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Abu Sayyaf

DEFINITIONS OF: Abu Sayyaf

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n a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping

“In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives”
Synonyms:
Bearer of the Sword
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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