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- Title
Confronting militant Islam in Southeast Asia: the case of the Abu Sayyaf Group in the Philippines.
- Authors
De Castro, Renato Cruz
- 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.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; UNITED States; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009; BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; ISLAM &; society; QUTB, Sayyid, 1906-1966; ABU Sayyaf (Organization); FOREIGN relations of the United States; RADICALS; INTERNATIONAL relations
- Publication
Korean Journal of Defense Analysis, 2009, Vol 21, Issue 3, p345
- ISSN
1016-3271
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/10163270903087394