Abu Sayyaf,officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State –East Asia Province,was a Jihadist militant and pirate group that followed the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It was based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines,where for more than five decades,Moro groups had been engaged in an insurgency seeking to make Moro Province independent. The group was considered violent and was responsible for the Philippines' worst terrorist attack,the bombing of MV Superferry 14 in 2004,which killed 116 people. The name of the group was derived from Arabic abu,and sayyaf. As of April 2023,the group was estimated to have about 20 members,down from 1,250 in 2000. They used mostly improvised explosive devices,mortars and automatic rifles.
Sulu,officially the Province of Sulu,is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago.
Jolo,officially the Municipality of Jolo,is a municipality and capital of the province of Sulu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 137,266 people.
Nur Misuari is a Moro Filipino revolutionary and politician,founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front.
The Dos Palmas kidnappings was a hostage crisis in southern Philippines that began with the seizing of twenty hostages from the affluent Dos Palmas Resort on a private island in Honda Bay,Palawan,by members of Abu Sayyaf jihadist group on May 27,2001,and resulted in the deaths of at least five of the original hostages. Three of the original hostages were American citizens,Guillermo Sobero,and a married missionary couple,Martin and Gracia Burnham. At least 22 Filipino soldiers were killed in attempts to apprehend the captors and free the hostages in the 12 months following the initial hostage taking. An unknown number of captors were killed by government forces.
The Moro conflict was an insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines which involved multiple armed groups. A decades-long peace process has resulted in various peace deals have been signed between the Philippine government and two major armed groups,the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),but other smaller armed groups continue to exist. In 2017,the peace council settled around 138 clan conflicts.
Cecilia "Ces" Victoria Oreña-Drilon is a Filipino broadcast journalist. She presented news and public affairs programs for the News and Current Affairs division of ABS-CBN Corporation from 1989 to 2020. She is currently the host of the nationally syndicated afternoon public service program Basta Promdi,Lodi via RMN-DZXL in Metro Manila and in key cities in the Philippines.
Basilan is an island province of the Philippines. It is the largest and northernmost of the major islands of the Sulu Archipelago and is located just off the southern coast of Zamboanga Peninsula. Its capital is Lamitan. Basilan is home to three main ethnic groups,the indigenous Yakans,and the later-arriving Tausugs and Zamboangueños. The Yakans and Tausugs are predominantly Muslim,while the Chavacanos are mainly Christian. There are also a number of smaller groups.
The 104th Infantry Brigade,1st Infantry Division,Philippine Army,known officially as the Sultan Brigade,is one of the brigades of the Philippine Army which is organic to its 1st Infantry Division. It is an infantry unit,and specializes in anti-guerrilla warfare.
Abdusakur "Sakur" Mahail Tan is a Filipino politician and current governor of Sulu in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He previously served as the Vice Governor of Sulu.
Yusop Jikiri was a Filipino politician,leader within the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and governor (2001–2004) of Sulu Province in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He also served as a representative from Sulu's 1st District (2007–10) and ran again in 2010,but lost to Tupay Loong. He was the beneficiary of shifting political alliances between the Tan and Loong families.
Benjamin "Ben" Tupay Loong (NPC) is the Vice Governor of Sulu Province (2009–present) in the Philippines,a part of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He was the Governor of Sulu Province from 2005 to 2007,and is the younger brother of Tupay T. Loong,the current representative from Sulu's 1st District.
Nur-Ana "Lady Ann" Indanan Sahidulla is a Filipino politician. She was a representative of Sulu Province's 2nd congressional district in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) from 2010 to 2013. She is a close ally of Abdusakur Mahail Tan.
Habib Tupay T. Loong was a Filipino politician who was a representative of Sulu's 1st congressional district in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). He is the older brother of Ben Tupay Loong,the current vice-governor,and himself served as Governor of Sulu for three terms. Together the "Loong Brothers" constitute a formidable political force in Sulu.
Election will be held in Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for seats in the House of Representatives of the Philippines on May 9,2016.
This article contains a timeline of events from January 2016 to December 2016 related to the IS-linked Abu Sayyaf. This article contains information about the events committed by or on behalf of the Abu Sayyaf,as well as events performed by groups who oppose them.
The 2001 rebellion of the Moro National Liberation Front Misuari faction against the Philippine government during the presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was led by Nur Misuari,the founder of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). It began on November 19,2001,when members of a faction of the MNLF loyal to Misuari attacked a Philippine Army headquarters in Jolo,Sulu in the Philippines. The attack was meant to disrupt the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao elections scheduled for November 26 of that year,which eventually replaced Misuari as governor.
In the morning of January 27,2019,two bombs exploded at the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Jolo,Sulu,Philippines. Twenty people were killed and 102 others injured. The bombings took place a week after the autonomy plebiscite held on January 21 for the creation of Bangsamoro. It is believed that the Abu Sayyaf carried out the attacks,and the Islamic State claimed responsibility. President Rodrigo Duterte responded by issuing an "all-out war" directive against the Abu Sayyaf. The bombings were widely condemned by other countries and organizations.
Separatism in the Philippines refers to bids for secession or greater autonomy for certain areas in the Philippines. The scope of the article includes such efforts since the Philippine Revolution both currently and historical.
The BARMM Grand Coalition is a political alliance in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM),simply known as Bangsamoro.
