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Home / News / World News / Abu Sayyaf releases female captive
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    Abu Sayyaf releases female captive

    Gaurav Jeyaraman
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    Last updated on Jun 26, 2016, 07:17 pm
    Abu Sayyaf releases female captive
  • Abu Sayyaf militants who had beheaded two Canadians after taking them hostage from a resort island in the Philippines, have released a Filipina woman who they abducted too.

    Since the government of the Philippines has disallowed payment of ransom to terrorists, it is unclear why they released her.

    Officials said she was left outside the house of a politician and was undergoing medical treatment.

  • In this article
    Who are Abu Sayyaf? Abu Sayyaf: Objective, ideology Foreigners abducted by gunmen in Indonesia Abu Sayyaf beheads Canadian hostage Abu Sayyaf to face "full might" of Philippines Philippine president promises military assault against Abu Sayyaf Pressure on Aquino to act Abu Sayyaf hostages make video plea Abu Sayyaf beheads second Canadian hostage Abu Sayyaf releases female captive
  • Abu Sayyaf

    Who are Abu Sayyaf?

    Who are Abu Sayyaf?
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  • Abu Sayyaf is one of the smallest and most violent jihadist groups in the southern Philippines.

    Its name means "bearer of the sword" and it is notorious for kidnapping for ransom, and for attacks on civilians and the army.

    It is currently holding at least four groups of hostages - a mix of Malaysian and Indonesian workers, Western tourists and one Filipina.

  • Information

    Abu Sayyaf: Objective, ideology

  • Abu Sayyaf has its roots in the separatist insurgency in the southern Philippines, where their goal is to establish an independent state. They have pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda, but since 2015 several factions of the group have pledged allegiance to ISIS.

  • 22 Sep 2015

    Foreigners abducted by gunmen in Indonesia

    Foreigners abducted by gunmen in Indonesia
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  • Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from an island in the southern Philippines.

    Philippines army Captain Alberto Caber said the four were taken at gunpoint during a raid on the Oceanview resort on Samal island by Abu Sayyaf militants.

    He said there were about 30 foreign tourists at the resort at the time of the raid.

  • 25 Apr 2016

    Abu Sayyaf beheads Canadian hostage

    Abu Sayyaf beheads Canadian hostage
  • Islamic militants in the Philippines beheaded 68-year-old Canadian tourist John Ridsdel, who they had been holding for months.

    His death was confirmed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who called it "an act of cold-blooded murder."

    Ridsdel's body was found in Jolo CIty, 900 miles north of Samal Island, where he and three others had been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants last year.

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    Abu Sayyaf to face "full might" of Philippines

  • "We have always been open to talks with those who desire peace, but those who commit atrocities can expect the full might of the state." - President Bengino Aquino.

  • 27 Apr 2016

    Philippine president promises military assault against Abu Sayyaf

    Philippine president promises military assault against Abu Sayyaf
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  • Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed to launch a military assault on Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants who kidnapped and held several foreigners hostage.

    The comments come days after a Canadian hostage was beheaded and his head, dumped on a street on Jolo, a remote southern island in Indonesia.

    President Aquino said the militants' actions have "galvanized" the state to ensure justice is meted out.

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    Pressure on Aquino to act

  • The beheading of the Canadian hostage has increased pressure on Philippine President Aquino to take action, considering the Philippine presidential elections are scheduled for May 9.

  • 4 May 2016

    Abu Sayyaf hostages make video plea

    Abu Sayyaf hostages make video plea
  • Three hostages being held by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines have appeared in a video pleading for their governments to meet their captors' demands.

    In the video, the hostages say if the demands are not met "we will be executed like our friend John," referring to the Canadian hostage killed last month.

    The hostages are of Canadian, Norwegian and Philippine origin.

  • 14 Jun 2016

    Abu Sayyaf beheads second Canadian hostage

    Abu Sayyaf beheads second Canadian hostage
  • The Philippine government has confirmed that a second Canadian hostage has been beheaded after a ransom payment deadline was missed.

    The militant group originally asked for $6.5 million in ransom per hostage to be paid by 25 April.

    They beheaded the first Canadian hostage on 25 April for not receiving the ransom.

    The Philippine government has promised to crack down on the militant group.

  • 26 Jun 2016

    Abu Sayyaf releases female captive

    Abu Sayyaf releases female captive
  • Abu Sayyaf militants who had beheaded two Canadians after taking them hostage from a resort island in the Philippines, have released a Filipina woman who they abducted too.

    Since the government of the Philippines has disallowed payment of ransom to terrorists, it is unclear why they released her.

    Officials said she was left outside the house of a politician and was undergoing medical treatment.

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