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| Abu Sayyaf | |
|---|---|
 The logo of ISIL, which was adopted by Abu Sayyaf | |
| Leaders | Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani † Khadaffy Janjalani † Abu Sabaya † Jainal Antel Sali Jr. † Albader Parad † Isnilon Hapilon †[1][2] Mahmur Japuri †[3] Hajan Sawadjaan † Radullan Sahiron[4][5] |
| Dates of operation | 1989[6]–present[7] |
| Headquarters | Jolo, Sulu, Philippines[8] |
| Active regions | Philippines, Malaysia |
| Ideology | Islamic Statism |
| Size | ≤20 members (April 2023 est.)[9] |
| Part of |  Islamic State |
| Allies | 14K (triad)[10] Maute group al-Qaeda (formerly) |
| Opponents |  Philippines[11] Other combatants:
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| Battles and wars | Moro conflict, Cross border attacks in Sabah, War on Terror, South Thailand insurgency, Siege of Marawi |
Abu Sayyaf (/ˈɑːbuː sɑːˈjɑːf/ ⓘ; Arabic: جماعة أبو سياف; Jamāʿat Abū Sayyāf, ASG),[24] officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province,[25] is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than five decades, Moro groups had been engaged in an insurgency seeking to make Moro Province independent. The group was considered violent[26] and was responsible for the Philippines' worst terrorist attack, the bombing of MV Superferry 14 in 2004, which killed 116 people.[27] The name of the group was derived from Arabic abu (أبو; "father of"), and sayyaf (سيّاف; "swordsmith").[28] As of April 2023[update], the group was estimated to have about 20 members,[29] down from 1,250 in 2000.[30] They used mostly improvised explosive devices, mortars and automatic rifles.
The group had carried out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations and extortion.[31] They have been involved in criminal activities, including rape, child sexual assault, forced marriage,[32] drive-by shootings and drug trafficking.[33] The goals of the group "appear to have alternated over time between criminal objectives and a more ideological intent".[34]
The group was designated as a terrorist group by Australia,[12] Canada,[13] Indonesia,[14] Japan,[15] Malaysia,[16] the Philippines,[11] the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom[17] and the United States.[18][35] From January 15, 2002, to February 24, 2015,[36] fighting Abu Sayyaf became a mission of the American military's Operation Enduring Freedom and part of the Global War on Terrorism.[37][38] Several hundred U.S. soldiers were stationed in the area primarily to train Filipino troops in counter-terror and counterguerrilla operations, but, following a status of forces agreement and under Philippine law, they were not allowed to engage in direct combat.[39][40][41][42]
The group was founded by Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani, and led after his death in 1998 by his younger brother Khadaffy Janjalani until his death in 2006. On July 23, 2014, Isnilon Hapilon, one of the group's leaders, swore an oath of loyalty to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State (IS).[1] In September 2014, the group began kidnapping people for ransom, in the name of the IS.[43][44]
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- ^ "FBI – Raddulan Sahiron". FBI. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ Banlaoi, Rommel (2019). Al-Harakatul Al-Islamiyyah: Essays on the Abu Sayyaf Gorup, Terrorism in the Philippines from Al-Qaeda to ISIS (4th ed.). Quezon City Philippines: Philippine Institute for Peace, Violence and Terrorism Research. p. 215. OCLC 828628004. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities". Associated Press. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ "Jolo, stronghold of Islamist group Abu Sayyaf". France 24. May 8, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
- ^ "Abu Sayyaf a threat no more". April 5, 2023.
- ^ Lino Miani (2011). The Sulu Arms Market: National Responses to a Regional Problem. Institute of Southeast Asian. pp. 74–. ISBN 978-981-4311-11-3.
- ^ a b "Abu Sayyaf declared as terrorist organization in Philippines". Iran Daily. September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b "Australian National Security, Terrorist organisations, Abu Sayyaf Group". Australian Government. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "Currently listed entities". Public Safety Canada. December 16, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Febrianto (March 29, 2016). "Indonesia Tak Boleh Tunduk Terhadap Terorisme Abus Sayyaf!" (in Indonesian). Rima News. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Abu Sayyaf Group". Public Safety Intelligence Agency. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
- ^ a b "Hunt down the killers, CM tells Manila". Daily Express. November 19, 2015. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Terrorism Act 2000 (11, Schedule 2). 2000.
- ^ a b Joel Locsin (June 20, 2015). "US govt lists NPA, Abu Sayyaf, JI among foreign terrorist organizations in PHL". GMA News. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
- ^ "Filipino pirates attack Vietnamese fishermen near Banggi". Borneo Post. Dantri. October 16, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Stephanie Lee (October 16, 2014). "Abu Sayyaf suspected of shooting fishing boat". The Star. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Gilbert Felongco (January 30, 2007). "MNLF faction helps troops in hunt for Abu Sayyaf". Gulf News. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ Jeoffrey Maitem (May 3, 2016). "MILF helps in hunt for Abu Sayyaf, calls Ridsdel beheading anti-Islam". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ Singh, Bilveer (October 7, 2018). "Jemaah Islamiyah: Still Southeast Asia's Greatest Terrorist Threat". The Diplomat. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ Banlaoi, Rommel. "Al Harakatul Al Islamiyah: Essays on the Abu Sayyaf Group" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2011.
- ^ Zenn, Jacob (2019). "The Islamic State's Provinces on the Peripheries: Juxtaposing the Pledges from Boko Haram in Nigeria and Abu Sayyaf and Maute Group in the Philippines". Perspectives on Terrorism. 13 (1): 87–104. ISSN 2334-3745. JSTOR 26590511.
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- ^ East, Robert (2013). Terror Truncated: The Decline of the Abu Sayyaf Group from the Crucial Year 2002. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 3. ISBN 9781443866699. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ^ Banlaoi, Rommel C. (2006). "Abu Sayyaf Group: From Mere Banditry to Genuine Terrorism". Southeast Asian Affairs. 2006 (1): 247–262. doi:10.1355/SEAA06O.
- ^ Dacanay, Barbara Mae (April 21, 2002). "Abducted nurse marries Abu Sayyaf leader". Gulf News. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
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- ^ LaGrone, Sam (February 27, 2015). "U.S. Officially Ends Special Operations Task Force in the Philippines, Some Advisors May Remain". USNI News. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Flashpoint: No bungle in the jungle". Armed Forces Journal. September 1, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "2 US Navy men, 1 Marine killed in Sulu land mine blast". GMA News. September 29, 2009. Archived from the original on October 2, 2009. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
Two US Navy personnel and one Philippine Marine soldier were killed when a land mine exploded along a road in Indanan, Sulu Tuesday morning, an official said. The American fatalities were members of the US Navy construction brigade, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner Jr. told GMANews.TV in a telephone interview. He did not disclose the identities of all three casualties.
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