NBI nabs two Abu Sayyaf suspects in 2002 Sulu kidnapping

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 10:40:13 +0000

NBI nabs two Abu Sayyaf suspects in 2002 Sulu kidnapping

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has arrested two suspects in the kidnapping of six members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses back in August 2002 in Sulu. Two of those abducted were beheaded. The NBI identified the suspects as Anwar Sabarul Mohotoh and Julmain (just a single name given) —  both allegedly members of […]

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7 foreigners link up with Abus, says Westmincom chief

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:29:22 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Seven foreign terrorists have joined forces with local terrorist groups, the chief of the military command in Western Mindanao confirmed on Tuesday.

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NBI rounds up 6 suspected Abus linked to kidnappings

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:14:39 +0000

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) recently arrested six suspected members of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in separte operations in Metro Manila, Bataan, and Zamboanga.

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8 die as soldiers, Abus clash in Sulu

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 21:19:39 +0000

ZAMBOANGA CITY, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR, Philippines — Eight people, two of them children, were killed when gunmen from the Abu Sayyaf Group attacked government troops in Patikul town, Sulu province, on Saturday, military reports said.

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Poachers avoid PH waters over kidnap fears – Coast Guard

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:16:35 +0000

Poachers avoid PH waters over kidnap fears – Coast Guard

ZAMBOANGA CITY—Kidnapping in the high seas, usually done by the bandit group Abu Sayyaf, has been scaring away poachers of rare and endangered species of turtles from Tawi-Tawi, an officer of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said.

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DND: Only 10 IS men in PH

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:36:46 +0000

DND: Only 10 IS men in PH

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday debunked a claim by an international security analyst that some 100 Islamic State (IS)-inspired terrorists have moved their operations to Mindanao.

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Abu Sayyaf member arrested in Taguig

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 11:51:28 +0000

OPERATIVES of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) arrested an alleged member of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in a Muslim community in Taguig City. NBI Diretor Dante Gierran on…READ

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