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View all search resultsAbu Sayyaf pocketed at least 353 million pesos (US$7.3 million) from ransom kidnappings in the first six months of the year and have turned to abductions of foreign tugboat crewmen as military offensives restricted the militants' mobility, a confidential Philippine government report said.
A newly released report reveals support for the Islamic State (IS) radical movement has deepened among extremists in maritime Southeast Asia, rendering it paramount for law enforcement agencies in the region to have expertise on groups just outside their own borders. A better understanding of developments in Mindanao is particularly urgent, it further says.
Indonesian Military (TNI) Commander Gen. Gatot Nurmantyo gave a positive signal on the release of the remaining two Indonesian sailors held hostage by the notorious Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Southern Philippines.
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