- Abu Sayyaf bandit falls - Sun Star
COMBINED operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Special Action Force (SAF) have arrested an Abu Sayyaf bandit who is linked to several kidnappings in the region. Senior Superintendent Edgar Danao, CIDG regional director, said ...
- Philippines arrests suspect in 2001 US kidnaps - MSN Philippines News
The holidaymakers were abducted by the Abu Sayyaf, an extremist group set up with seed money from Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. The group has been blamed for the worst terror attacks in Philippine history. For over a decade, US special forces have been ...
- Marines upset; even Abu Sayyaf rooted for Jessica Sanchez - Inquirer.net
You can’t win ’em all. It was like losing a battle for Marine troops in Zamboanga City, who were so upset about the “American Idol” results that “nobody wanted to eat, cook, fetch water.” Col. Orlando de Leon of the 2nd Marine ...
- Malaysian Trader Recounts Sayyaf Ordeal - Manila Bulleting Online
SUNGAI BULOH, Malaysia (AP) – A Malaysian gecko trader held captive by suspected Abu Sayyaf militants for a year in the southern Philippines says he saw group members as young as 15 skilled in using M16 rifles that were prevalent in the impoverished region.
- Marines, Abu Sayyaf united behind Jessica Sanchez - Global Nation
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Marines here and in other parts of Mindanao took time off Thursday morning to watch American Idol, anticipating that Filipino-American Jessica Sanchez would clinch the coveted title. A Marine commander said his ...
- Abus demand P50-million ransom for 6 foreigners - Philippine Star Online
MANILA, Philippines - The terrorist group Abu Sayyaf is currently holding six foreign nationals in the province of Sulu and demanding P50-million ransom for the release of two European captives, sources in the intelligence community said yesterday.
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