TY  - BOOK
AU  - Publisher,Cambridge Scholars
TI  - 21st Century Philippines Piracy: The Abu Sayyaf Adds a New Dimension to Terror
SN  - 9781527514478
AV  - HV6433.785 .E278 2018 
U1  - 364.164 
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
PB  - Cambridge Scholars Publishing
KW  - Maritime terrorism
KW  - Maritime terrorism-Philippines
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Conclusion -- Addendum -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - In the second decade of the 21st century, the Philippine terrorist organisation the Abu Sayyaf, predominately domiciled in the southern Philippines, added a new dimension to their kidnap-for ransom enterprise - piracy. Accompanied by kidnap-for-ransom as opposed to traditional piracy which, in the main, this involved the robbery of an ocean-going vessel's crew, cargo, or even the vessel itself. The Abu Sayyaf has been in existence in some form or another for over a quarter of a century in the greater Mindanao region of the southern Philippines. Originally formed with the intention of creating an independent Muslim State in the southern Philippines, it has degenerated into a number of sub-groups whose sole endeavour is now kidnap-for-profit, accompanied in many instances - if a ransom is not paid - by beheading of the kidnap victims. Flush with funds, the various groups were able to purchase small fast-moving vessels and embarked on piracy in the greater Sulu and Celebes Seas region. This publication focuses on the "explosion" of Abu Sayyaf piracy in the region in 2016 and 2017
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