Posts Tagged abu sayyaf

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Terrorists ambush, kill 8 Marines in Sulu

MANILA - Philippine Marines continued to suffer heavy casualties in their war against the Abu Sayyaf terrorists in southern Mindanao.
Fresh from their capture of the Abu Sayyaf’s mountain top camp in Indanan, Sulu and killing of several terrorists in the process on Sept. 21, the Marines returning to their military camp were ambushed by the [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Abus kidnap Sri Lankan Muslim

ZAMBOANGA CITY - Gunmen kidnapped a Sri Lankan Muslim working as a peace advocate in Basilan recently, officials said.
Jalil Omar, a Muslim preacher, was seized from his boarding house in Lamitan City before dawn and taken

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Sayyaf bares reason for kidnapping RC workers

JOLO, Sulu - The terrorist Abu Sayyaf group that is holding hostage three Red Cross workers for nearly four weeks says it kidnapped the workers to highlight the plight of Muslims in the Philippines, according to ABS-CBN news.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Philippine troops rely on a sympathetic public

PATIKUL, Philippines - Philippine Marine Maj. Gen. Juancho Sabban strides through a large roadside field, gesturing to the location where volunteers are spending their Sunday building homes for the homeless. “This was once a battleground,” he says. “It was abnormal for you to see people gathering…

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Three abducted aid workers freed in southern Philippines: military

Three Filipina aid workers have been released by Islamic militants who abducted them in the

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

RP gives P15-M to Abu informers

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The military has released here a total of P15 million as reward to five informants who were responsible for the neutralization of Abu Sayyaf leaders, including its chieftain

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

US says Abu Sayyaf is no longer a threat

NEW YORK = While Philippine newspapers continue to view the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf terrorist group as a constant threat, the US-based counter-terrorism center says it is now a spent

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Abus kidnap TV news crew

SULU = Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf rebels kidnapped a popular ABS-CBN reporter and her crew in Jolo, Sulu June 9 and are demanding a huge ransom for their release.

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Ours are realities

Theirs (US) are theories
By Rodney J. Jaleco
WASHINGTON D.C. -Actually, its give and take. Sila nagbibigay ng theories, tayo naman yungrealities

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Abduction as policy

By Jual L. Mercado
Who hit the replay button? Rodolfo Lozadas dawn press conference stripped away the regimes fig leaf:

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Kenney, Smith hail RP drive on Sayyaf

ZAMBOANGA CITY The campaign of the Philippine government against the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Philippine soldiers suspended over Jolo deaths

More than 50 soldiers, including three elite counter-terrorism officers, have been suspended as the Philippines

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Philippines suspends soldiers over alleged killing of civilians in Sulu

The Philippine government has suspended some 50 rank-and-file soldiers allegedly involved in the killing of eight

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Militant linked to US tourists’ murder arrested in Philippines

Police in the southern Philippines said Wednesday they arrested a Muslim militant involved in the mass

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Sub-leader of Abu Sayyaf arrested in Philippines

Joint military and police operatives have arrested a sub-leader of the violent bandit group Abu Sayyaf, who is