abu sayyaf

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 108027291)
    "In 2001 Abu Sayyaf kidnapped twenty people and beheaded one of the American captives"
    referred to in: act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
    domain region: philippines, republic of the philippines - a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946
    is an instance of: foreign terrorist organization, fto, terrorist group, terrorist organization - a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
    same as: bearer of the sword

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