad Sahibad, were killed in the shoot-out. Zamboanga police director Brigadier General Bowenn Joey Masauding said: 'Intelligence ...
- National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist GroupsThe Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is a Philippines-based Islamic extremist organization with historical links to al-Qa‘ida. The group formed in 1991 when it splintered from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, an insurgent group that made peace with the Philippine Government in 2014.
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