Philippine Army Rejects Call for Negotiations to Free Hostages

... to Jolo, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, a small but violent Islamist ... against the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf because there was no proof ...

Hostages Appeal in Video for Halt to Philippines Military Operations

... Jolo island, a stronghold of Abu Sayyaf, a small but violent Islamist ...

Philippine Forces Find Getaway Boats of Gang Holding Foreigners

... of the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Islamist militant group could have ... had got wind of an Abu Sayyaf plot to kidnap people on ...

Gunmen Abduct Three Foreign Tourists From Southern Philippines Resort

... . In 2001, al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf Islamist militants tried but failed ...

Two Filipino Coast Guards Held Hostage for 3 Months Escape During Raid

... killed 15 members of the Abu Sayyaf group late on Wednesday during ... to rescue all of them." Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for bomb ... advising Philippine forces in fighting Abu Sayyaf and two other militant groups ...

Islamic State Learns Lessons From US Raid: Jihadist Sources

... , the US troops killed Abu Sayyaf, a Tunisian citizen who ... was not immediately known. Abu Sayyaf's two brothers were wounded ... he said. Restrictions on recruits Abu Sayyaf and his family were staying ... would slow the flow. Abu Sayyaf has been quietly replaced in ...

US to Question Killed Islamic State Leader's Wife on Hostages

... US government believes the leader, Abu Sayyaf, was involved in handling ... eastern Syria aimed at capturing Abu Sayyaf and his wife, known ... by US forces, but Abu Sayyaf was killed after "he ... officials said they believed Abu Sayyaf had some direct interaction ...

US Conducts Raid in Syria, Says it Kills Senior Islamic State Leader

... in the group named as Abu Sayyaf and captured his wife, US ... operation was intended to capture Abu Sayyaf but he was killed "when ... Saudi, were also killed alongside Abu Sayyaf. The raid lasted no more ... held as a slave" by Abu Sayyaf and his wife. His wife ...