ABU SAYYAF (noun)
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Meaning:
A small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
Abu Sayyaf; Bearer of the Sword
Context example:
In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives
Instance hypernyms:
foreign terrorist organization; FTO; terrorist group; terrorist organization (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Domain category:
act of terrorism; terrorism; terrorist act (the calculated use of violence (or threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear)
Domain region:
Philippines; Republic of the Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)
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Active 1991–present
Ideology Islamism
Islamic fundamentalism
Salafi[1]
Leaders Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (Leader of ISIL)
Abdurajik Abubakar Janjalani †[2]
Khadaffy Janjalani †[3]
Radullan Sahiron[4][5]
Isnilon Totoni Hapilon[6][7]
Mahmur Japuri †[8]
Headquarters Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
Area of operations Philippines, Malaysia
Strength 300+[9]
Part of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Allies 14K Triad[10]
Flag of Jihad.svg al-Qaeda (formerly)
Opponents Philippines Government of the Philippines[11]
Australia Government of Australia[12]
Malaysia Government of Malaysia[13]
United States Government of the United States[14]
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