Article: Delving into the Abu Sayyaf

Article: Officials blame Abu Sayyaf for deadly bombing in ...
AP Worldstream;  October 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... support helped Filipino troops decimate the Abu Sayyaf with a monthslong offensive over the summer on Basilan but is now fighting an Abu Sayyaf faction on another island nearby, Sulu. Abu Sayyaf guerrillas seized 102 hostages, including ...

Article: Philippines: Bombing Was Abu Sayyaf
AP Online;  October 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... support helped Filipino troops decimate the Abu Sayyaf with a monthslong offensive over the summer on Basilan but is now fighting an Abu Sayyaf faction on another island nearby, Sulu. Abu Sayyaf guerrillas seized 102 hostages, including ...

Article: Abu Sayyaf wants ransom paid today
The Manila Times;  June 17, 2008 ;     700+ words ...JOLO, Sulu: Abu Sayyaf rebels tied to the al-Qaeda terror ... the no-ransom position. "They [Abu Sayyaf rebels] have a long record of atrocities ... Drilon is negotiating directly with the Abu Sayyaf and even promised to pay ransom to ...

Article: ABU SAYYAF ATTACKS ARMY DETACHMENT ON JOLO ISLAND
The Manila Times;  August 15, 2006 ;     651 words ...PATIKUL, Sulu: Abu Sayyaf militants attacked an army detachment ... where troops had been battling the Abu Sayyaf, blamed for the spate of attacks ... restive region. One of the most senior Abu Sayyaf leaders, Albader Parad, was reported ...

Article: Abu Sayyaf Abducts 5 in Southern Philippines
Xinhua News Agency;  February 21, 2001 ;     416 words ...The Abu Sayyaf group has abducted a daughter of a ... in the southern Philippine island of Sulu. Abu Sayyaf leader Mujib Susukan and his men swooped ... ransom demand presented so far. The Abu Sayyaf carried out a series of kidnappings ...

Article: More Abu Sayyaf Bandits to Surrender: Military
Xinhua News Agency;  September 19, 2001 ;     343 words ... ... government offensive against the Abu Sayyaf." the Philippine News Agency ... to come. Already-surrendered Abu Sayyaf bandits admitted that many elements ... included Manaan Jumadin, henchman of Sulu Abu Sayyaf leader Ghalib Andang. Jumadin ...

Article: Philippine military ordered to eliminate Abu Sayyaf ...
Xinhua News Agency;  December 27, 2004 ;     448 words ... ... military ordered to eliminate Abu Sayyaf group MANILA, Dec. 27 ... leaders of the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf based in Sulu island, southern ... Sahiron and Jundail) are key Abu Sayyaf group leaders in Sulu with ... AFP's joint staff. From Sulu, Abu flew to Palawan bordering ...