Abu Sayyaf

Abu Sayyaf abducts 7 Indonesians in Sulu Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines - The Abu Sayyaf Group abducted seven Indonesian nationals in Sulu Sea. This is confirmed by the…

Philippine militants release Filipina hostage: police

JOLO, Philippines (AFP) -- A Filipina held hostage by a notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang in the strife-torn southern Philippines was released…

Malacanang extends condolences to family of beheaded Canadian hostage

QUEZON City, Philippines - Malacañang confirmed that the Abu Sayyaf was the one responsible for beheading Canadian Robert Hall. Malacañang…

Timeline of Abu Sayyaf’s rise and rampage in Philippines

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- The Abu Sayyaf was on Monday accused of murdering a Canadian hostage abducted nearly nine months…

Timeline of Abu Sayyaf’s rise and rampage in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Abu Sayyaf was on Monday accused of murdering a Canadian hostage abducted nearly nine months ago,…

Fil-Chinese, pinalaya na ng Abu Sayyaf

(Eagle News) -- Pinalaya na ng bandidong Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) ang Filipino-Chinese sa Zamboanga City na dinukot ng naturang grupo…

Abu Sayyaf sets new deadline for ransom

QUEZON City, Philippines - The Abu Sayyaf set a new deadline for the delivery of the new ransom in exchange…

Philippine Islamist kidnappers set new ransom deadline

MANILA , Philippines (AFP) -- Islamist extremists in the Philippines who last month beheaded a Canadian man say they will…

Four Indonesians held hostage in the Philippines freed

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, May 11 said that the four Indonesian sailors who had been…

Philippine militants release four Indonesian sailors

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Four Indonesian sailors kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants in the strife-torn southern Philippines were released Wednesday, the…

Abu Sayyaf will behead all three captives if no ransom is paid

QUEZON City, Philippines - Various groups are appealing the government to exert all efforts to rescue its three remaining captives…

Video shows hostages held by Abu Sayyaf Group pleading for help

(Reuters)  Islamist militants in the southern Philippines released a video that purports to show three hostages pleading for help and…

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