Government troops attacked an Abu Sayyaf camp in the rebels' southern stronghold before dawn Tuesday, triggering a five-hour clash in which five of the al-Qaeda-linked militants were killed and one government militiaman was wounded, the military said. Buy me a Beer[Click Here] if enjoy reading RP troops kill 5 Abu Sayyaf bandits in Basilan.

آكي Abu Sayyaf survives US-backed Philippine crackdown Inquirer.net The government's chief negotiator for the Muslim insurgency, Nabil Tan, said the Abu Sayyaf also took advantage of the bitter memories Jolo Muslims still … Gunmen kidnap 3 workers in southern PhilippinesThe Associated Press Islamic militants behead ...

... Militants had tortured Gallardo before killing him and three other teachers. Another Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Almujahid Susukan was also arrested ... joined the army, but later deserted his unit and joined the Abu Sayyaf. He was previously arrested by the military in Sulu ... working with the armed forces as a spy. Many of arrested Abu Sayyaf had been used by the military as a spy, often working for bounties ...

... . Published reports said two motorcycle-riding gunmen, believed to be Abu Sayyaf rebels, allegedly threw a plastic bag ... trying to locate the body of Canizares, who was taken captive by nearly a dozen Abu Sayyaf guerrillas in Patikul town while traveling on ... greater military presence and an increase in military operations against Abu Sayyaf, guerrillas have continued their targeted terror practices ...

... influence the situation in Mindanao," Coultrup said. In Jolo, an Abu Sayyaf stronghold, the IEDs are targeting people, cell ... said. Earlier this month a school principal was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf, and his severed head was left in a bag at a ... Philippine forces — have shrunk the enemy, Velasco said. He said much of the Abu Sayyaf leadership has been killed and only about 30 to 40 core ...

... C4. In 1991, with the Afghan War winding down, the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group was formed in the Philippines around ... Two incidents in particular have exposed the connivance of the United States in the Abu Sayyaf reign of terror beyond a reasonable doubt. ... the Philippines are not hard to guess. In 1991, the same year that Abu Sayyaf was formed, the Philippines Senate had voted to ...