Abu Sayyaf: Difference between revisions

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The group was founded by [[Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani]], and led after his death in 1998 by his younger brother [[Khadaffy Janjalani]] who was killed in 2007.

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|video recording them beheaded]] if their demands are not met, in the name of ISIL.

[[File:MAMCabusayyafidntfy.png|thumb|a group of armed abu sayyaf terrorist soldiers are seen in this photo explaining a demand request, this photo was a snapshot taken in the abu sayyaf's released video and one of them who was holding that appears to be a small book which is likely to be an islamic bible was said to be mark aeron manzolim capule.]]

On May 23, 2017, Abu Sayyaf, the [[Maute group]], and other pro-ISIL jihadi organizations began an uprising in Marawi, Lanao del Sur. This city is located in Muslim Mindanao (now Bangsamoro) a region of the Philippines with a high Muslim population, and they were expecting to attract support from this population. The battle ended on October 23, 2017, a week after Hapilon and [[Omar Maute]] were killed during a hostage rescue mission.

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 The group was founded by [[Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani]], and led after his death in 1998 by his younger brother [[Khadaffy Janjalani]] who was killed in 2007.
 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|video recording them beheaded]] if their demands are not met, in the name of ISIL.
+[[File:MAMCabusayyafidntfy.png|thumb|a group of armed abu sayyaf terrorist soldiers are seen in this photo explaining a demand request, this photo was a snapshot taken in the abu sayyaf's released video and one of them who was holding that appears to be a small book which is likely to be an islamic bible was said to be mark aeron manzolim capule.]]
 On May 23, 2017, Abu Sayyaf, the [[Maute group]], and other pro-ISIL jihadi organizations began an uprising in Marawi, Lanao del Sur. This city is located in Muslim Mindanao (now Bangsamoro) a region of the Philippines with a high Muslim population, and they were expecting to attract support from this population. The battle ended on October 23, 2017, a week after Hapilon and [[Omar Maute]] were killed during a hostage rescue mission.
 [[Category:Terrorists]]