Abu Sayyaf

Abu Sayyaf

• Philippine peace deal seen as blow to terrorists

  Hunted by U.S.-backed Filipino troops in 2005, Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and other al-Qaida-linked militants sought refuge in the ... 

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  Benefits outweigh risks in Philippines peace deal

  A tentative roadmap to peace in the southern Philippines announced this week is the first major step in the latest attempt to end a long and bloody ... 

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  Philippines, Muslim rebels agree on peace pact

  The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ... 

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  Car bomb kills 17 in north Syrian city of Aleppo

  A car bomb ripped through Syria's largest city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 40 in one of the main battlegrounds of the ...