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Daughter of Jolo church bombers could be behind fresh twin blasts: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 08:59 AM

One of 2 deadly explosions that ripped through Jolo, Sulu this week could have been carried out by the daughter of 2 Indonesian suicide bombers that attacked a church there last year, a security analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

No link yet between twin Sulu blasts, earlier slay of 4 soldiers: military

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 25 09:58 AM

Investigators have yet to find a link between the twin blasts that killed 14 people in Sulu province this week and the fatal shooting of 4 soldiers there in June, a military official said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippine military eyes Abu Sayyaf as responsible for twin Jolo bombing

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 24 11:14 PM

Authorities suspect the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) masterminded the twin bombing in Jolo, Sulu which left at least 13 people dead and over 70 injured, a military official said Monday afternoon. Read more »

ASG-tagged Muslims, rights defenders, lawyers file 28th petition vs. anti-terrorism law

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 07:16 AM

Muslims who have been tagged as Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Maute members have come forward to question the Anti-Terrorism Act before the Supreme Court, claiming the new law would only intensify prosecution of Muslims for terrorism. Read more »

'Highly unlikely' for Misuari to be liable over arrested Abu leader: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 17 04:37 PM

It is “highly unlikely” that Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari will face charges supposedly for coddling Abu Sayyaf leader Anduljihad "Idang" Susukan ahead of the latter’s arrest, Malacañang said Monday. Read more »

Lacson: Gov’t sending wrong message with ‘special treatment’ of ASG leader

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 07:53 PM

Senator Panfilo Lacson said the government may have been sending the wrong message to terrorists with the way it handled the arrest of Abu Sayyaf leader Abduljihad Susukan.   Read more »

Abu Sayyaf leader, inilipat na sa Camp Crame

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 06:12 AM

May arrest warrant si Susukan para sa 23 kaso ng murder, 5 kaso ng kidnapping and serious illegal detention, at 6 na kaso ng frustated murder. Read more »

Lider ng Abu Sayyaf nasa kustodiya na ng mga awtoridad

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 10:12 PM

Hawak na ng mga awtoridad ang lider ng Abu Sayyaf Group na si Abduljihad "Idang" Susukan. Read more »

Military says ready for Abu Sayyaf retaliation after leader’s arrest

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 08:25 AM

The military said Friday it was ready to repel any retaliatory attack by the Abu Sayyaf Group after the arrest of its leader Anduljihad "Idang" Susukan. Read more »

Misuari surrendered wanted Abu Sayyaf leader in Davao, PNP chief says

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 11:45 PM

DAVAO CITY (UPDATED)- Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) leader Nur Misuari surrendered wanted Abu Sayyaf Group leader Anduljihad "Idang" Susukan to authorities in Davao City, Philippine National Police chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said Thursday night. Read more »

Mag-asawang may koneksyon umano sa Abu Sayyaf, 2 pa patay sa police op sa Parañaque

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 26 12:26 PM

Patay ang 4 katao, kabilang ang mag-asawang may koneksyon umano sa extremist group na Abu Sayyaf, sa operasyon ng pulisya sa Parañaque City ngayong Biyernes ng madaling-araw.    Read more »

Army officer killed, 9 soldiers wounded in clash vs Abu Sayyaf in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 10:26 PM

An Army officer was killed while 9 others were wounded after a gunfight erupted between government forces and Abu Sayyaf Group bandits in Patikul, Sulu Monday afternoon. Read more »

Why tough new anti-terror bill strikes fear—even to non-terrorists

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 09:13 PM

A new bill granting Philippine state forces sweeping powers against terrorists has sparked fears that it may be also used to crack down on legitimate dissent under President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

3 Abu Sayyaf bandits killed in encounter with troops in Sulu

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 12:09 AM

Three Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed, while 5 soldiers were wounded after a gun battle ensued in Patikul town Saturday morning.   Read more »

Body of Abu Sayyaf member recovered in Basilan

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 13 12:43 AM

Western Mindanao Command said the bandit, identified as Pau Geh, was killed in a strike operation by the 18th Infantry Battalion in Tipo-Tipo town on May 8. Read more »

Abu Sayyaf member killed in Sulu clash, military says

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 10:32 AM

MANILA (UPDATE) - A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was killed by security forces during a military operation in Indanan town, Sulu on Tuesday morning, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said. Read more »

At least 3 killed, 7 wounded in Abu Sayyaf-MNLF clash in Sulu: military

RJ Rosalado, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 06:04 PM

At least 3 Abu Sayyaf bandits were killed and 7 Moro National Liberation Front fighters were wounded in a 40-minute clash last Friday in Indanan, Sulu. Read more »

6 Abus killed, 8 soldiers hurt in Sulu clash

Leizel Lacastesantos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 03:24 PM

Six bandits from the Abu Sayyaf group were killed and 8 soldiers were wounded in a firefight in Patikul, Sulu -- the second encounter between the 2 groups there in less than a week, the military said Thursday.    Read more »

Another fallen hero: Soldier wounded in Sulu clash dies

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 06:40 PM

MANILA - A soldier hurt in a military clash with the Abu Sayyaf group last week has succumbed to his wounds, raising the death toll in the encounter to 12, the spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Tuesday. Read more »

Siblings remember young corporal from Bukidnon who died in Sulu clash

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 06:32 PM

Prelan and Jessa Vallecer still could not believe how they lost their 22-year-old brother Corporal Premark Vallecer on his second year as a soldier. Read more »