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Canonical ID: NK-hB3xXUiX2DqxongYPyv4xA · Entity type: Organization (reference)
| Property | Value | Lang | Source dataset | Source ID | First seen | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Organization:alias | Abu Sayyef Group and Mujahideen Commando Freedom Fighters (MCFF) | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:alias | Abou Sayaf Armed Band (ASAB) | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:alias | Abu Sayaff Group | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:alias | Al-Harakatul-Islamia | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:alias | Al Harakat Al Islamiyya (AHAI) | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:alias | Al Harakat-ul Al Islamiyya | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:alias | Al Harakat Al Aslamiya | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:createdAt | 2003-02-12 | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:id | eb676afc551e90749f7ba8b2f2c63cb4b0d62ca5 | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:modifiedAt | 2024-06-07 | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:name | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:notes | Founded in the early 1990s, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) is a militant Islamist group with links to Al Qaida and Jemaah Islamiyyah. Ostensibly, the group's goal is the establishment of an Islamic state governed by Sharia Law in the south Philippines. In practice, however, the ASG primarily uses terrorism for profit: kidnap-for-ransom, guerrilla warfare, mass-casualty bombings, and beheadings are particularly favoured tactics. In 2016, two Canadian nationals were beheaded after being kidnapped this group. On May 23, 2017, members of ASG's Islamic State (IS)-aligned Basilan faction, in alliance with other IS-aligned militants, launched a siege on Marawi City, Philippines, that lasted five months. At least 45 civilians were killed during the siege, and 1,780 hostages were rescued. ASG continues to engage in terrorism activities and guerilla warfare, clashing with and targeting the Philippines Armed Forces, as well as targeting Christian and western individuals, in addition to kidnapping local or foreign targets who appear financially able to pay ransoms. In 2021, ASG reportedly destroyed a bridge in the Basilan province with an improvised explosive device. | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:sourceUrl | http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cntr-trrrsm/lstd-ntts/crrnt-lstd-ntts-en.aspx | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||
Organization:topics | crime.terror | ca_listed_terrorists | ca-lte-3-abu-sayyaf-group-asg | ||||