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...Sayyaf's name (which means "swordsman" in Arabic) for his group back home. In 1991, Abu Sayyaf struck its first blow by killing two American evangelists in a grenade blast in Zamboanga. This was followed by a string of kidnappings, massacres and extortion operations. Cassette tapes of Janjalani's jihad sermons began circulating, and other gangs of Moro brigands in the Sulu islands?who specialized in running drugs and guns, kidnapping and growing marijuana?accepted Janjalani as their chief. Abu Sayyaf's increasing notoriety attracted the notice of fellow comrades-in-arms from the Afghan war. Bin Laden's brother...
...Another Afghan jihad graduate also turned up: bomber Ramzi Yousef. Philippine police sources believe Yousef may have tried to recruit Abu Sayyaf for two bloody schemes in 1995: the assassination of Pope John Paul II in Manila and a plan to plant bombs on U.S. airliners flying out of the Philippines. Plagued throughout his terrorist career by clumsiness, Yousef managed to set fire to his apartment just a week before the Pontiff's arrival, and police found timing devices, 12 fake passports and a business card belonging to bin Laden's brother-in-law, Khalifa. There is no evidence, local...
...settlement freeze announced at the same time as they take steps to clamp down on violence; Tenet is proposing, in line with Israeli demands, that actions against violence come first. Of these, Arafat has the most problem with the requirement that his administration arrest hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad supporters. His cease-fire call is not particularly popular on the Palestinian streets, and Arafat and his men are reluctant to face the political consequences of forcing a showdown with the radical Islamist groups in order to satisfy Israeli and U.S. demands. At the same time, Arafat and his inner...
...responsible for all attacks and took a significant step toward designating him and his Palestinian Authority as enemies. "Arafat has proved he's not a partner for peace," Cabinet minister Dan Naveh told TIME. "The bottom line is that Arafat is giving a green light to Hamas and Islamic Jihad...
...father Luis behind. The gunships and troop carriers then moved in, picking off the snipers and pounding the two buildings. The surviving rebels appeared to relish the prospect of death. Remarking that the Prophet Muhammad's birthday was two weeks off, an Abu Sayyaf leader told TIME: "It's jihad time. And what better time? It will be a rare privilege to die on his birthday. Thanks to the Abu Sayyaf...