The neo Abu Sayyaf : criminality in the Sulu Archipelago in the Republic of the Philippines / by Bob East.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

East, Bob (Conflict researcher), author.

Contributor:

Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Abu Sayyaf (Organization)--History.

Abu Sayyaf (Organization).

Terrorism--Philippines--Sulu Archipelago--History--21st century.

Terrorism.

Crime--Philippines--Sulu Archipelago--History--21st century.

Crime.

History.

Philippines--Sulu Archipelago.

Physical Description:

xviii, 136 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

The fragmented Abu Sayyaf may be many things, but insurgents fighting for liberation they are not. The various groups, with many leaders, have descended into murderers and kidnappers who show no compassion for their victims. Their sole motivation, and, indeed, obsession, is greed accompanied by fear. This publication follows the rise of criminality in the greater Mindanao region-especially the Sulu Archipelago provinces - in the context of the participation of major state and non-state players in the suppression of the Moros - indigenous Muslims. The Catholic Church comes in for extensive scrutiny for the power it holds in the region. The 70 plus years of deliberate minoritisation of the Moros by various Philippine administrations are brought into the equation in order to understand why a murderous group such as the Abu Sayyaf has, in the main, so much local support. The waxing and waning of the "fortunes" of the Abu Sayyaf in the 20 plus years of its existence, and the inability of the various Philippine administrations to stamp out this criminality is examined. The criminality and brutality of the group, especially in the time since the death of its late co-founder - Khadaffy Janjalani - is documented. It shows an escalation that defies explanation given the thousands of Philippines troops that have been deployed in the Sulu Archipelago provinces of Sulu and Basilan. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Examining Historical Causes of Resentment 7

Chapter 2 The Aba Sayyaf Flexes its Muscles 33

Chapter 3 Selective Kidnappings 47

Chapter 4 Counteraction, Criticism and Numerical Strength of the Abu Sayyaf 63

Chapter 5 Various Leaders and Majordomos of the Abu Sayyaf 75

Chapter 6 Basilan 2015: Unprecedented Violence and Other Events 99

Chapter 7 Sulu 2015: Violence and More 113.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781443897334

1443897337

OCLC:

958779224

Publisher Number:

99968868527