Abu Sayyaf,officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State –East Asia Province,is a Jihadist militant and pirate group that follows the Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam. It is 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 seeking to make Moro Province independent. The group is 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 is derived from the Arabic abu;"father of"),and sayyaf. As of June 2021,the group is estimated to have less than 50 members,down from 1,250 in 2000. They use mostly improvised explosive devices,mortars and automatic rifles.
Sulu,officially the Province of Sulu,is a province of the Philippines in the Sulu Archipelago and part of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Jolo,officially the Municipality of Jolo,is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Sulu,Philippines. According to the 2020 census,it has a population of 137,266 people.
The Moro people or Bangsamoro people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao,Sulu,and Palawan,native to the region known as the Bangsamoro. As Muslim-majority ethnic groups,they form the largest non-Christian population in the Philippines,and comprise about 5% of the country's total population,or 5 million people.
The Moro National Liberation Front is a political organization in the Philippines that was founded in 1972. It started as a splinter group of the Muslim Independence Movement. The MNLF was the leading organization among Moro separatists for about two decades beginning from the 1970s.
Nur Misuari is a Moro Filipino revolutionary and politician,founder and leader of the Moro National Liberation Front.
The Moro conflict is an insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines,which has involved multiple armed groups,and has been ongoing since March 1968. 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.
Radullan Sahiron is a Moro Islamic militant who is the leader of Abu Sayyaf. He is said to have taken command of the organization following the death of Khadaffy Janjalani in September 2006.
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 Chavacanos. The Yakans and Tausugs are predominantly Muslim,while the Chavacanos are mainly Christian. There are also a number of smaller groups.
Abdusakur "Sakur" Mahail Tan is a Filipino politician and former governor of Sulu Province (2007–2013) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. He currently serves 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.
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 following is a list of attacks which have been carried out by Abu Sayyaf,a 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 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.
This is a chronology of the Moro conflict,an ongoing armed conflict in the southern Philippines between jihadist groups such as the Abu Sayyaf Group,the Maute Group,Jemaah Islamiyah,and Islamic State affiliates,mainstream separatist groups such as the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF),the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF),and the Philippine Government since 1971. Much of the fighting has been concentrated on the island of Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago,with spillover incidents and attacks occurring in the Philippine capital Manila and neighboring countries such as Malaysia.
The 2020 Jolo bombings occurred on August 24,2020,when insurgents alleged to be jihadists from the Abu Sayyaf group detonated two bombs in Jolo,Sulu,Philippines,killing 14 people and wounding 75 others. The first occurred as Philippine Army personnel were assisting in carrying out COVID-19 humanitarian efforts. The second,a suicide bombing,was carried out near the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral.
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.
