7 Abu Sayyaf slain in Sulu sea encounter
The Western Command (WestMindCom) has reported that seven suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed following an encounter in Sulu Sea ...
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Brains in Jolo Church blast tagged ‘global terrorist’
The US State Department has declared Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan, the Abu Sayyaf leader tagged as the brains behind the Jolo ...
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4 Abu Sayyaf, 3 soldiers slain in Patikul battle
Four Abu Sayyaf Group members and three soldiers were killed, while 22 others were wounded in a clash in Patikul, ...
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Air strikes vs Sayyaf: One dead
The massive military campaign against 200 members of Abu Sayyaf Group that began Friday has so far yielded one ASG ...
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Abu Sayyaf subleader new ISIS emir, Año says
A radical bandit blamed for the deadly bomb attack on a Jolo church has taken over as the leader of ...
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Army, ASG clash; 17 wounded
A GRANDSON of Abu Sayyaf Group leader Radullan Sahiron was critically wounded in a gun battle after security forces chanced ...
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