From “bandit” to “Amir”—The Rise of the Abu Sayyaf Group as a Jihadi Organization in the Philippines

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bilveer Singh ◽  
Jasminder Singh
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

scholarly journals Abu Sayyaf Group di Filipina Selatan setelah Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Prakoso Permono
Keyword(s):  
Good Governance ◽  
Criminal Group ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
National Liberation ◽  
Peace Agreement ◽  
Modus Operandi ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
National Liberation Front ◽  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

Filipina awal tahun 2019 diwarnai referendum di Filipina Selatan yang mengantarkan pada dibentuknya Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Konflik, instabilitas kawasan, dan perkembangan ancaman terorisme di Filipina Selatan khususnya dan umumnya di seluruh Filipina diharapkan berakhir dengan sebuah konsensus damai dan demokratis seiring terbentuknya pemerintahan transisi di BARMM. Harapan terciptanya perdamaian dengan keberadaan BARMM dalam tulisan ini dikaji secara spesifik dari salah satu kelompok teror yang berkembang di kawasan Filipina Selatan, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Keberadaan ASG pada mulanya merupakan dampak kekecewaan usaha perjanjian damai yang diinisiasi pemerintah dan kelompok teror terbesar saat itu Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), seiring dengan perkembangan waktu kelompok ASG bertransformasi menjadi sebuah kelompok kriminal dengan modus operandi penculikan dan permintaan tebusan, sekalipun tidak sepenuhnya meninggalkan posisi awalnya sebagai kelompok teror dengan kehendak separatis ideologis. Penelitian ini berusaha menjawab potensi dampak yang muncul pada ASG dengan dibentuknya BARMM di kawasan Filipina Selatan. Sayangnya opsi-opsi melemah dan bubarnya ASG yang disebabkan oleh keberadaan BARMM hanya dapat terjadi bila tercipta good governance dan penyelesaian persoalan dasar seperti kemiskinan dan potensi radikalisasi yang terus berkembang. Jawaban dari masa depan ancaman teror ASG di Filipina Selatan akhirnya tergantung seberapa besar penguasaan wilayah, penegakan hukum, dan pengentasan kemiskinan di Filipina Selatan.  Kata-kata kunci: Abu Sayyaf Group, Filipina Selatan, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Early 2019 in the Philippines was marked by a referendum in Southern Philippines which led to establishment of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Conflict, regional instability, and terrorism threats development especially in Southern Philippines and generally in all over Philippines are expected to end with a peaceful and democratic consensus as transitional government has formed already in the BARMM. The hope of creating peace with the presence of BARMM in this paper is specifically examined from one of terror group in the Southern Philippines region, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). The existence of the ASG was initially a result of disappointment caused by peace agreement efforts initiated by Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) the largest terror group at that time, along with its development the ASG Group transforming into a criminal group with kidnapping and ransom as their main modus operandi, but not completely abandoned its initial position as a ideological terror group with separatism agenda. This research seeks to address the potential impacts of BARMM establishment in the Southern Philippines region to the development of ASG Group. Unfortunately, the options to weaken and to liquidate ASG caused by the presence of BARMM can only occur if good governance is created and the basic problems such as poverty in the region are resolved. The answer to the future of ASG terror threat in the Southern Philippines ultimately depends on how much territorial control, law enforcement, and poverty alleviation process in the Southern Philippines. Keywords: Abu Sayyaf Group, Southern Philippines, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Philippines is at high risk from Abu Sayyaf group

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
The Philippines ◽  
Islamic State ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Martial Law ◽  
Security Forces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Island Group ◽  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
Security Operations ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

Subject Threat posed by the militant Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines. Significance Security forces last month killed eleven militants belonging to the Islamic State (IS)-affiliated Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) in Sulu province. The ASG is based principally in Sulu and Basilan provinces, part of the Sulu archipelago within the Mindanao island group. The surrender of a key ASG leader in March had prompted Philippine officials to suggest that the militant group was on the brink of collapse. Impacts Martial law in Mindanao will not deter militant recruitment. Malaysian authorities will step up security operations against militants operating in Sabah state. ASEAN is unlikely in the short term to formulate a unified strategy against Islamist militants.

scholarly journals Maritime Terrorism Network: Threat and Security in Contemporary Southeast Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Herdi Sahrasad ◽  
Al Chaidar ◽  
M. Akmal ◽  
Saifullah Ali ◽  
Nanda Amalia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Maritime Piracy ◽  
Terrorist Groups ◽  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
Long Time ◽  
World Class ◽  
Security Concern ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

<p>Southeast Asia is a region that is vulnerable to terrorism. Of the total terrorism cases that occurred in the world, 50 percents occurred in this region. Mindanao is one of the regions in Southeast Asia that since a long time ago has been the basis of world-class terrorism. This situation is getting worse due to the presence of terrorist groups with a strong tradition of maritime piracy. The nexus between terrorism and piracy makes the issue of maritime terrorism in Southeast Asia a regional security concern. Abu Sayyaf Group is a terrorist group in the Southern Philippines that is very well-known but difficult to map. This makes the Abu Sayyaf a source of prolonged tension in the Southern Philippines in particular and in the Southeast Asia region in general. This study is a field observation that uses descriptive analysis to reveal the details of the Abu Sayyaf and the issue of terrorism in Mindanao.</p>

Philippines risks alienating Mindanao island’s Muslims

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Islamic State ◽  
Martial Law ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Autonomous Region ◽  
Island Group ◽  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
Militant Groups ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

Significance Misuari’s faction of the MNLF has expressed little support for the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), the interim government of the fledgling Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Before end-December, Duterte will also decide whether to seek an extension of martial law on Mindanao to help combat the Islamic State (IS)-aligned Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Impacts Ending martial law on Mindanao would lead to an increase in local attacks by communist insurgents as well as Islamist militant groups. Within the Mindanao island group, the Sulu archipelago will be at the highest risk of militant attacks. A lack of progress in rebuilding Marawi city will make the ethnic Maranao more hostile to the Duterte administration and Philippine army.

The Abu Sayyaf Group: From Mere Banditry to Genuine Terrorism

2006 ◽  
Vol 2006 (1) ◽  
pp. 247-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rommel C. Banlaoi
Keyword(s):  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

A TARGETED KILLING IN THE PHILIPPINES

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 175-202
Author(s):  
Herbert Aclan Loja
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Humanitarian Law ◽  
Targeted Killing ◽  
Human Rights Protection ◽  
State Action ◽  
Fundamental Rights And Freedoms ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

On 2 February 2012, the Philippine Air Force conducted a precision bombing on an Abu Sayyaf camp in Parang, Sulu, Mindanao, Philippines. The airstrike killed Abu Sayyaf commander Gumbahali Umbra Jumdail, a Filipino terrorist suspect. To date, no human rights organisation or group in the country has expressed any apprehension on the state action. In the midst of silence, this article explores the permissibility of the targeted killing of a Filipino citizen carried out by state agents. It argues that the killing has the hallmarks of an international humanitarian law paradigm applied to what could otherwise be an international human rights law and domestic law situation. The blurring of distinction and the secrecy surrounding the incident indicate a less than transparent act of deprivation of life of an individual with tremendous implications on the future of human rights protection in the country. Where the Philippines operates in such legal ambiguity and decides to exercise the most lethal of options in depriving a person of his or her life, it is suggested that it should consider the adoption of an effective post-targeting investigation mechanism to ensure respect for and protection of human dignity and fundamental rights and freedoms.

scholarly journals Moro Muslims In Southern Phillippines: The Rise of Abu Sayyaf and the Genealogy of Conflict In Southeast Asia

ULUMUNA ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 378-394
Author(s):  
Herdi Sahrasad ◽  
Adhe Nuansa Wibisono ◽  
Al Chaidar Al Chaidar
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The United States ◽  
Spanish Colonization ◽  
Low Education ◽  
National Liberation Front ◽  
Abu Sayyaf Group ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Philippine Government ◽  
The Right ◽  
Abu Sayyaf

The main problem of Moro Muslims in Southern Philippines are now the right to self-determination but it also include poverty, underdevelopment, low education, unemployment, discrimination, and violent conflict. Upon the Spanish colonization for more than three centuries (1521-1898), the Moros were controlled by the United States for almost five decades (1898-1942). Japan colonised them for three years before they were integrated to the Republic of Philippines in 1946. Their struggle for independence still continues today represented by the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), establihsed in the late 1960s and led by Nur Misuari, and by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) led by Salamat Hasyim in 1981. The birth of the MILF was a response to dissatisfaction with the MNLF that was considered less assertive in fighting for Bangsamoro's rights and too accommodative to the Philippine government. In early 1990s, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) led by Abdulrajak Janjalani emerged to respond the situation. In later development, it rises to become a prominent group involved in a long-standing conflict and terror in this landmark of Southeast Asia region.

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