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Abu Sayyaf
Sign in to saveAlso known as Abu Sayyaf group, ASG, Islamic State- East Asia Province, IS-EAP, Abu Sayyaf Group, East Asia Wilayah, East Asia, Wilāyat Šārq Āsiyā
Jihadist militant group in the southwestern Philippines
Key facts
- Leaders
- Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani (KIA) , Khadaffy Janjalani (KIA) , Abu Sabaya (KIA) , Jainal Antel Sali Jr. (KIA) , Albader Parad (KIA) , Isnilon Hapilon (KIA) , Mahmur Japuri (KIA) , Hajan Sawadjaan (KIA) , Radullan Sahiron
- Dates of operation
- 1991 –present
- Headquarters
- Jolo , Sulu, Philippines
- Ideology
- Islamic Statism
- Size
- ≤20 members (April 2023 estimation</span>"}]]}'>est. )
- Part of
- Islamic State
- Allies
- 14K , Maute Group , Al-Qaeda (formerly)
- Battles and wars
- Moro conflict , Cross border attacks in Sabah , war on terror , South Thailand insurgency , Philippine drug war , Siege of Marawi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- terrorist organization
- Part of
- Islamic State
- Country
- Philippines
- Parent organization
- Islamic State
- Conflict
- Moro conflict
- Image
- Islamic State flag.svg
- Significant event
- 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombing
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- Commons category
- Abu Sayyaf
- topic's main category
- Category:Abu Sayyaf
- operating area
- Malaysia
- designated as terrorist by
- United Kingdom
- inception
- 1989-00-00
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Abu Sayyaf (ASG), officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, also known by its full name, Al Hamas Harakat Al Muqawamah Al Islamiyyah or simply Al Harakat Al Islamiyya, is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It is based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where Moro groups had been engaged in an insurgency seeking to create a Moro nation state. The group was responsible for the Philippines' deadliest terrorist attack, the bombing of the MV Superferry 14 which killed 116 people in 2004. The name of the group is derived from Arabic abu (أبو; "father of"), and sayyaf (سيّاف; "swordsmith"). As of April 2023, the group was estimated to have about 20 members, down from 1,250 in 2000.
The group carries out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations and extortion as their strategy. It has been involved in criminal activities, including rape, child sexual assault, forced marriage, drive-by shootings and drug trafficking. The goals of the group "appear to have alternated over time between criminal objectives and a more ideological intent".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abu Sayyaf” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.