Editing Abu Sayyaf

|Box title    = Evil Organization

|image        = [[File:Abu_Sayyaf.jpg|thumb]]

|foundation = 1991

|commanders = [[Isnilon Hapilon]]

|agents =

|goals = Turn the Philippines into a jihadist state (ongoing)

|type of villains = Terrorists}}'''Abu Sayyaf''' is a [[Jihad]]ist terror [[Militant Islam|militant]] group based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four decades, Moro groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country. The group is considered very violent and was responsible for the Philippines worst terrorist attack, the bombing of Superferry 14 in 2004, which killed 116 people.

The name of the group is derived from the Arabic ''abu'' (أبو) ("father of"), and ''sayyaf'' (سيّاف) ("swordsmith"). As of 2012, the group was estimated to have between 200 and 400 members, down from 1,250 in 2000. They use mostly [[improvised explosive device]]s, mortars, and automatic rifles.

Since its inception in 1991, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations, and extortion in what they describe as their fight for an independent Islamic state in the Philippines. They have also been involved in criminal activities, including kidnapping, rape, child sexual assault, forced marriage, drive-by shootings, extortion, and [[Illegal Drug Trade|drug trafficking]],

On 23 July 2014, Abu Sayyaf leader [[Isnilon Hapilon]] swore an oath of loyalty to [[Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi]], the leader of [[The Islamic State|ISIL]]. In September 2014, the group began kidnapping innocent people for ransom like [[beheading video|recording them beheaded]] if their demands are not met, in the name of ISIL.

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