Getty Images Abu Sayyaf's hijacking of ships is alarming Indonesia and Malaysia, who want to work together to prevent the disruption of regional trade routes Its kidnap of Indonesian, Malaysian ...

Getty Images Lorenzo Vinciguerra arrives at a military hospital after his escape in 2014 Abu Sayyaf has been active since the early 1990s. It is a small but violent Islamist militant group which ...

The military has declared Basilan free from the presence of Abu Sayyaf bandits after the remaining eight members of the group ...

To recall, the Abu Sayyaf members in April 2000 kidnapped 21 people—of which 10 were Western tourists, 9 were Malaysians, and ...

Fresh fighting between the military and Abu Sayyaf rebels erupted in the jungle of Jolo island, southern Philippines, yesterday, a senior army official said. Fresh fighting between the military ...

A court has sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, ...

Deep in the islands of Sulu province in the southern Philippines, people used to rush home as soon as the sun set, fearing that militants from the Abu Sayyaf group might launch attacks against ...

Harsim Abdulajid, a member of the Abu Sayyaf, was arrested during a raid on his residence at the FTI Complex in Taguig, Metro Manila, on June 17, foiling what could be an attempted Abu Sayyaf plot ...

Robert Hall, left, a Canadian held hostage in the Philippines, was beheaded by extremist militant group Abu Sayyaf, authorities said, after the deadline to pay ransom had lapsed. Photo: AP ...