Members of Abu Sayyaf kidnapped a school principal in Jolo and murdered and beheaded him. The head was found in a bag at a gas station. Abu Sayyaf murdered the principal after his family and the government refused to pay a $42,000 ransom.
A look at Thailand’s insurgency
Four Abu Sayyaf militants killed in Basilan Philippines
Indonesian president vows to boost law enforcement and fight terrorism
Two Philippine Marines wounded by Abu Sayyaf in Sulu province
Abu Sayyaf gunmen attacked an observation post manned by Marines in Sulu province on Monday; two troops and an undetermined number of militants were wounded. On Sunday, troops fought Abu Sayyaf in the village of Patibulan in Sulu province, killing at least one fighter. The military also engaged in an intense firefight with MNLF in […]
Muslim insurgents shot and killed a teenage woman in Yala province; after the shooting, a bomb exploded at the scene, wounding three police officers. Also at a rice farm in Yala, police found the body of a man handcuffed and executed. General Chavilit, a former Prime Minister, will visit the troubled southern regions to draft […]
Philippine government rejects MILF rescue plan for kidnapped priest
Two Buddhist civilians were killed in separate drive-by shootings in Pattani province. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva may offer a degree of autonomy to the insurgency-plagued southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, and Yala. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak will meet with Vejjajiva in December to discuss a plan to deal with the southern provinces.
An M72 grenade was fired by Abu Sayyaf outside the Roman Catholic Mt. Carmel cathedral in downtown Jolo, causing minor damage. The intended target was likely a Marine unit stationed outside the cathedral. Roman Catholic priest Michael Sinnot is alive and still being held captive by Abu Sayyaf, despite reports of worsening health.
MILF and Phillippine military to launch respective rescue attempts to free abducted priest
Eight killed over three days in Thailand’s south
Two men, one Muslim and one Buddhist, were killed by Islamic terrorists in separate attacks in Pattani province. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva held talks with Sri Lankan leader Ratnasiri Wickremanayake regarding successful counterinsurgency approaches used against Tamil Tiger rebels. The Thai government is considering using similar methods against Muslim insurgents in the southern provinces.
Islamic gunmen killed a Muslim man as he left a mosque in the Krongpinang district of Yala province, then fled the scene on motorbikes. Also in Yala province, a Muslim man was killed and his wife wounded after they were shot in their home. In the Yarang district of Pattani province, the body of a […]
Abu Sayyaf bombs another bridge in Sulu province, Philippines
Winning hearts and minds in Southeast Asia
A marine offficer was killed and an enlisted marine was wounded when a bomb exploded as they were inspecting a water system in Sulu province. Abu Sayyaf sabotaged the pipeline in order to lure security forces to the site. MILF claimed they are close to discovering the location of Father Michael Sinnot, who was abducted […]
Abu Sayyaf terrorists abducted the principal of an elementary school in Sulu province as he was driving home with fellow school teachers. Gabriel Canizares, 36, was the only person abducted from the vehicle. The military is still searching for Father Michael Sinnot, who was abducted by Abu Sayyaf a week ago.
A bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded at a crowded market in Yala, wounding 3 soldiers on security duty and 21 civilians who were shopping for food. Violence in the southern provinces continues despite the deployment of 30,000 troops and thousands of security volunteers to the region.
Abu Sayyaf bombed a bridge in the town of Talipao on Jolo island, causing minor damage. Abu Sayyaf has stepped up attacks on infrastructure, targeting another bridge and a telecommunications cell site earlier in the week.
Three Abu Sayyaf members were killed and five soldiers were wounded in a clash on Jolo island. Abu Sayyaf bombed a cell site owned by Smart Telecommunications in Sulu province, knocking out service for thousands of customers. The military said that Father Michael Sinnot is being held in the town of Sultan Naga Dimaporo in […]
The Philippine military has set up cordons on Mindanao island and dispatched four naval vessels to the surrounding waters to search for the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers of Father Michael Sinnot. Father Sinnot, an Irish priest, has been serving the people of the Philippines for over 40 years until he was abducted on Sunday.
Kidnapped priest seen three times in Philippines
Thailand extends emergency rule over southern provinces
Police announced that forensic examination of the two men killed last week in a raid south of Jakarta will identify them as wanted terrorists Saifuddin Zuhri and his brother Mohammad Syahrir. The brothers are suspected of recruiting men for the July 17 bomb attack in Jakarta. Saifuddin was considered a successor to Noordin Mohammad Top, […]
Two men killed in police raid were Jakarta bombers
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Philippines on hunt for kidnapped priest
Chronology of Abu Sayyaf kidnappings
Gunmen killed three Muslim civilians and wounded a local administrator in four separate shootings in Yala, Narathiwat, and Pattani provinces. Two hundred soldiers and police raided an Islamic school in Narathiwat province, detaining 60 students and teachers.