Abu Sayyaf beheading incidents

Abu Sayyaf (ASG) is a radical Sunni Islamist group that has aggressively attacked civilians since the 1990s. It is notorious for beheading both military and civilian captives,[1][2] especially when kidnap-for-ransom demands are not met. ASG victims include Filipino citizens as well as foreign nationals.[3] Abu Sayyaf primarily operates in western Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago of the southern Philippines.[4]

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List of incidents
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Victims Date
(approx.)		 Number killed
(approx.)		 Description
Filipino Christian schoolchildren, teachers and Catholic priest 19 April 2000 2[5] Two of 29 hostages being held captive since 20 March 2000 who are mostly schoolchildren as well as teachers and a Catholic priest are beheaded.[6]
Filipino Christian villagers 3 August 2001 9[7] Nine villagers were beheaded after Abu Sayyaf group seized 30 hostages from a Christian village in the island of Basilan.[7]
Guillermo Sobero 19 June 2001 1[8]
Main article: Dos Palmas kidnappings

An American citizen kidnapped from the Dos Palmas Resort, the first foreigner beheaded by the Abu Sayyaf.[8][9][10]

Jehovah's Witnesses 22 August 2002 2[11] Two Jehovah's Witnesses were kidnapped were beheaded and their heads been dumped into a public market in the southern Philippines. The heads were found in a bag with a note saying "infidels." A Filipino Army Commander said Abu Sayyaf did this because they want "to punish the nonbelievers of Allah".[11]
Philippine Marines 11 July 2007 14–23[12]
Main article: 2007 Basilan beheading incident

14–23 members of the Philippine Marines were beheaded during an encounter with Abu Sayyaf and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels in Basilan.[12]

Doroteo Gonzales 17 May 2009 1 A Filipino farmer who was kidnapped on 25 April has been beheaded on 17 May after his family failed to pay a ransom for his release.
Gabriel Canizares 9 November 2009 1[13] On 9 November, this Filipino teacher's head was found in a petrol station in Jolo three weeks after being kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf.[13] His body was found on 11 November in Patikul, Sulu.[14] Six other teachers who had also been kidnapped in the same year had all been released despite threats to behead them.[13]
Filipino loggers 11 June 2010 3[15] Three men gathering wood near Maluso town on Basilan were abducted on 11 June and later beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants.[15]
Philippine Marines 28 July 2011 5[16] 5 out of 7 members of a Philippines Marine unit were beheaded during an encounter with Abu Sayyaf in the jungle of Sulu.[16]
Moro National Liberation Front 2 February 2013 8[17] 8 members of the Moro National Liberation Front were beheaded by Abu Sayyaf militants during an encounter in Patikul.[17]
Bernard Then 17 November 2015 1[18] After being kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants from a restaurant in neighboring Sandakan, Sabah on 15 May 2015, Then was brought to Parang, Sulu before being beheaded in Jolo after ransom demands were not met.[18][19][20]
John Ridsdel 25 April 2016 1[21] An English-born Canadian who was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants from a resort on Samal Island, Philippines on 21 September 2015, he was brought to Jolo together with Robert Hall and beheaded there. His head was found on 25 April 2016.[21]
Robert Hall 13 June 2016 1[22] A Canadian kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants from a resort on Samal Island, Philippines on 21 September 2015, he was brought to Jolo together with John Ridsdel and beheaded there on 13 June 2016.[22]
Patrick Almodovar 24 August 2016 1[23] A Filipino teenager was executed after demands of at least one million dollars in ransom from the victim's family were not met.[24] The beheading of a very young hostage led the Philippines President to order more troops to be sent to combat Abu Sayyaf terrorism.[23]
Philippine Army 29 August 2016 2[25] 2 Philippine soldiers were beheaded during their encounter with the Abu Sayyaf, while 15 other soldiers were killed in a gunfight.[25]
Jürgen Kantner 27 February 2017 1[26] German tourists of Jürgen Kantner and his companion Sabine Merz were abducted from his yacht off Malaysia's Sabah state in November 2016. Merz's body was later found on the boat with gunshot wound. A deadline for 30 million pesos (€566,900; $600,000) in ransom expired on Sunday, 26 February 2017. Kantner was subsequently beheaded.[26]
Noel Besconde 16 April 2017 1[27] A captain of four Filipino fishermen was beheaded a year after they were abducted. The victim was beheaded simply because he was sick and was slowing down Abu Sayyaf's movement from place to place during continuous military operation.[27]
Anni Siraji 24 April 2017 1[28] A former MNLF member turned Filipino soldier was beheaded after he was abducted a week earlier.[29] The motive for the beheading was believed to be retaliation after three members of the Abu Sayyaf were killed during a continuous military operation in the area.[28]
Hoàng Trung Thông and Hoàng Văn Hải 4 July 2017 2[30] Two Vietnamese sailors of the Vietnamese cargo ship Royal 16 who had been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf in November 2016 was found beheaded in Sumisip town of Basilan.[30][31]
Filipino loggers 30 July 2017 7[32] Seven Filipino loggers who had been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf on 20 July 2017 were found beheaded in two separate towns of Basilan.[33][34]
Abdurahim Kituh and Nadzwa Bahitla 5 January 2018 2[35] A Filipino couple was found beheaded in a village in Basilan.[35]
Filipino villager 17 January 2019 1[36] A Filipino villager was beheaded with his body dumped near the house of the Abu Sayyaf arrested member in a village of Barangay Kajadtian, Sulu after the victim been suspected of giving information to local authorities that leading to their member arrestment in Indanan, Sulu.[36]

Further reading

See also

References
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