Abu Sayyaf also known as al-Harakat al-Islamiyya is one of several military Islamist separatist groups based in and around the southern Philippines, in Bangsamoro (Jolo, Basilan and Zamboanga) where for almost 30 years various Muslim groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country. The name of the group is derived from the Arabic ابو, abu ("father of") and sayyaf ("Swordsmith"). The group calls itself "Al-Harakat Al-Islamiyya" or the "Islamic Movement".
Superferry 14 was a large ferry destroyed by a bomb on February 27, 2004, killing 116 people in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack and the world's deadliest terrorist attack at sea.
On that day, the 10,192 ton ferry was sailing out of Manila, with about 900 passengers and crew. A television set filled with 8 lb. (4 kilograms) of TNT had been placed on board. 90 minutes out of port, the bomb exploded. 63 people were killed immediately and 53 were missing and presumed dead. Please click the link above to read List of attacks attributed by Abu Sayyaf since the year 2000. [source: wikipedia]
Superferry 14 was a large ferry destroyed by a bomb on February 27, 2004, killing 116 people in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack and the world's deadliest terrorist attack at sea.
On that day, the 10,192 ton ferry was sailing out of Manila, with about 900 passengers and crew. A television set filled with 8 lb. (4 kilograms) of TNT had been placed on board. 90 minutes out of port, the bomb exploded. 63 people were killed immediately and 53 were missing and presumed dead. Please click the link above to read List of attacks attributed by Abu Sayyaf since the year 2000. [source: wikipedia]
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Monsters and Critics
written by Staff
Thursday July 28, 2011
Manila - Seven soldiers were killed Thursday in a clash with Muslim militants in the southern Philippines, a regional military spokesman said.
Twenty-one soldiers were also wounded in the fighting in Patikul town on Jolo Island, 1,000 kilometres south of Manila, Lieutenant Colonel Randolph Cabangbang said.
Cabangbang said the soldiers were conducting combat operations when they encountered a group of about 70 Abu Sayyaf rebels.
The guerrillas were allegedly under Abu Sayyaf senior commanders Radulan Sahiron and Isnilon Hapilon, the military said.
Cabangbang said the military's island commander has requested additional troops be dispatched to the area and for a helicopter to evacuate the wounded soldiers.
The Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for some of the worst terrorist attacks in the Philippines, as well as high-profile kidnappings involving foreign hostages.
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