2. Abu Sayyaf Active: 1991- present Ideology: Islamist, Islamic Fundamentalism, Terrorism Leaders: Abu Sabaya, KhadaffyJanjalani, AbdurajikAbubakarJanjalani Headquarters: Jolo, Sulu, Philippines Area of operations: Philippines, Malaysia Equipment: Grenades, Bombs, Machine Guns, Rocket Launchers and other Weapons
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4. Abu Sayyaf The group name is derived from the Arabic abu(father of) and sayyaf(Swordsmith). Also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyaor Islamic Movement.
5. Abu Sayyaf Since its inception in the early 1990’s, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations and extortion. They describe it as their fight for an independent Islamic province in the Philippines.
6. Abu Sayyaf Until his death in a gun battle on September 4, 2006, KhadaffyJanjalaniwas considered the nominal leader of the group by the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Khadaffy’s death was officially confirmed on Jan. 20 2007, through DNA anlysis of both brother’s remain. His older brother AbdurajikAbubakarJanjalani,, the founder of Abu Sayyaf, died in December 1998 in a gun battle with Filipino forces.
7. Abu Sayyaf They were both natives of Isabela City. Currently one of the poorest cities of the Philippines. Located on the north of the island of Basilan, Isabela is also the capital of Basilan province. The Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest but strongest of the Islamic separatist groups in the Philippines. Abu Sayyaf proclaimed themselves as mujahideen and freedom fighters but are not supported by many people in the Philippines including its Muslim clerics.
8. Abu Sayyaf Abu Sayyaf- Al Qaeda Group >The group may funding from Al-Qaeda in the early 1990’s through Mohammad Jamal Khalifa, a brother-in-law of Osama Bin Laden. Al-Qaeda collaborator RamziYousef operated in the Philippines in the mid-1990’s and trained Abu Sayyaf soldiers. AbdujarikAbubakarJanjalani’s first recuits were soldiers of MNLF and the MILF. However, the MNLF and MILF deny having links with Abu Sayyaf. Both officially distance themselves from Abu Sayyaf because of its attack on civilians and its supposed profiteering. The Philippine military, however, has claimed that elements of both groups provide support to the Abu Sayyaf.
9. Abu Sayyaf In the early 1970’s, the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) was the main Muslim Rebel groups fighting in Basilan and Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. AbdurajikAbubakarJanjalani, the older brother of KhadaffyJanjalani, had been a teacher from Basilan, who later studied Islamic theology and Arabic in Libya, Syria and Saudi Arabia during the 1980’s. During the period, he is alleged to have met Osama Bin Laden and been given $6 Million to establish a more Islamic group with the MNLF in the southern Philippines. Made up of members of the extant MNLF.
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