The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has reduced its troop presence in Sulu after threats from extremist groups like the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf has gone down
KOTA KINABALU: An Abu Sayyaf gunman believed to have been involved in a kidnapping at a Sandakan restaurant in 2015 has been arrested by the Philippines police, according to regional intelligence sources.
MANILA/JEDDAH: Ten years after he was abducted and held hostage by Abu Sayyaf militants, Arab News Asia bureau chief Baker Atyani is again recalling long days of captivity in the jungles of the southern Philippines following news that one of his captors has surrendered to the Philippine military. Atyani was on duty, reporting for Al-Arabiya News Channel, in June 2012, when Abu
KOTA KINABALU: Two suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen high on the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) wanted list were arrested by the Philippines police on Friday (June 17).
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