Abu Sayyaf (/ ˈɑːbuː sɑːˈjɑːf / ⓘ; Arabic: جماعة أبو سياف; Jamāʿat Abū Sayyāf, ASG), [26] officially known by the Islamic State as the Islamic State – East Asia Province, [27] was a Jihadist …

General information – Abu Sayyaf The Abu Sayyaf Group („bearer of the sword‟ or „sword of God‟, in Arabic) is a small radical Islamic separatist group operating in the southern …

The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is a Philippines-based Islamic extremist organization with historical links to al-Qa‘ida. The group formed in 1991 when it splintered from the Moro Islamic …

The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is an Islamist terrorist organization that seeks to establish an independent Islamic state in the southern Philippines [1]. ASG is known for kidnapping …

Apr 26, 2016 · Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines. Its name means "bearer of the sword" and it is notorious for kidnapping for …

Apr 4, 2025 · The Abu Sayyaf Group began as one such band of former guerrillas, led by Abdurajak Abubakar Janjalani, a charismatic former Islamic scholar who had traveled to …

Apr 4, 1991 · ASG members took some of the hostages to a hospital in Lamitan. While attempting to take more hostages, Philippine troops siege the hospital (0 killed, unknown Wounded). …

Jul 30, 2022 · The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is an Islamist terrorist organization that seeks to establish an independent Islamic state in the southern Philippines. ASG is known for …

May 27, 2009 · Abu Sayyaf, whose name means "bearer of the sword" in Arabic, is a militant organization based in the southern Philippines. It seeks a separate Islamic state for the …

The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is the most violent of the Islamic separatist groups operating in the southern Philippines and claims to promote an independent Islamic state in western Mindanao …