Tag: ASG

  • ReCAAP reports on kidnappings

    Ongoing kidnappings by Abu Sayyaf Group focus of report. ReCAAP ISC Special Report on Abduction of Crew from Ships in Waters Off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines THE ReCAAP ISC […]

  • ASG behind crew kidnap

    Confirmation that ASG abducted crew. Abu Sayyaf kidnapped 5 sailors, Malaysia says Malaysia’s police chief said Tuesday that five tugboat crew missing since last week were abducted by the militant […]

  • Still no word on crew kidnap

    No word on ransom demand. Sabah still has no leads on missing 5 Malaysian sailors Sabah authorities said it has no confirmation whether the Filipino militant group Abu Sayyaf was […]

  • Bigger ships, bigger guns

    But Somali pirates had no trouble hijacking oil tankers… Jakarta suggests bigger vessels, guards onboard to stop Abu Sayyaf attacks By Vincent Wee Among the solutions the Indonesian government is […]

  • Call for SE Asia task force

    Kidnappings show no signs of slowing. Set up Asean task force to combat kidnapping: MCA KUALA LUMPUR: MCA has proposed that Asean member states set up a special task force […]

  • Southern waters not new Somalia

    Abu Sayyaf Group kidnapping crews. Southern waters ‘not a new Somalia’ The Philippines denied yesterday that piracy in its waters bordering Indonesia and Malaysia had reached Somalian levels, after a […]

  • Fresh kidnaps off Malaysia

    Malaysian police confirm unidentified gunmen seized Indonesians from boat off eastern state Malaysia: 3 Indonesians kidnapped off east Sabah By P Prem Kumar Police confirmed Sunday that three Indonesian nationals […]

  • Sulu Sea patrols analysis

    Will the patrols actually help? Trilateral Maritime Patrols in the Sulu Sea: Asymmetry in Need, Capability and Political Will By Zachary Abuza, Ph.D. A spate of shipjackings and kidnapping-for-ransoms has […]

  • The Abu Sayyaf menace

    Tracking the terrorists. The Abu Sayyaf menace Florencio Fianza The Abu Sayyaf Group has done it again. For the third time in as many months, the kidnap-for-ransom group abducted seven […]

  • Indo Sailors Recount Hijacking

    Crew taken by Abu Sayyaf Group. Indonesian Sailors Recount Hijacking On that sweltering afternoon, June 20, 2016, Tugboat Charles 001 was sailing at normal speed in the waters between Jolo […]