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The following is a list of attacks which have been carried out by Abu Sayyaf, a militant group based in and around Jolo and Basilan islands in the southwestern part of the Philippines, where for more than four decades, Moro groups have been engaged in an insurgency for an independent province in the country.
On August 24, 2020, two bombings occurred in Jolo, resulting in the deaths of seven soldiers, six civilians, one police officer and a bomber, while 75 other people were wounded. One of the two attacks was carried out by a female suicide bomber near the cathedral. [10]
The police and military responded to the scene. An hour later, at 12:57 pm, a female suicide bomber approached the cordoned-off area and attempted to enter. Upon being stopped by a soldier, she detonated the bomb she carried, killing herself and the soldier who stopped her, while wounding six police officers. [8]
The military continued hunting for the suspect with attack helicopters deployed in the province, [68] followed by house-to-house searches. [26] [69] Approximately 5,000 elite soldiers have been mobilized, with the military operations resulting in many families fleeing their homes. [70]
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A band of Moros from the Rio Grande de Mindanao valley, led by a certain Datu Alis, perpetrated the attack. [15] Moro Crater massacre (Battle of Bud Dajo) 10 March 1906: Jolo Island: 600 (figures varied) Battle between American soldiers and Moro rebels lasted for four days. Only seven were captured including three women and four children.
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