by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 27, 2017 | World
Philippine troops have rescued three Malaysians who were held captive by Abu Sayyaf rebels eight months ago, the military said on Monday. The Malaysians were among a group seized from a tugboat in waters between the southern Philippines and Malaysia last July. Their...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 17, 2016 | World
Officials in the Philippine security forces said that a Norwegian man, previously held hostage by the al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf extremist militant group in the southern Philippines since September last year, was freed on Saturday. The group seized Kjartan Sekkingstad...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 11, 2016 | World
Nusa Dua, Indonesia-Charities that send financial aid to trouble spots sometimes have the funds “hijacked” by militant groups to carry out attacks, an international counter-terrorism meeting, which was launched in Indonesia warned on Wednesday. A report by Indonesian...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Mar 26, 2016 | Latest News, Middle East
Beirut- Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced on Friday that the US military had killed Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli, a high-ranking ISIS leader often known as Hajji Iman. Qaduli was widely described as ISIS’s second-in-command and the commander of the group...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 6, 2014 | World
Manila, AP—A Swiss hostage made a dramatic escape Saturday from Abu Sayyaf extremists when he hacked a rebel commander then got shot as he dashed to freedom amid a military artillery assault, ending more than two years of jungle captivity in the southern Philippines,...
