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By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated December 3, 2015 - 3:46pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Government troops launched a ground offensive and seized a camp of the Abu Sayyaf group in the mountain of Patikul town, Sulu. http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/12/03/1528609/troops-bombard-abu-sayyaf-artillery-seize-new-camp-sulu

By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated December 3, 2015 - 4:10pm ZAMBOANGA CITY - Joint government security forces arrested Thursday a member of the Abu Sayyaf group wanted for kidnapping in Basilan, during a tracking operation in this city.... http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/12/03/1528613/abu-sayyaf-wanted-kidnapping-captured-basilan

Samal hostages under 'tight' security By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated December 1, 2015 - 4:46pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Three foreigners and a Filipina taken from Samal island resort, dubbed as “prize catch” are heavily guarded by five Abu Sayyaf groups in the jungle of Sulu, according to an independent source. #http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/12/01/1527891/samal-hostages-under-tight-security

Abu Sayyaf beheads remaining Chinese-Malaysian hostage By Roel D. Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated November 17, 2015 - 11:10pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Abu Sayyaf group beheaded their remaining Chinese-Malaysian captive Tuesday afternoon despite an airstrike to preempt the brutal execution of the victim in the mountain of Patikul, Sulu, according to a senior military commander. #Follow on... http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/11/17/1523236/abu-sayyaf-beheads-remaining-chinese-malaysian-hostage

Abu Sayyaf leader gets life for nurse’s kidnap By Roel Pareño /NATION - THE PHILIPPINE STAR | 34 views November 18, 2015 ZAMBOANGA CITY – A senior leader and financier of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group has been meted with life imprisonment, along with four others in connection with the kidnapping of a nurse in 2008. #Follow on... http://digitaledition.philstar.com/articles/2015-11-18/news/abu-sayyaf-leader-gets-life-for-nurses-kidnap/129058

Abu Sayyaf leader, 4 others get life in prison for kidnapping By Roel Pareño (philstar.com) | Updated November 17, 2015 - 3:38pm ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - A senior Abu Sayyaf leader and four others were sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty by a local court here Monday, according to security official. Senior Superintendent Angelito Casimiro, City Police Office director, identified the convicted as Khair Mundos, Ashra Jawari, Ellel, Bensar Indama and Ermiahe Achmad. more...http://www.philstar.com/nation/2015/11/17/1522919/abu-sayyaf-leader-4-others-get-life-prison-kidnapping