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KOTA KINABALU: It has been quiet on Sabah’s eastern front over the past three years. The notorious Abu Sayyaf-linked kidnap groups and other militant elements seemed to have been kept at bay amid a more visible presence of Malaysian security forces along the Sabah sea that borders with Philippines’ Tawi Tawi chain of islands.
KOTA KINABALU: Twenty-three years ago, a little known southern Philippines-based militant group called Abu Sayyaf made international headlines when it grabbed 21 international tourists and resort workers from the diving haven of Pulau Sipadan.