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Article: Growing Abu Sayyaf Links Concern Filipinos
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- March 7, 2005
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JIM GOMEZ, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
03-07-2005
Dateline: MANILA, Philippines
The Muslim extremist group Abu Sayyaf has forged alliances with local bandits and militants other than al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah, widening its reach and making it more lethal despite battle setbacks, officials said Monday.
The cooperation has allowed militants to undergo joint terror training in the southern Philippines, share resources and combatants, and provide refuge to guerrillas on the run, according to officials and security documents.
Such collusion was shown in the Feb. 14 bombing of a bus that killed four people in Manila's financial district. The Abu Sayyaf collaborated with Muslim converts ...
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