The release of the two German nationals by the Abu Sayyaf after the reported payment of 250 million pesos (5.56 million U.S. dollars) in ransom on Oct. 17 has reinforced the perception that kidnapping for ransom continues to be a thriving "cottage industry" in southern Philippines.
The death toll from the ambush conducted by terrorist group Abu Sayyaf in southern Philippine province of Sulu on Monday has risen to 19, with 13 others injured, the military said.
Philippine military staged an attack on Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippine province of Basilan on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead, including three Abu Sayyaf members, a security official said Friday.
Philippine securities forces were ordered to neutralize the terrorist Abu Sayyaf members responsible for the death of seven soldiers, including a military officer, a senior government official said Sunday.
A bomb expert belonging to terrorist group Abu Sayyaf was captured by the government security forces on Thursday morning in southern Philippines, a security official said.
Philippine security forces seized a suspected bomb expert of terrorist Abu Sayyaf group during a raid on Saturday in Philippine southern port city of Zamboanga, police said Sunday.
An Abu Sayyaf suspect was captured by combat police forces during a pre-dawn raid Monday in a hideout in the southern Philippine province of Basilan, police said on Tuesday.
The World Future Energy Summit ( WFES) started in Abu Dhabi Tuesday, along with the first International Water Summit.
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