At the same time, soldiers are closing in on Abu Sayyaf leader Khadafy Janjalani and his followers on Mount Sampinit, Basilan. Lt. Gen. Gregorio Camiling Jr., Armed Forces Southern Command chief ...

Abu Sayyaf is one of several groups in the Philippines to have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern ...

Troops were pursuing Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and his lieutenants Radullan Sahiron, Galib Andang and Mujib Susukan in Jolo's jungle. "Sooner or later, if they do not surrender ...

M ANILA, Philippines — The Taguig Regional Trial Court has found 17 members of the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group guilty of ...

Two Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country's military said. Their bodies were found on Basilan island in the country's south, a stronghold of the group.

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 ...