posted by Christopher W. Holton Islamic State-linked group wants $5.6 million paid by Aug. 15 for 7 Indonesians it kidnapped June 20. The Abu Sayyaf militant group is holding seven Indonesians it kidnapped June 20 in the Southern Philippines jungles of Sulu, for which it has reportedly asked a ransom of 250 million pesos ($5.6 […]
After switching off her handphone for months, the wife of an Abu Sayyaf hostage switched it on again only to receive a chilling call from the gunmen – they are threatening to behead him. http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/08/25/Threats-to-behead-hostages/
Ransom Paid to Abu Sayyaf for Release of Two German Hostages
A German couple, a 72-year-old doctor and his 55-year-old partner, were taken hostage last April while sailing between the Philippines and Malaysia, and held hostage on the island of Jolo. Their captors, from the Jihadist terror group Abu Sayyaf, have reportedly claimed that a ransom was paid. They had demanded more than four million euros. German Hostages […]
Money Jihad blog uncovered an important report from Thomson Reuters which details financing for the Islamic terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf, which operates in the Philippines. In the report, an entire section is devoted to zakat funding for Abu Sayyaf, particularly from Saudi Arabia. Thomson Reuters maintains that the zakat money is only coming from Filipino expatriates […]
Bootleg cigarettes linked to terrorism
Law enforcement and intelligence officials have long known that counterfeit and bootleg cigarettes have been used to fund terrorism. The excellent book “Lightning Out of Lebanon,” detailed just such a case in which a cigarette bootlegging ring in North Carolina and Michigan was churning out funds for Hezbollah. Evidently these activities are not limited to […]
An Australian man who was taken hostage by the Jihadist terrorist organization Abu Sayyaf was released when his family paid a $94,000 ransom to the group. Reportedly, the original ransom demand was for $2 million. Ransoms are a popular means by which Jihadists raise money around the world. http://www.mindanaoexaminer.com/news.php?news_id=20130616023823
An interesting story from Government Security News on a new wrinkle on how Jihadists raise money: A phone hacking ring with ties to Al Qaeda-related groups in the Philippines and Somalia have targeted small businesses in New York, stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of overseas long distance calls. The ring is exploiting gaps […]
Abu Sayyaf kidnappers have set a four-week deadline to be paid or they will behead Australian Warren Rodwell. It should be noted, though, that the original ransom demand of A$2 million has been reduced to A$460,000. http://stayingsafeabroad.blogspot.com/2012/05/philippines-abu-sayyaf-reduces-sets.html
In the Philippines, Abu Sayyaf Jihadist terrorists are running out of money and the war-weary residents of the island of Mindanao (which Abu Sayyaf is trying to seize to impose Shariah) aren’t supporting them, so, according to a Philippine Air Force General, the terrorists are once again turning to kidnapping and hostage taking to raise […]
The report below is cause for concern. Philippine officials have fallen into the trap of dealing with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) based out of Saudi Arabia. IDB is a gargantuan institution dominated by Saudi Arabia and based out of Jeddah, which is the most important non-holy city in that country, much more important than […]
The Jihad being waged by Jihadist insurgents on the island of Mindanao has scared away foreign investors. For instance, a group of Singaporean businessmen was supposed to scout Mindanao for possible suppliers of various agricultural products but violence involving the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) apparently caused them to cancel their trip. http://globalnation.inquirer.net/17287/fighting-in-mindanao-scares-off-foreign-investors
Correcting The New Misinformation on Islamic Charities Funding Jihadist Terrorism
The Guardian in the UK has come out with an article (“Counterterrorism laws taking their toll on humanitarian action”) critical of US counterterrorism efforts that are designed to prevent the funneling of money to Jihadist terrorist groups, especially in Gaza and Somalia, two hotbeds of Jihadist terrorist activity. When ever we see misguided and ignorant […]
Wikileaks: Private Saudi Donations Fund Jihad in Philippines
US diplomats openly acknowledged in the secret cables leaked by Wikileaks the role Saudi Arabia was playing in funding the Islamic groups in the Philippines and declared that it must be stopped. This is a common theme around the world. Saudis fund Jihad with “private” donations (often from members of the royal family) while the […]
The US State Department has tagged “remittances from overseas Filipino workers,” or OFWs, as a possible external funding source of the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), along with Middle East-based extremist groups. Abu Sayyaf Group had previously appealed for funds and recruits on You Tube by featuring a video of its late leaders Abdurajak and […]
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