Blog Posts on abu sayyaf

22 soldiers wounded in Basilan bomb blast by Reyn's Room on Apr 9, 201222 soldiers were wounded after an improvised bomb exploded in Sumisip town in Basilan on Tuesday. Military said two Army platoons under a Captain Magundayao and a Lieutenant Guerrero were patrolling the Abong-Abong peak at around 8:30 a.m. when...

4 killed in Basilan ambush by Reyn's Room on Apr 5, 2012Three militiamen and a member of Al-Qaeda-linked military group Abu Sayyaf were killed in a clash in Basilan province on Thursday. Abu Sayyaf militants ambushed a truck carrying the police aides on patrol at Tumahubong Agrarian Reform Beneficiari...

[From the web] Revisit policy on terror, gov’t urged -RAPPLER.com by hronlineph.com on Mar 15, 2012Revisit policy on terror, gov’t urged. by Amir S. Mawallil, RAPPLER.com March 7, 2012 ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Human rights groups are asking the government to re-evaluate its policy to crack down on the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), citin...

Malaysia’s Anti-Terrorism is Better than that of the Philippines by SELaplana on Feb 4, 2012In the recent statement made by the Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, he said that there are no serious terrorist threats in Malaysia because Malaysia has both the proactive and the pre-emptive measures in place to tackle the i...

Jemaah Islamiyah Leader, Marwan, Killed in the Philippines by SELaplana on Feb 3, 2012On Thursday, February 2, 2012, the Philippine authorities claimed that Marwan is one of the 15 Muslim militants killed in an airstrike made by Philippine forces in the Jolo Island. The target of the air strike is the Philippine-based Al Qaeda-linked...

3 top JI, Abu Sayyaf leaders killed in Sulu airstrike — military by Reyn's Room on Feb 2, 2012The military on Thursday said it had killed three senior leaders from the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah organizations in a predawn air raid in Sulu province in southern Philippines. Killed in the airstrike that was launched at abo...

Philippine forces hunt for kidnapped Australian by Phantom Maelstrom on Dec 6, 2011Warren Rodwell Warren Rodwell, an Australian, became the 10th foreigner to have been abducted in the south this year when gunmen broke into his home in the small coastal town of Ipil on Monday, according to police. "Hot pursuit operations are going...

[In the news] Were slain troops sent to get the wrong man? – InterAksyon.com by on Nov 1, 2011ANALYSIS: Were slain troops sent to get the wrong man? by Romy Elusfa, InterAksyon.com KIDAPAWAN CITY, Philippines – With strident calls for all-out war and equally loud appeals for sobriety and peace in the wake of last week’s clash in … C...

[In the news] All-out war will exact ‘high price in blood,’ PNoy warns – abs-cbnNEWS.com by on Oct 22, 2011All-out war will exact ‘high price in blood,’ PNoy warns by Jojo Malig, abs-cbnNEWS.com MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III on Friday warned that proposals to launch an all-out war against the Moro Islamic Liberation Fron...

What About Justice? by pinoysentiment on Oct 20, 2011Just two days ago, 19 soldiers were killed and 6 others were captured during a clash between government troops and a mix of Abu Sayyaf and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members in Al-Barka town in Basilan.The MILF defended their members and cl...