Article: A Risky Operation Ahead For U.S. in the PhilippinesMEANWHILE

Article: The Philippine branch of terror: Al Qaeda is believed to have given initial funding to the now-independent Abu Sayyaf militant group.(World)
The Christian Science Monitor;  October 26, 2001 ;     700+ words ......Khalifa channeled bin Laden money to Abu Sayyaf through charities he...Fighting alongside bin Laden Abu Sayyaf began with the vision...allege that Khalifa, the bin Laden brother-in-law, funneled money to Abu Sayyaf, and that Muslim ...

Article: Video of Abu Sayyaf beheading raises ire.(WORLD)
The Washington Times;  February 23, 2002 ;     622 words ......earlier this week, shows Abu Sayyaf bandits interrogating...head. Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf, the group that beheaded...Basilan island, the Abu Sayyaf lair, in the far southwestern...tape seized from the Abu Sayyaf shows the January...was kidnapped by the Abu ...

Article: PHILIPPINES: Abu Sayyaf at heart of Islamic war after $17m hostage deal puts rebel centre stage moves from splinter group to centre stage Enriched by Libya's multi-million dollar pay-off, the world's most ruthless terrorists now pay $1,000 a head for new recruits
The Independent - London;  August 29, 2000 ;     700+ words ......and mujahedin known as Abu Sayyaf. Filipinos knew of them...the mid-Nineties. But Abu Sayyaf was as remote from the...has changed all that. Abu Sayyaf may be steadily releasing...million-pound ransom Abu Sayyaf is widely believed to...throughout South-East Asia. ...

Article: Two Abu Sayyaf bandits killed in southern Philippines
Xinhua News Agency;  September 13, 2003 ;     200 words ......Two members of the Abu Sayyaf group were killed...network leader Osama bin Laden, two flags with...proves that the Abu Sayyaf indeed has links...founded by Osama bin Laden," Lucero said. He...the bandits. The Abu Sayyaf, notorious for its...group linked to ...

Article: Abu Sayyaf linked to Bin Laden.(Main News)
Manila Bulletin;  May 31, 2000 ;     484 words ......suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden, who is wanted by the...on Jolo island and said Bin Laden provided them financial...said that the rebel group Abu Sayyaf, which translates to Father...suspected of links to Bin Laden. Bin Laden is suspected of ...

Article: Wipe out Abu Sayyaf Before Helping US: Philippine Senators
Xinhua News Agency;  September 18, 2001 ;     461 words ......coalition, until the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan and Sulu...going after Osama bin Laden's "fans club and...September 11. Some of Abu Sayyaf members are saidto...trained by Osama bin Laden's followers in the...inclusion of the Abu Sayyaf inthe U.S. ...

Article: CHASING ABU SAYYAF
The Boston Globe;  January 25, 2002 ;     430 words ......Islamic group known as Abu Sayyaf. Abu Sayyaf has had links to Osama bin Laden's network and to Ramzi...including 200 core fighters. Abu Sayyaf has degenerated into little...soldiers arrayed against Abu Sayyaf is to free an American...needed to eradicate ...

Article: Foreign funding to Abu Sayyaf dries up-bandit leader
The Manila Times;  September 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ...ZAMBOANGA CITY: The Abu Sayyaf has stopped receiving funds...television in Basilan, Abu Kahlid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, said his group has...Khalid is a cousin of a senior Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon, who...kidnapped in 2001. Khalid said the Abu Sayyaf stopped ...

Article: AFP troops seize 4 Abu Sayyaf camps; Operations stepped up in Sulu.(Main News)
Manila Bulletin;  June 28, 2002 ;     503 words ......remaining Abu Sayyaf elements have overrun four Abu Sayyaf camps in Patikul, Sulu. A report relayed...Servando, AFP public information officer, the Abu Sayyaf camps were heavily fortified with trenches...simultaneous pursuit operations against the Abu Sayyaf which had ...

Article: Arroyo: Those opposed to military exercise are `Abu Sayyaf lovers'
AP Worldstream;  February 8, 2002 ;     526 words ......are un-Filipino and Abu Sayyaf lovers, President...Basilan island where the Abu Sayyaf, which has been linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror...associate of murderers, an Abu Sayyaf lover. You love the...bandits and Osama bin Laden's camp more than ...

Article: Philippine rebel challenge to US: The Abu Sayyaf claimed for the first time to have killed a foreigner - a Peruvian-born American.(World)
The Christian Science Monitor;  June 13, 2001 ;     685 words ......belonging to the Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebel group. The current...kidnapping last year, in which Abu Sayyaf gunmen seized 21 foreigners...the reputation of the Abu Sayyaf, an extremist group who...Muslim radicals, Osama Bin Laden and Ramzi Ahmed Yussef...Center bombing), ...

Article: MINDING MINDANAO; Clash kills 23 Abu Sayyaf, troops
Filipino Reporter;  November 24, 2005 ;     180 words ......11-24-2005 Government troops and Abu Sayyaf rebels clashed in the town...Jolo military chief. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network...army contingent pursuing Abu Sayyaf leaders Albader Parad and...list. Gen. Aleo said the ...

Article: American troops head to Philippines to help crush Abu Sayyaf.
Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);  January 21, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Uli Schmetzer MANILA_The Abu Sayyaf guerrillas, of the southern Philippines, the...President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo defines the Abu Sayyaf as a money-crazed gang of criminals. The group...soldiers to the Philippines to help against the Abu Sayyaf. U.S. military cargo planes ...

Article: Philippine Air Force Bombards Abu Sayyaf Lairs
Xinhua News Agency;  October 6, 2001 ;     337 words ......launchedair strikes against the Abu Sayyaf lairs in the south as...with 16 Filipinos by the Abu Sayyaf, which allegedly has links...Saudi billionaire Osama bin Laden, whom the United States...States has classified the Abu Sayyaf as a foreign terrorist...military action ...