Confronting militant Islam in Southeast Asia: The case of the Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
International Studies
Document Type
Article
Source Title
Korean Journal of Defense Analysis
Volume
21
Issue
3
First Page
345
Last Page
361
Publication Date
9-1-2009
Abstract
This article discusses the Bush administration's extension of the War on Terror in Southeast Asia and this operation's main objective-the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the Philippines. It probes the ASG's history, transnational links, and terrorist operations. Then using content analysis, the article analyzes the terrorist group's primary reading material to determine its ideological affiliation with transnational Islamic militant groups. It then argues that the transnational jihadist ideology is evident in the ASG's primary reading material. The material reflects the ideas of the late Palestinian terrorist Abdullah Azzam, and by implication, those of the late Egyptian poet Sayyid Qutb. In conclusion, the article points out that the influence of jihadist ideology on the ASG is superficial, because of the widely held view that the band is a marginalized group operating at the fringes of the mainstream militant Islamic movement in Southeast Asia. © 2009 Korea Institute for Defense Analyses.
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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1080/10163270903087394
Recommended Citation
de Castro, R. C. (2009). Confronting militant Islam in Southeast Asia: The case of the Abu Sayyaf group in the Philippines. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, 21 (3), 345-361. https://doi.org/10.1080/10163270903087394
Disciplines
International Relations | Political Science
Keywords
Abu Sayyaf (Group); Terrorism--Philippines; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
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